Jeff Schogol

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Senior Pentagon Reporter at Task & Purpose

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Fort McCoy garrison commander's suspension 'not related to misconduct'

3 days ago | taskandpurpose.com | Jeff Schogol |Nicholas Slayton

Col. Sheyla Baez Ramirez was suspended as garrison commander of Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, on April 18, according to a statement from the U.S. Army Reserve. “This suspension is not related to any misconduct,” Monday’s statement reads. “The Army Reserve has no further details to provide.”Fort McCoy has an identical statement posted on its website.
How much of a threat are Chinese hypersonic missiles to U.S. Navy ships and sailors?

6 days ago | taskandpurpose.com | Jeff Schogol

China has “the world’s leading hypersonic missile arsenal” that can threaten U.S. Navy ships, according to the Defense Department’s most recent report on Chinese military power. Hypersonic weapons fly at between five and 10 times the speed of sound, and their ability to change course mid-flight makes it difficult to shoot them down.
U.S. war against the Houthis grinds on. Tell me how this ends.

6 days ago | taskandpurpose.com | Jeff Schogol

Happy Friday! It’s been more than a month since the U.S. military resumed attacks against Houthi rebels in Yemen, and the endgame is still unclear. The Defense Department has not detailed the number of strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen since March 17, when Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell told reporters that the operation would not be “an endless offensive.”“There is a very clear end state to this operation,” Parnell said.
U.S. war against the Houthis grinds on. Tell me how this ends.

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Jeff Schogol

Jeff SchogolFri, April 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM UTC4 min readSoldiers engage targets with their Next Generation Squad Weapons during Operation Lethal Eagle 25.1 Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise on March 7, 2025 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Happy Friday! It’s been more than a month since the U.S. military resumed attacks against Houthi rebels in Yemen, and the endgame is still unclear.
Two Marines killed in crash while on southern border duty identified

1 week ago | taskandpurpose.com | Jeff Schogol

The two Marines killed in a vehicle crash Tuesday near the U.S.-Mexico border were both from California and were driving as part of a convoy when the crash occured. Lance Cpl. Albert A. Aguilera. 22, and Lance Cpl. Marcelino M. Gamino, 28, were both assigned to the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, according to a news release from the 1st Marine Division, and were supporting Joint Task Force SouthernBorder operations.
Two Marines killed in crash while on southern border duty identified

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Jeff Schogol

The two Marines killed in a vehicle crash Tuesday near the U.S.-Mexico border were both from California and were driving as part of a convoy when the crash occurred. Lance Cpl. Albert A. Aguilera. 22, and Lance Cpl. Marcelino M. Gamino, 28, were both assigned to the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, according to a news release from the 1st Marine Division, and were supporting Joint Task Force SouthernBorder operations.
Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer reenlists in Marine Reserve

1 week ago | taskandpurpose.com | Jeff Schogol

Dakota Meyer, who in 2011 became the first living Marine since the Vietnam War to be awarded the Medal of Honor, is reenlisting in the Marine Reserve. “I realized I had more to give,” said Meyer, now 36, during a roundtable with reporters Thursday. “I love this country with every moral fiber of my being. I always have. The same reason that I joined 20 years ago is the same reason I’m coming back in.
The Marine in one of the most famous recruiting commercials is now in Congress

1 week ago | taskandpurpose.com | Jeff Schogol

In the early 1990s, Rich McCormick was one of several hundred young Marine lieutenants at The Basic School in Quantico, Virginia, when he was interviewed to appear in a new recruiting ad. The Marine Corps was looking for “the most steel-eyed, square-jawed Marines they could find,” joked McCormick, now a Republican member of Congress from Georgia. The commercial would also require a Marine to perform Sword Manual Procedures.
The Russians captured a US Bradley, and now they really want their own

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Jeff Schogol

The Russians have gotten a closeup look at an M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle and seem to like it better than their own armored vehicles. The Bradley offers more protection and can fire more accurately than its Russian equivalent, the BMP-3, according to a Russian report that was leaked onto a Telegram channel earlier this month. Experts told Task & Purpose that the report appears to be legitimate. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe United States began providing Ukraine with Bradleys in January 2023.
The Russians captured a U.S. Bradley, and now they really want their own

1 week ago | taskandpurpose.com | Jeff Schogol

The Russians have gotten a closeup look at an M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle and seem to like it better than their own armored vehicles. The Bradley offers more protection and can fire more accurately than its Russian equivalent, the BMP-3, according to a Russian report that was leaked onto a Telegram channel earlier this month. Experts told Task & Purpose that the report appears to be legitimate. The United States began providing Ukraine with Bradleys in January 2023.