Task & Purpose

24th Marine Expeditionary Unit deploys to Caribbean trib.al/DqDCJ8p

Marines now need 30 months time in service to be eligible for sergeant, reduced from 48 months. If you haven't completed your Math For Marines MCI, that is 18 fewer months. But the Marines say they have a reason for the reduction. Story: taskandpurpose.com/news/marines-s…

Marines can be promoted to sergeant much faster under new policy trib.al/m2yqn3O

45-year-old National Guard recruit arrested as ‘international fugitive’ at basic training trib.al/aNGH8SS

Fighting between US and Iran continues amid ‘ceasefire’ trib.al/0CmAUhU

Why the Navy says it wants 15 battleships trib.al/7Yc64DU

New law could increase compensation for Gold Star families if it makes it through Senate trib.al/oZe0b3C

Out of the 22 Navy officers just promoted to admiral, none were women trib.al/UlweIyA

In service since 2009, the MK17 SCAR-H is being replaced by the MK24 Mid-range Gas Gun-Assault that can fire both 7.62 NATO and 6.5 Creedmoor...good for ranges out to 1,200 meters. Full story here: taskandpurpose.com/tech-tactics/m…

Special Operations Command’s replacement for MK17 SCAR-H to fire 7.62 and 6.5mm ammo trib.al/kzEuxbW

Green Berets are testing if glider drones can covertly resupply them in tough spots. Story here: taskandpurpose.com/tech-tactics/g…

The Grasshopper, which was the type of drone used in the exercise, was on display at this year's SOF Week in Tampa, Florida. (Photos by @SonOfUhGunn)

Green Berets tested glider drones for supply drops during a massive special operations exercise trib.al/vmePGKF

US forces strike Iranian boats, launch sites in Bandar Abbas trib.al/OokGNbj

Dozens of Revolutionary War soldiers laid to rest after 250 years trib.al/oF279z4

One dead, others wounded in shooting at Fort Hood recreation area trib.al/NqZD2SX

Marines stage mock evacuation at Venezuela embassy trib.al/4Pv2HMQ

Army reaches its recruiting goal several months early trib.al/hBkujTT

Nimitz carrier group arrives in Caribbean amid Cuba tensions trib.al/QROKp37

Unaccredited VA claims company charged veteran $21,000 in violation of federal law, judge rules trib.al/n7xGVTG