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The first completed T-38 Talon from the PACER Classic III program is unveiled July 31, 2015, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph.
Bullet Points
2 Air Force Pilots Are Safe After Their Training Jet Crashed In Mississippi
Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division Artillery Brigade, conduct a platoon-level validation live-fire, Jan. 31, 2018, at a Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
News
The Trump Military Buildup Has Begun With DoD’s Proposed Budget
U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis speaks with a group of service members during his visit to Train Advise Assist Command East September 27, 2017.
News
Mattis Uses In-Flight Safety Brief To Explain ‘America First’ To Allies
A Navy dependent looks over household items in her front yard at the base housing area at Naval Support Activity Mid-South in Millington, Tenn.
News
Navy Families Are Getting Less Than 8 Weeks To PCS. Here’s Why
Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Moeller, U.S. Army Reserve drill instructor and the 2016 U.S. Army Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, jokes around by biting into a donut during a marketing photo shoot organized by the Office of the Chief of Army Reserve at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Feb. 14, to promote the U.S. Army Reserve.
Humor
11 Photos That Make No Sense Unless You Were In The Military
Paying for a better future
Education
Disagreements In DC Leave Reservists Without A Solution To GI Bill Restrictions
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Humor
How To Achieve Mattis-Level Efficiency At Work
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis meets with the Minister of National Defense for the Republic of Korea, the Honorable Han Min-goo, during a visit to Seoul, South Korea, Feb. 02, 2017.
News
Mattis Tells North Korea Not To Mess With America Or Its Allies
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis had a strong message for Kim Jong Un.
Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta delivers remarks to the Center for Strategic and International Studies dinner and meeting in Washington, D.C., October 4, 2012.
Leadership
Leon Panetta On Why Civilian Control Of The Military Is Important
In an exclusive interview with Task & Purpose, former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta explains why it’s important for civilians to maintain control of the military.
Beginning Jan. 1, Marines, sailors and civilian personnel will no longer be allowed to use tobacco products while on the Robert E. Bush Naval Hospital grounds or any other naval medical care facility aboard the Combat Center.
News
SecDef Is Pushing New Plans To Restrict Tobacco Use On Bases
A Pentagon memo outlines a plan to lessen the use of tobacco across all military services.
Cpl. Daniel McDuffie, the chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear chief with 3rd Radio Battalion, and an Eden, N.C., native, engages in an activity during the Corporals for Financial Fitness Program class in classroom G of building 220 in the Education Center, July 23, 2015.
Military Benefits
How Will The 2017 Budget Impact Military Personnel?
The Defense Department’s budget for 2017 was released Feb. 9, and will alter service member benefits.
Undated file photo from ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) or Islamic State group or Daesh (Daech), taken in Sinai, Egypt, in 2015.
News
8 Emerging Threats The Defense Department Will Face In 2016
As the world advances and new threats emerge, the DoD faces new threats each year.
Sen. John McCain addresses military leaders during the U.S. Senate Arms Services Committee's hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., June 4, 2013.
News
What You Need To Know About The 2016 Defense Spending Bill That Obama May Veto
The 2016 National Defense Authorization Act has been voted through Congress, but a presidential veto could prevent its passage.