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Scrawled in bunkers, the ‘first military art’ of the Iran War emerges trib.al/KVEzxBm
Scrawled in bunkers, the ‘first military art’ of the Iran War emerges
Bunker artwork from the Iran War often includes tallies chronicling Shahed attacks and how long troops have spent in their concrete confines.
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VA staffing shortages led to failure to refer veterans to supportive housing, investigators find trib.al/ksDIEr8
VA staffing shortages led to failure to refer veterans to supportive housing, investigators find
A government watchdog found high staff turnover and burnout left veterans not being referred to housing programs.
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Pentagon calls Individual Ready Reserve a ‘mobilization asset’ in new policy trib.al/8EwR053
Pentagon calls Individual Ready Reserve a ‘mobilization asset’ in new policy
The Pentagon updated its Individual Ready Reserve policy but experts caution that this isn’t necessarily because of war with Iran.
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Infantry, artillery, other combat arms troops had highest suicide risk in 2024 trib.al/pbwUfM7
Infantry, artillery, other combat arms troops had highest suicide risk in 2024
A new Pentagon report found that troops in combat arms fields like infantry and artillery had higher suicide risks in 2024.
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Army approves combat patches for soldiers in Iran war zone
Army approves combat patches for soldiers in Iran war zone
The Army approved soldiers deployed in support of the war in Iran to wear a unit patch on their right shoulder as a combat patch.
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Army warrant officers will ‘bid’ against each other for their next bonus trib.al/fdlafqT
Army warrant officers will ‘bid’ against each other for their next bonus
Senior Army warrant officers will bid against each other for a bonus that they will take to sign up for six more years of active duty.
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Top enlisted Marine issues emotional appeal to ‘reach out to somebody’ trib.al/5kazvSM
Top enlisted Marine issues emotional appeal to ‘reach out to somebody’
Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Carlos Ruiz asked Marines struggling with mental health to reach out, because Marines are “ready to help.”
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New VA rule could lower veterans’ disability rating if medication improves their symptoms trib.al/JUXiSlg
New VA rule could lower veterans’ disability rating if medication improves their symptoms
Under a new rule, the Department of Veterans Affairs will lower veterans’ disability pay if medication improves their condition.
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Top enlisted leaders say they see no issue with women in combat meeting standards trib.al/OVMSlk9
Top enlisted leaders say they see no issue with women in combat meeting standards
The military’s top enlisted leaders, who are all men, said they do not see an “erosion” of standards with women serving in combat arms.
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'Every woman who spoke to Task & Purpose emphatically disagreed with the broad insinuations echoed by Hegseth and other Pentagon officials that women in combat jobs are not already held to the same standards as men.' Read this great @pattynieberg.bsky.social piece taskandpurpose.com/news/women-r...
Women in ground combat jobs say they prove their 'effectiveness' every day
Women in combat arms roles told Task & Purpose that the Pentagon’s latest review is frustrating after proving themselves for over a decade.
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Women in ground combat jobs say they prove their ‘effectiveness’ every day trib.al/SCgE1yM
Women in ground combat jobs say they prove their 'effectiveness' every day
Women in combat arms roles told Task & Purpose that the Pentagon’s latest review is frustrating after proving themselves for over a decade.
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For some veterans, the specter of Iraq and Afghanistan looms over the Maduro raid trib.al/UqcQfUF
For some veterans, the specter of Iraq and Afghanistan looms over the Maduro raid
The raid to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was a tactical success, but it also raises the possibility of strategic missteps.
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A federal watchdog revealed unsafe housing for troops assigned to the southern border. We want to keep reporting on it, but need your help. trib.al/yogqXVx
Have you served on the US-Mexico border in the last year? We want to hear from you.
A federal watchdog revealed unsafe housing for troops assigned to the southern border. We want to keep reporting on it, but need your help.
