Ultimate Military Alerts

The Navy has lost more sailors to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) this month than in all previous months combined. Four sailors died of COVID-19 in February, which pushed the Navy’s total number of deaths to seven since since the pandemic began last spring. The most recent sailor death was Chief Hull Technician Justin Huf, 39, […]

Maj. Gen. Scott Efflandt, the deputy commander at Fort Hood, Texas, who was relieved in the wake of the Army’s release of the Fort Hood report, has received a new assignment. Cynthia Smith, an Army spokeswoman, said on Wednesday that Efflandt is being temporarily reassigned “as the special assistant to the commanding general of U.S. […]

A Marine veteran has spent the last several years trying to turn a joke at the Corps’ expense into a successful business, and it looks like he’s nearly there with Crayons Ready to Eat. Created by Frank Manteau and Cassandra Gordon, Crayons Ready to Eat are not only edible, but writable chocolate crayons that come […]

Here at Task & Purpose, we take firearm safety seriously and we encourage you to read up on ways to be a better gun owner. One of the most important aspects of responsible firearm ownership isn’t how you handle it, but where you store it. Everyone should have a way to keep their weapons safe […]

Nearly two years after then-Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth Wright first said he wanted it, the Air Force is still working on a policy that would allow airmen to take time off to grieve the death of a family member or similar hardship without it counting towards their 30 days of annual […]

By As For Class WASHINGTON — Dogs across the military are radicalizing at alarming rates, according to a recent Pentagon study.  “No one wants to think their own dog could cross that line,” said an official on the Joint Staff, yet service members are realizing that they need to start having difficult conversations. Among those […]