Nicholas Slayton

2 weeks ago | taskandpurpose.com | Nicholas Slayton

President Donald Trump ordered 2,000 National Guard troops to California on Saturday. The move, which is detailed in a presidential memorandum, cites “numerous incidents of violence and disorder have recently occurred and threaten to continue” in response to operations by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. The first National Guard soldiers began arriving into Los Angeles County early Sunday morning.

2 weeks ago | taskandpurpose.com | Nicholas Slayton

A soldier with the 101st Airborne Division died on Thursday, June 5 in a training accident in Hungary, the Army announced today. Sgt. Aaron Cox, 24, was serving as an Infantryman in the 2nd Mobile Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). He died after being involved in a vehicle accident in Hungary while helping prepare for a multi-national military exercise, the Army said on Saturday, June 7. “The loss of Sgt. Cox is a tragedy for all of us on the Strike team,” Col.

2 weeks ago | taskandpurpose.com | Nicholas Slayton

The U.S. Air Force’s 53rd Wing officially elevated its Collaborative Combat Aircraft unit to a fully operational squadron. The new Experimental Operations Unit was formally activated on Thursday, June 5 at Nellis Air Force Base. The unit had previously operated as a detachment under the 53rd Wing, based in Nevada, since 2023. This week’s activation as a fully operational squadron comes as the Air Force steps up testing of the first phase of its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (or CCA) program.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Nicholas Slayton

The U.S. Air Force’s 53rd Wing officially elevated its Collaborative Combat Aircraft unit to a fully operational squadron. The new Experimental Operations Unit was formally activated on Thursday, June 5 at Nellis Air Force Base. The unit had previously operated as a detachment under the 53rd Wing, based in Nevada, since 2023. This week’s activation as a fully operational squadron comes as the Air Force steps up testing of the first phase of its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (or CCA) program.

3 weeks ago | taskandpurpose.com | Nicholas Slayton

Veterans organizations will hold a day of protests in various cities and at VA facilities around the country on Friday, June 6, headlined by a rally in Washington, D.C. that will feature the punk and activist band Dropkick Murphys. The protests, say organizers of the D.C. event, are aimed at speaking out against expected staffing cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs, which they say will greatly impact care for veterans. “We want to have a big tent for this.