Navy commissions its newest submarine, the USS Iowa
The new Navy submarine, a nuclear-powered Virginia-class vessel, is the first submarine to be named for the state.| Task & Purpose
The new Navy submarine, a nuclear-powered Virginia-class vessel, is the first submarine to be named for the state.| Task & Purpose
The commanding officer and command master chief were relieved “due to a loss of confidence in their ability to perform leadership duties.”| Task & Purpose
The Marines are adding a precision fires specialist to rifle squads based on lessons learned in Ukraine about the use of loitering munitions.| Task & Purpose
The Army is scaling back 20,000 paid parachutist positions to prioritize limited airborne resources for soldiers who would jump into combat.| Task & Purpose
“Helldivers 2” doesn’t just gamify the military — it nails its absurdity. And that’s why many current and former service members love it.| 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
