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A Marine artillery battalion has traded in its M777 155mm towed Howitzers for the NMESIS anti-ship system - A First for the Corps.
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The Army fired a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile from its Typhon launcher in Europe for the first time.
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The V-280 Valor, AKA the MV-75 Cheyenne II from Bell, is the Army's forthcoming next-generation tiltrotor helicopter. Here, we walk through it for a first-hand look.
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The Army's newest cannon, the XM1776, was at AUSA. Here's what it looks like and why the Army wants it.
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The protests began shortly after the panel started at 10 a.m.
The shouted comments were varied, with the second person yelling, "You're killing my family," and the fourth saying, "He's a war criminal, and you're all to blame."
The fifth, shown below, was carried out.
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A sixth person was just removed during Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's remarks at the Association of the United States Army 2026 conference in Washington, DC.
"You're a f---ing war criminal. You're a f---ing Nazi," the man says as he's removed.
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This is the second grounding in recent months. The fleet also paused in August for a week after an Apache mishap killed two pilots.
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Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians can now wear a rust-colored beret, joining other fancy hat wearers like Security Forces.
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A couple Space Force officers graduated from the Army's Jungle School and lots of people are wondering why.
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A former soldier was sentenced to 70 months in prison last week for a spree of various cybercrimes spanning years, while he was an active duty soldier stationed at Fort Hood.
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The new casualties, revealed quietly last week, mark a sharp uptick in both services’ wounded in the war since the start of summer.
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Marine veteran Sean "The Smoke" Sharaf won his UFC 331 heavyweight fight in just 12 seconds - knocking out Gable Steveson cold
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The Air Force is creating a new career field to defend its bases from drone and missile strikes.
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USS Abraham Lincoln has arrived in Thailand on its first full port call in 286 days.
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About 2,000 soldiers of the 82nd Airborne were deployed to CENTCOM in March after Operation Epic Fury began.
They were just told they'll be sticking around for up to a year...
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Over the past 8 years, Jeff Schogol has been a steadfast and reliable teammate, a trusted voice for our audience, and the heart of Task & Purpose. Today is his last day, and as he leaves, we want to take a moment to reflect on his incredible contributions and the impact his work has had.
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A Marine F/A-18 pilot had a close call in June. We got an hour and 40 minutes of the body cam footage, but these are the most interesting parts.
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That Army memo saying soldiers can have 4 days off to play GTA VI is real - and a pretty good idea...
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A viral video showing a rust-bucket US Navy Arleigh Burke destroyer has a little more to it...
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The House of Representatives postponed a vote on the Take Care of America’s Veterans Act on Thursday.
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The Pentagon is opening up testosterone screening tests to troops 30 years and older as part of their annual health assessments.
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After $500 million spent, a factory still hasn't made a single 155mm shell.
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Soldiers facing medical discharge are losing access to free legal advice.
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The US used one-way attack drone boats for the first time in combat to hit the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas.
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The Space Force is now armed with the Meadowlands. Operating from the Delta Mission 3 unit, they can jam enemy satellites from Earth.
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Sailors with medical conditions that prevent shaving have one year to meet regulations or be separated.
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The Army has some new height and weight rules that some soldiers don't seem too excited about.
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Incorrect test grading means 135 airmen will not be promoted to technical sergeant.
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An Army veteran was busted stealing over $1 million in MREs from Fort Bliss, Texas.
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It is official - Marines are getting a brand new PMOS (job code) on October 1st of 0315 Infantry Scout.
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The Army said the M7 rifle production line has shifted over to the improved version, the XM8.
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Flu vaccines are back to being mandatory for recruits in basic training for every military branch.
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Marines got into several firefights with suspected Haitian gangs while deployed there with the 22nd MEU between August and December 2025.
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General Christopher Donahue will be retiring and relinquishing command of US Army Europe and Africa in the latest shakeup of senior military leaders.
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The NMESIS anti-ship missile launcher and MADIS c-UAS JLTV have joined the 12th Marine Littoral Regiment in Japan.
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With the US Marshals Service, Nick Ricigliano and Kevin Kamrowski tracked down a fugitive from the Army who had been on the run for decades.
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Learn about the Army's "High School Stabilization Program" that allows families with high school juniors and seniors to stay in a location until the student graduates and stick around for a giant snake patrolling the swamp.
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The passage of the "Take Care Of America's Veterans Act" could see cuts to veteran disability payments.
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10,000 Army IVAS headsets worth $2 billion will never be used
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Kharg Island is back in the discussion, so we asked some experts what it would require to take the small but vital island.
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Out of seven recruits, only one ended up joining the Army.
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France just doesn't support the troops. Smdh.
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The Army is testing a new counter-drone system called GRIZZLY that fires JAGMs and sits inside a ten-foot shipping container.
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The Army hopes its Android-based "Mortars App" makes fire missions faster and more accurate.
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Pizza Cat just got promoted and that's some of the best news we've heard in a while.
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