Here’s what Marine Expeditionary Units are designed to do

The units are embarked on ships and include air and ground combat elements along with logistics and command structures.
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Army cutting 6,500 aviation jobs as it moves toward drones

The service will hold "talent panels" to retain aviation officers and warrant officers as pilots or to reassign them to other roles in the Army. By Patty Nieberg Published Sep 19, 2025 10:41 AM EDT ...
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Pentagon moves $8 billion from research to pay troops

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Apache crews who buzzed Kid Rock’s home won’t be punished, Hegseth says

The singer posted a video on social media that appeared to show two of the Army helicopters buzzing his home outside ...
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Have you served on the US-Mexico border in the last year? We want to hear from you.

Add Task & Purpose (opens in a new tab) Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. In January, the ...
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Marines say goodbye to ‘workhorse’ Assault Amphibious Vehicle

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All 6 crew members of US KC-135 tanker confirmed dead after crash in Iraq

All six crew members aboard a U.S. KC-135 aerial tanker that crashed in Iraq on March 12 have been confirmed dead.
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Guard troops in DC are facing the wrath of the TikTok generation

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Trump taps Hegseth’s senior military assistant as Army’s No. 2 officer

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Poll: Most Americans say military should be apolitical and face only ‘external threats’

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Some troops report mid-month pay issues after Pentagon shifts billions amid shutdown

As the government shutdown nears its 23rd day, some troops did not receive their correct paycheck — or got paid at all last week — according to service members Task & Purpose spoke with and a ...
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Feds bust scammers known as ‘Wildboy,’ ‘Low Ball’ and others for targeting military members

Add Task & Purpose (opens in a new tab) Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. “Wildboy,” “Fatty, ...