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Task & Purpose provides military news, culture, and analysis by and for the military and veterans community.
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Marines are investigating after a 155mm artillery round exploded over Interstate 5, hitting California Highway Patrol vehicles with shrapnel.
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The four-part series follows the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit as it trains in the Pacific.
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Two people on an alleged drug smuggling boat were recovered and detained by the Navy Thursday after the vessel was destroyed.
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The event for the Marine Corps’ 250th birthday will feature artillery fire over the I-5 Freeway. The Marine Corps had said no closures would be necessary.
The post Marines Corps live-fire event at Camp Pendleton to close down large stretch of coastal freeway appeared first on Task & Purpose.
The two AH-1Z Viper pilots from 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing were on on a routine training flight in Southern California when they crashed in the desert Thursday night.
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Army Human Resources hope the new digital tools can speed up the process of signing into a new base and reduce the paperwork.
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The pair were recovered and are being kept on a Navy warship after being the apparent first people to survive the half dozen strikes against alleged drug vessels.
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Muhammad Pahlawan was sentenced to 40 years in prison Thursday for weapons smuggling. Two Navy SEALs drowned attempting to board his boat last year.
The post Captain of ship at center of Navy SEAL drownings sentenced to 40 years appeared first on Task & Purpose.
Donald and Cheyanne Reichard completed Marine Officer Candidates School in August and are on their way to becoming judge advocates.
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Adm. Alvin Holsey, the top officer at U.S. Southern Command, will step down in two months after less than a year on the job and as U.S. forces surge to the Caribbean.
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Col Jeremy Sheppard, commander of the 90th Security Forces Group, said the all-call meetings were meant to refocus on the "basics," not assess blame.
The post F.E. Warren security forces commander holds all-hands meetings after four deaths appeared first on Task & Purpose.
While beef tacos and some other widely disliked flavors will go away, new MREs are coming next year and might include caffeinated jelly beans.
The post Thai curry chicken, buffalo flavors, jelly bean caffeine gum. New MRE items are coming soon. appeared first on Task & Purpose.
Officials said safeguards will protect against "bias" in the computer reviews. While AI will help cut down pools of candidates, officials said, "only humans can make a good judgment call."
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The Coast Guard and National Guard have rescued at least 51 people in western Alaska after the remnants of Typhoon Halong struck the region over the weekend.
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The Army is looking to buy 65,000 pounds of powdered sugar, a little-known but key ingredient in the chemical reaction that ignites military smoke grenades.
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More than a dozen teams of Marine communications experts from units across the fleet competed in Thunderstruck, a first-of-its-kind contest of field radio and combat skills.
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After days of uncertainty and mounting financial concerns, service members are seeing deposits hit their bank accounts after the Defense Department reallocated billions to cover military pay.
The post Troops are starting to get paid, but aren’t out of the woods as shutdown continues appeared first on Task & Purpose.
Army officials said they want to have small-scale nuclear reactors providing power on nine Army bases in the U.S. by 2028. Even smaller, air-mobile plants could see field use.
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During a school-wide lockdown in response to the threat, a police officer shot a current student during a chaotic scuffle, when each believed the other was a threat.
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The Department of Homeland security said it would fund paychecks through “unobligated” funds similar to a Pentagon move.
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wtf?! 🤬 where is this and why is no one saying anything/ doing anything?