Capt. Eric Richard Hart of 38th Infantry Division of the Indiana National Guard was deployed to Iraq as part of Operation Inherent Resolve.| Task & Purpose
Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, is accused of killing at least 15 people in New Orleans on New Year’s Day. He was shot and killed by law enforcement.| Task & Purpose
Master Sgt. Matthew Livelsberger, an active duty Green Beret for almost 20 years, shot himself just before the truck exploded, police said.| Task & Purpose
Army Pfc. Kenneth J. David drew enemy fire to save the wounded. Capt. Hugh R. Nelson Jr. was killed while using his body to shield a soldier.| Task & Purpose
In the late 1950s the U.S. Army began thinking that soldiers flying over battlefields was the way to victory in the future.| Task & Purpose
Each week on Tuesdays and Fridays our team will bring you analysis of military tech, tactics, and doctrine.| Task & Purpose
Jeff Schogol is a senior staff writer for Task & Purpose. He reports on both the Defense Department as a whole as well as individual services, covering a variety of topics that include personnel, policy, military justice, deployments, and technology.| Task & Purpose