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  • “Salad Bowl Separatism”: How “Diversity” Is Ruining America April 17, 2026
    America didn’t become a nation by accident. It became one by assimilation. For most of its history, the United States understood a simple truth: people could come from anywhere, but to become American, they had to join something larger than themselves. Different languages, customs, religions, and traditions arrived on these shores—but over time, they were […]
    Scott Faith
  • Awareness. Flexibility. Action. April 17, 2026
    There is a tendency in modern training to overcomplicate decision-making. We build frameworks, create models, and teach step-by-step processes as if the environment will slow down long enough for us to apply them cleanly. On paper, it looks organized. It feels structured. It gives the illusion of control. But the reality is that most of […]
    Sergeant Ayman Kafel, MSC
  • Iranians Capture Amanda Ryder, Haywood Jablowmi After Botched U.S. Rescue Mission April 17, 2026
    By Hugh Jashol for Article 107 News* TEHRAN—In what’s left of Iran’s defense forces describe as “a highly dynamic success-adjacent operation,” Iranian state media confirmed Tuesday the capture of three Americans following what sources describe as a “botched but extremely well-intentioned” U.S. mission. As evidence, Iranian officials showed a picture of an American military identification […]
    Art107 News
  • Sermons From Behind the Bodyguard April 16, 2026
    There is no creature on Earth more comical than the modern respectable person calling power vulgar while enjoying the quiet luxury of being guarded by it. It loves security the way a toddler loves electricity. Completely dependent on it, utterly incurious about how it gets there, and morally offended by the people who keep the […]
    Tammy Pondsmith
  • I’ll Settle for Purpose April 16, 2026
    I wake up each morning wishing I could hurry the day up and crawl back into bed. Apathy or Armageddon be damned; I just want to sleep these days. I used to wonder how people became hermits, and now, I’m living it. There have been weeks when I have only left my house to walk […]
    Stan Lake

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  • Should veterans get a ‘second look’ at long prison sentences after military service? April 16, 2026
    California allows veterans to petition courts to consider their military service under "second look" resentencing. Advocates say other states should, too. The post Should veterans get a ‘second look’ at long prison sentences after military service? appeared first on Task & Purpose.
    Patty Nieberg
  • Congress pushes Army leaders for answers on ouster of top general April 16, 2026
    Lawmakers are asking senior Army leaders what they know about the forced retirement of the service’s former chief of staff, Gen. Randy George. The post Congress pushes Army leaders for answers on ouster of top general appeared first on Task & Purpose.
    Jeff Schogol
  • Navy can fire warning shots to enforce blockade of Iran, top general says April 16, 2026
    The U.S. Navy is allowed to fire warning shots at any ship that tried to breach the blockade of Iranian ports, said Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The post Navy can fire warning shots to enforce blockade of Iran, top general says appeared first on Task & Purpose.
    Jeff Schogol
  • Is the US military’s most important island in the Pacific ready for war? April 16, 2026
    Guam’s vast logistics infrastructure makes it the keystone for any military operation in the Pacific — and a prime target for China. The post Is the US military’s most important island in the Pacific ready for war? appeared first on Task & Purpose.
    David Roza
  • How an overhaul of federal layoffs could affect veterans April 15, 2026
    About one in every four federal workers is a military veteran. A new rule proposed by the Trump administration could change protections veterans have had from layoffs. The post How an overhaul of federal layoffs could affect veterans appeared first on Task & Purpose.
    Patty Nieberg