Author: Michael

Sometimes, the absolute legends in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and their booster clubs are so funny that we almost forget they’re actually, at every moment, at war.
And that was the case today when Reddit user GermanDronePilot on r/UkraineWarVideoReport shared the video of a Ukrainian pouring ball bearings into the casing for a “shaped” charge. But the shape of the object is, well, not what you would typically expect.
Or maybe you knew it would come to this eventually.

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This opinion essay is written by Lt. Col. John J. Dick and Lt. Col. Daniel D. Phillips, the commanding officer and executive officer of the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion. The observations and opinions presented are their own and not those of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Imagine yourself as a Marine in the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, proudly wearing the insignia of a unit that blends speed with lethality. You’re in your early twenties — perhaps only eighteen — shaped by some of the toughest combat training the U.S. military offers.

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A senior enlisted leader at Hunter Army Airfield in Georgia has been temporarily removed from duty after being arrested last month for allegedly driving under the influence.
Command Sgt. Maj. Daniel R. Gibson, of the 224th Military Intelligence Battalion, was arrested by the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office on May 22, an Army spokesperson confirmed to Task & Purpose.
Gibson has been suspended pending the outcome of his court case, said MyRon Young, a spokesman for U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command..

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The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz is heading to the Middle East, and that will bring the total number of carriers in the region to two, a U.S. official told Task & Purpose on Monday.
The U.S. military is also moving aircraft to the European and Central Command theaters in case they are needed to support U.S. installations in the region, and also provide options to government leaders, a second U.S. official said.
The move comes after Israel began striking Iran on June 13 with the intent of crippling Iran’s nuclear program. Iran has fired hundreds of ballistic missiles at Israel in response.

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