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  • Saving Myself Through Saving Others May 18, 2025
    She stood there, confused, laughing. She held her bunny tight as she rubbed its ear, telling me she made sure bunny would not have to hear it. She rubbed bunny’s ears with such vigor. She protected bunny in her moment of pure helplessness. She awkwardly laughed in a way that only the experienced could. In a way only […]
    Jake Smith
  • Select-in vs. Weed-out May 18, 2025
    “I have applied to 25 jobs and was denied them all.” “The recruiter called me and said I was not a good fit.” “The hiring manager told me I didn’t have the requisite skills for this position.” The list goes on… these are all things said by transitioning veterans just in the past week. But […]
    JC Glick
  • Pentagon Audit? Oh, Sweet Summer Child May 17, 2025
    by Tammy PondsmithSenior Disappointment Correspondent, Article 107 News Well butter my biscuit and call it a federal accounting standard—we’re doing this again. Every few years, like a comet of confusion streaking across the night sky, someone asks the Department of Defense if it’s planning to pass an audit. And every year, the DoD responds with […]
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  • An Army Brat’s Perspective: Two Types of “Service Members” May 17, 2025
    Service members sacrifice more than enough for our country. It is recognized through the Veterans Affairs, Veterans Day, certain discounts, movies, books, and the list continues to grow. From what I’ve seen growing up as an Army brat, when the service member has a spouse and children, these children are ultimately raised by two different […]
    Jenna Warnock
  • When You Can’t Go On, Grab Somebody Else’s Ruck and Carry It For Them May 16, 2025
    Author’s Note:In an interview on the “5 Questions for a General” podcast, West Point’s commandant, BG R.J. Garcia, recounted an incident from his days as a cadet. During a particularly grueling foot march along a hill aptly named Stoney Lonesome, a random passerby told him: “when you think you can’t go any further, grab somebody […]
    Scott Faith

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  • Nothing is over! They’re making a ‘Rambo’ origin story May 18, 2025
    The new film will likely take audiences back to Vietnam and show the moments that made Rambo the traumatized Green Beret he became in "First Blood." The post Nothing is over! They’re making a ‘Rambo’ origin story appeared first on Task & Purpose.
    Nicholas Slayton
  • The Army takes steps so its 250th birthday parade won’t destroy DC streets May 17, 2025
    Previous attempts at a military parade in the nation's capital have been met with concern that heavy Abrams tanks would tear up Washington, D.C.'s roads. The post The Army takes steps so its 250th birthday parade won’t destroy DC streets appeared first on Task & Purpose.
    Nicholas Slayton
  • 101st Airborne tapped as first unit to get new Black Hawk replacement May 17, 2025
    The newly designated MV-75 is meant to eventually replace the Army’s H-60 Black Hawk helicopters, including in special operations missions. The post 101st Airborne tapped as first unit to get new Black Hawk replacement appeared first on Task & Purpose.
    Nicholas Slayton
  • Air Force surprises troops with sudden deadline for reenlistment bonuses May 16, 2025
    Airmen have until close of business on May 19 to apply for a selective retention bonus. This year’s fiscal program is ending more than four months early. The post Air Force surprises troops with sudden deadline for reenlistment bonuses appeared first on Task & Purpose.
    Jeff Schogol
  • Army Apache crews who fired ‘first shots of Desert Storm’ receive Distinguished Flying Crosses May 16, 2025
    Thirty-four years after the crews of eight Army Apache helicopters fired the first shots of Operation Desert Storm, the helicopter crews were awarded Distinguished Flying Crosses for the mission, the final step in three-decade effort by their former commander to see the crews recognized. Fifteen pilots and weapons operators were presented the awards Thursday by […]
    Patty Nieberg