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Navy Tells Families When They Can Identify On Social Media That A Sailor Has Died In New Handbook
When someone in the Navy dies of unnatural causes, it often attracts international attention. Grieving family members and friends typically...
The Pentagon Is Investigating Images That Allegedly Show US Soldiers Targeted In Niger Ambush
The U.S. military is investigating a set of images that claim to show a dead service member targeted in an...
Here Are 46 Veterans To Follow On Twitter, Because America
Twitter has long enjoyed a reputation as the preferred social media platform among navel-gazing journalists, Russian bots, and crybaby politicians....
MOH Recipient Dakota Meyer Blasts Dan Bilzerian For Filming Snapchat Video During Las Vegas Shooting
Following the Las Vegas shootings on Oct. 1, the deadliest in United States history, Marine Medal of Honor recipient Dakota...
4 Months After ‘Marines United,’ Revenge Porn Is Alive And Well In The Corps
After a piercing March investigation pointed to the 30,000-member strong “Marines United” Facebook group as ground zero for the Corps’...
First Marine Sentenced In Connection With ‘Marines United’ Nude Photo Scandal
A Marine pleaded guilty on June 29 to nonconsensually sharing nude photos on the Marines United Facebook group, according to a Marine...
Auction Of Service Member Items That Sparked Outrage Wasn’t What It Seemed, Navy Says
An auction of unclaimed service member household goods that started a social media firestorm had the military’s blessing and included...
Sailors Who Share Nude Photos Without Consent Can Now Be Kicked Out Of The Navy
Just one week after the the Marine Corps declared that Marines who share nude photos without consent would be punished...
Moving Company Scraps Auction Of Service Member Items Amid Social Media Outrage
Family-owned Bay Area Movers in Portsmouth, Virginia, planned to clear out room for storage by auctioning off abandoned household items....
Don’t Believe The Social Media Rumors: Camp Pendleton’s ‘Darkhorse Marines’ Aren’t Dying In Afghanistan
Although thousands upon thousands of well-meaning Americans on Facebook and Twitter are asking people to pray for the 3rd Battalion,...
Thousands Of Troops Have Had Their Explicit Photos Shared Without Consent, DoD Report Finds
On Monday, the Department of Defense’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office released its report on sexual assault in the...
At Least 30 Marines Face Courts-Martial In ‘Marines United’ Investigation
At least 30 active-duty service members could face punishment as a result of the “Marines United” nude photo scandal that...
Report: Nude Photos From ‘Marines United’ Are Up For Sale On The Dark Web
Despite outrage from lawmakers on Capitol Hill and an ongoing Naval Criminal Investigative Service investigation, the revenge pornographers of “Marines...
Corps Doles Out Punishment To Marines For Derogatory Comments On Social Media
Two active-duty Marines have been punished as part of the broader crackdown on online misconduct stemming from the “Marines United”...
‘Marines United’ Admins Don’t Care That Posting Nude Photos Is A ‘Moral Issue’
As military officials and lawmakers hold hearing after hearing to assess the nude-photo-sharing scandal that rocked the armed forces in...
9 Types Of Profile Pictures That Show Up Just Before Veterans Day
American traditions have changed over time, including how we celebrate holidays. In the modern world, one new tradition is posting...
How One Special Forces Sergeant Is Using Social Media To Make PAOs Obsolete
In today’s social media world, we see service members sharing more and more of their daily professional lives online. With...
The Navy’s Social Media Rules Suck The Fun Out Of The 2016 Election
The same office in the Navy that tried to ban service members from participating in March Madness gambling just released...
Task & Purpose Is Hiring A 2016 Social Media Intern For Our NYC Office
Task & Purpose, a rapidly growing news and culture site geared toward the modern military and veterans community, is looking...
This Norwegian Mercenary Is Instagramming His Fight Against ISIS
A millennial soldier of fortune who goes by the name ‘Mike’ is waging an independently funded war against the Islamic...
Vets Need To Cool It With The Outrage On Social Media
Whether it’s called “Outraged Facebook Veteran” or “Veteran Outrage Syndrome,” vets have been putting themselves in the limelight a lot...
Here’s The Lame Way The Marine Corps Is Teaching Its Troops To Use Social Media
The Marine Corps, and the DoD as a whole, has grappled with the idea of its troops of any rank...
Is This The U.S. Military’s First Peacetime Screw Up?
The military community, and really most people with eyes, took offense when a member of the Wisconsin National Guard posted photos...