News

The Navy’s surface fleet is turning into a floating advertisement for Rust-Oleum
Mar 2, 2021 9:02 AM
News
This LEGO ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ trailer looks better than the actual movie
Mar 1, 2021 4:51 PM
Culture
78 years ago, a daring Norwegian commando raid kept the Nazis from building the atomic bomb first
Mar 1, 2021 2:07 PM
History
Air Force fires colonel in charge of pilot training wing
Mar 1, 2021 1:19 PM
News
Newly-released video shows what it was like for US troops under Iranian missile attack
Mar 1, 2021 11:43 AM
News
Create a lifeline with the best emergency radios
Mar 1, 2021 10:39 AM
Reviews
This Army lieutenant colonel has built a playbook to kill the ‘cancer’ of sexual assault in the ranks
Mar 1, 2021 9:17 AM
News
That one scene in ‘Heat’ that gave audiences the most realistic firefight in movie history
Feb 28, 2021 2:39 PM
Entertainment
We salute the USS Sterett for flying this badass battle flag on the way back to port
Feb 28, 2021 2:05 PM
Mandatory Fun
The guys behind ‘Snatch’ and ‘Top Gun’ team up to make a WWII caper about Britain’s first black ops unit
Feb 28, 2021 12:00 PM
Entertainment

Featured in service

By May 16, 2020
News

Navy grants first service waiver to transgender officer

The officer will have her gender officially changed in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System.
By May 12, 2020
Analysis

The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us one thing: we should all serve

With most of the United States under lockdown orders in an effort to “flatten the curve” in the fight against...
By Mar 31, 2020
News

‘One hell of a patriot’ — Combat airman who played Taps for over 5,000 veteran funerals dies at 98

As mourners gathered at veteran funerals, Otto always stood at parade rest, apart from the crowd. In 100-degree heat or...
By Nov 6, 2019
History

Operation Whitecoat: How conscientious objectors served their country as human guinea pigs

"We didn't want to bear arms and kill people, but we wanted to serve our country."
By Mar 28, 2019
Opinion

Selfless service and the ‘veteran superiority complex’

Unfortunately, too many vets believe their own PR, and subscribe to what I’d call the “veteran superiority complex.”
By Sep 25, 2018
Lifestyle

6 Service Members And Vets Who Kick Ass And Take Names In Daily Life

No matter how much time you spend in the U.S. armed forces, the impulse to serve never fully goes away....
By Apr 17, 2018
Career

3 Tips To Making Your Military Service Relevant In A Civilian Job Interview

Say you’re at a dinner party. Sitting next to you is a petrochemical engineer. When you ask what she does...
By Apr 10, 2018
The Long March

5 Rules To Live By When You Leave The Military, According To A Former NCO

So the time has come where your disillusionment for continued military service trumps your misguided teenage visions of honor, conquest,...
By Dec 22, 2017
News

All Marines Will Have To Take And Pass A New Battle Skills Test Starting 2018

Before newly minted Marines even reach the fleet, they spend months being inundated with knowledge and transformed from soft civilians...
By Nov 10, 2017
Support

Want To Thank A Vet For Their Service? Here Are 7 Impactful Projects You Can Support For Veterans Day

Editor’s Note: Task & Purpose and GoFundMe teamed up to highlight seven GoFundMe campaigns that are making a difference in...