NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO — Navy Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher faced an Article 32 hearing in San Diego on Wednesday over allegations he used a knife to execute a wounded ISIS fighter in the Iraqi city of Mosul in 2017. Gallagher was arrested on Sep. 11 and is being held in the Miramar Brig. In October, […]
Congressman-elect and Navy SEAL Dan Crenshaw has accepted an apology from “Saturday Night Live” star Pete Davidson and urged Americans to remember the heroes killed on Sept. 11, including Davidson’s father, a New York City firefighter. Davidson drew widespread criticism from veterans after joking last week that Crenshaw, who lost his left eye in a […]
Every American knows the Navy SEALs, but few can tell you what SWCC stands for. Founded in 1987, the Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen operate the lightest and fastest watercraft in the service in support of U.S. special operations forces. They are the elite descendants of the muscular PT and Swift boats of conflicts past and a critical […]
Welcome to Gearhead Wednesday, a regular gear review column by Chief Kristin Beck (ret.), a decorated veteran of the Naval Special Warfare Development Group and all-around badass. Send pitches and suggestions to gear@taskandpurpose.com The worst part of military clothing is that it’s made by the lowest bidder. About three months into my third tour of Afghanistan, while […]
A Navy SEAL accused of using a knife to execute a wounded ISIS fighter in 2017 will face an Article 32 hearing next month, one of his attorneys told Task & Purpose. Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher is accused of killing an ISIS fighter in Mosul after the SEALs treated the wounded man for his […]
Neither the Afghan government nor the U.S. military believes in Erik Prince’s plan to privatize the war in Afghanistan, the commander of U.S. Central Command said on Thursday. Erik Prince, founder of the company that used to be known as “Blackwater,” has argued that 3,600 private security contractors could do a better job than U.S. […]
The former founder and CEO of Blackwater says he needs just six months and roughly 3,600 men to make the Afghan War look far different from the shitshow it is now. In an interview with Afghanistan’s TOLO News, Erik Prince once again pitched his idea to privatize the nearly-17-year-old conflict, offering up a force of […]
Welcome to Gearhead Wednesday, a regular gear review column by Chief Kristin Beck (ret.), a decorated veteran of the Naval Special Warfare Development Group and all-around badass. Send pitches and suggestions to gear@taskandpurpose.com I returned and sometimes I wish I didn’t. I am awake at 0300, drinking beer and writing this little page of shit. I am […]
In the latest blow to the Naval special warfare community, a SEAL has been taken into custody after reportedly being accused of killing a detainee in Iraq, a Navy official confirmed on Thursday. WATCH NEXT:
Welcome to Gearhead Wednesday, a regular gear review column by Chief Kristin Beck (ret.), a decorated veteran of the Naval Special Warfare Development Group and all-around badass. Send pitches and suggestions to gear@taskandpurpose.com I want to give a shout out to U.S. Air Force security forces who just competed in the 2018 Air Force Defender […]
Retired Navy Adm. William McRaven resigned from the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Board four days after the publication of an op-ed he wrote criticizing President Donald Trump. McRaven’s Aug. 20 resignation was first reported by Defense News on Thursday. On Aug. 16, The Washington Post published an op-ed written by McRaven with the headline ‘Revoke my […]
Welcome to Gearhead Wednesday, a regular gear review column by Chief Kristin Beck (ret.), a decorated veteran of the Naval Special Warfare Development Group and all-around badass. Send pitches and suggestions to gear@taskandpurpose.com Odin, the warrior god of the Norse Vikings, was the original gearhead — and very giving. He forged the legendary hammer and […]
With more than $700 billion spent (and at least $15.5 billion outright wasted) on America’s long war in Afghanistan, it’s easy to understand why President Donald Trump might pursue unusual options to finally bring the 17-year-old conflict to a close. Allowing Erik Prince to take over the war effort should not be one of them. NBC […]
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The shootdown of the Army Chinook, callsign ‘Extortion 17,’ was the single, deadliest loss of U.S. forces in the war.
Winkler Knives has become synonymous with excellence when it comes to outdoor multipurpose blades, especially after the world learned that founder Daniel Winkler — the same North Carolina-based knife maker who created the various axes for the incredible The Last Of The Mohicans — supplied members of SEAL Team 6’s Red Squadron with specialty tomahawks for […]
“This is some serious Navy SEAL shit we’re about to do,” Rob O’Neill, the former SEAL Team 6 operator who killed Osama bin Laden, said Wednesday of what he was thinking during the 2011 raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan. While speaking to a mostly military and veteran crowd at a Clever Talks event in San Diego May […]
I met Rob O’Neill last night before he went on stage at Clever Talks in San Diego, Calif., and not surprisingly, he possesses what I would call the most ‘Murican suit jacket of all time. Although the exterior of his suit is a pretty standard blue, I noticed something unique about the inside liner and […]
On May 24, President Donald Trump will award retired Navy Master Chief Britt K. Slabinski, a veteran of SEAL Team Six, the Medal of Honor for his actions on March 4, 2002, while leading a Joint Task Force during Operation Anaconda in Afghanistan, the White House announced Monday. The announcement that Slabinski will receive the Medal of […]
Naval Special Warfare Command is in the process of administratively discharging 10 enlisted Navy SEALs and another sailor assigned to East Coast Naval Special Warfare unit for failing mandatory drug tests administered by the command, the U.S. Naval Institute first reported on May 3. WATCH NEXT:
Editor’s Note: The following story highlights a veteran at Johnson Controls. Committed to including talented members of the military community in its workplace, Johnson Controls is a client of Hirepurpose, a Task & Purpose sister company. Learn more here. Johnson Controls is a global leader in diversified technology and manufacturing, making it a great fit […]
SEAL Team Six, the Navy’s most hyped and dramatized unit are getting a second run in HISTORY’s military drama, SIX. The ten-episode second season is set to air this Memorial Day, and picks up where it left off, with the members of Team Six coming to grips with the news that their former team leader […]
Navy SEALs. They’re some of America’s toughest operators. They can swim and run for miles; trained to never give up while taking the fight to the enemy. SEALs can do everything from raiding Osama bin Laden’s house to writing bestselling books about it afterwards. They are a wealth of knowledge on diving, reconnaissance, direct action, […]
The former Navy SEAL who shot Osama bin Laden in the face during the 2011 raid on his compound wants the photos of the Al Qaeda leader’s dead body finally released to the public. Robert O’Neill called on American political leaders to do so during an interview with El Mundo published last week. “It’s something […]
If you purchase something through a post on our site, Task & Purpose may get a small share of the sale. The Casio G-Shock is the Toyota Hilux or AK-47 of tactical watches. It’s simple, it’s practical, and it keeps ticking in a sandstorm or after being submerged in mud or water — all qualities […]
