Sailors at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, will be locked out of their residences if they fail room inspections.| Task & Purpose
The Army will increase its air defense force by 17 units while cutting thousands of unfilled positions, including in special operations.| Task & Purpose
A Utah Army Reserve Colonel is accused of falsifying an out-of-state address to collect more than $62,000 in travel and family benefits.| Task & Purpose
Soldiers in Alaska held a major two-week exercise to work on new tactics and weapons in extreme cold. And beards were a must-have.| Task & Purpose
The Army's Basic Airborne Course dropped a 5-mile run as a requirement to graduate from the school in 2018.| Task & Purpose
Each week on Tuesdays and Fridays our team will bring you analysis of military tech, tactics, and doctrine.| Task & Purpose
Matt White is a senior editor at Task & Purpose. He was a pararescueman in the Air Force and the Alaska Air National Guard for eight years and has more than a decade of experience in daily and magazine journalism. He also teaches news writing at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Journalism and Media where he is frequently referred to as a “very tough grader” on Rate My Professor. You can reach Matt at matthew.white@taskandpurpose.com| Task & Purpose