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Privatizing galleys is an ‘open question,’ says Navy’s top enlisted leader trib.al/REZDZte
Privatizing galleys is an 'open question,' says Navy's top enlisted leader
Navy officials are considering having contractors operate onshore dining facilities, akin to moves underway by the Army.
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VetStats allows veterans to rate VA facilities on service quality, facilities and amenities, mental healthcare access, and wait times. trib.al/bB4k2CC
Army vet who created 'Yelp for the barracks' makes website to review the VA
VetStats allows veterans to rate VA facilities on service quality, facilities and amenities, mental healthcare access, and wait times.
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Drill sergeants accused of covering up sexual assault of trainees trib.al/nrMApHH
Drill sergeants accused of covering up sexual assault of trainees
Two drill sergeants from Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, are charged with sexually assaulting two trainees and abusing their power.
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The command posted a photo of a Marine deployed to the Caribbean sporting a patch that was in violation of the service's uniform regulations. trib.al/WXTTHSJ
US Southern Command posts photo of Marine with ‘Jerusalem Cross’ patch
The command posted a photo of a Marine deployed to the Caribbean sporting a patch that was in violation of the service's uniform regulations.
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Army vet who created ‘Yelp for the barracks’ makes website to review the VA trib.al/lqQjwju
Army vet who created 'Yelp for the barracks' makes website to review the VA
VetStats allows veterans to rate VA facilities on service quality, facilities and amenities, mental healthcare access, and wait times.
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US Southern Command posts photo of Marine with ‘Jerusalem Cross’ patch trib.al/kcry5J7
US Southern Command posts photo of Marine with ‘Jerusalem Cross’ patch
The command posted a photo of a Marine deployed to the Caribbean sporting a patch that was in violation of the service's uniform regulations.
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‘F’ rated Fort Lee dining hall did not make 40 soldiers sick, officials say trib.al/UIMfz72
'F’ rated Fort Lee dining hall did not make 40 soldiers sick, officials say
Dozens of soldiers reported food poisoning as the Fort Lee, Virginia, dining hall got a failing grade. Base officials say they're unrelated.
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“Oddly enough, it’s almost as if you’re eating a spicy dish and another flavor kicks in,” he added. “I thought ‘oh those must be the pepper balls I’m feeling.’” taskandpurpose.com/news/marine-...
The Marine veteran behind this viral photo at the Chicago ICE protest
The flag-waving Marine was at the anti-ICE protest near Chicago because of his beliefs, and said his training helped him weather tear gas.
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The Marine veteran behind this viral photo at the Chicago ICE protest trib.al/ou11EUO
The Marine veteran behind this viral photo at the Chicago ICE protest
The flag-waving Marine was at the anti-ICE protest near Chicago because of his beliefs, and said his training helped him weather tear gas.
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Guard troops in DC are facing the wrath of the TikTok generation trib.al/tosOILb
Guard troops in DC are facing the wrath of the TikTok generation
National Guard troops sent to Washington, D.C., are faced with locals who are using social media as a form of protest.
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At least 8 troops punished for social media comments about Charlie Kirk’s death trib.al/u4qMf9U
At least 8 troops punished for social media comments about Charlie Kirk’s death
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has indicated that troops and U.S. military civilians who celebrate Kirk’s death will face consequences.
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Demoted general sues Utah National Guard, governor over firing trib.al/aPvTUgf
Demoted general sues Utah National Guard, governor over firing
Former Maj. Gen. Michael J. Turley, who was demoted to Lt. Col., claims in a lawsuit that an allegation of misconduct against him is false.
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NEEEEWS: Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem is living *for free* in a military home typically reserved for the U.S. Coast Guard’s top admiral, with no end in sight, officials familiar with the matter said. A retired commandant calls it housing "brinkmanship." wapo.st/4mike5W
Kristi Noem is living rent free in home used by Coast Guard commandant
A DHS spokesman said Noem must live on the military base because she had been “so horribly doxxed and targeted that she is no longer able to safely live in her own apartment.”
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