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Trump restoring names of 7 Army bases with new honorees, including Delta Force soldier

1 week ago | taskandpurpose.com | Jeff Schogol |Matt White

President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that seven Army bases will revert to names that once honored Confederate leaders but will now take the namesake of nine highly decorated U.S. Army soldiers of the same name. “For a little breaking news, we are also going to be restoring the names to Fort Pickett, Fort Hood, Fort Gordon, Fort Rucker, Fort Polk, Fort A.P. Hill, and Fort Robert E. Lee,” Trump said while speaking at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. “We won a lot of battles out of those forts.
Trump orders 2,000 National Guardsmen to LA amid ICE protests

1 week 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.
101st Airborne soldier dies in training accident in Hungary

1 week 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.
Air Force sets up new Experimental Operations Unit for Collaborative Combat Aircraft

1 week 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.
US Army plans to close more than 20 of its museums

1 week ago | taskandpurpose.com | Matt White

More than 20 U.S. Army museums that showcase the legacies of major historic units or bases will close in the next three years in a major overhaul of the museum system, Army officials said Wednesday. A list of museums slated to be closed, obtained by Task & Purpose, includes ones at Fort Drum, New York, which is dedicated to the 10th Mountain Division, and museums at major bases like Fort Stewart, Georgia, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas and Fort Bliss, Texas.
Two-third of troops who left the military in 2023 indicated a mental health condition

1 week ago | taskandpurpose.com | Patty Nieberg

A mental health survey given to over 50,000 troops on their way out of the military in 2023 found that two-thirds indicated they might have a mental health condition worthy of medical follow-up. But of those identified in the program, more than half refused referrals to a transition program for counseling or other treatment, a government watchdog found.
The aftermath of Operation Spider’s Web and what it means for the US military

1 week ago | taskandpurpose.com | Jeff Schogol

Welcome back! Before we get started, I want to take a moment to honor the U.S. and other Allied troops who took part in the D-Day landings 81 years ago, including the soldiers killed during a rehearsal of the invasion in April 1944. The free world remains in their debt. Last weekend, Ukraine launched a daring drone attack against airfields thousands of miles inside Russia. Dubbed Operation Spider’s Web, the attack drew global attention.
Vets hope thousands will rally against VA cuts in nationwide protests

1 week 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.
A Marine Corps reply-all email apocalypse has an incredible real-life ending

1 week ago | taskandpurpose.com | Jeff Schogol

An email apocalypse that swept across the Marine Corps earlier this year now has a legendary ending, cementing its place in Corps lore. It all began in April, innocently enough, when Marine Cpl. Andrew Hundley, a cyberspace warfare operator, completed his corporal’s course, an important but routine series of classes that Marines must take as they move up in rank.
Navy offers early retirement to more sailors with gender dysphoria

1 week ago | taskandpurpose.com | Patty Nieberg

The Navy is offering more sailors with gender dysphoria the opportunity to take early retirement, according to a notice from the service released this week. Under the new rule, sailors with as few as 15 years on active duty can now apply for early retirement. The cash and benefits of a formal military retirement package, which troops must usually serve 20 years to earn, are significantly more generous than those offered to those who separate earlier in their careers.