The first tranche of M1A1 Abrams tanks donated by Australia to the Ukrainian Armed Forces have arrived in the country, three weeks after the first images confirmed the vehicles’ arrival in Poland in transit. The Ukrainian Armed Forces reported that the majority of the 49 tanks donated have been received, with the remainder scheduled to arrive in the following months.
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As the most capable widely fielded fighters relied on for air-to-air engagements by the Russian Aerospace Forces and the U.S. Air Force respectively, the Su-35S and F-35A have frequently had their capabilities widely compared, with their strengths and design philosophies differing drastically.
New images have confirmed that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force 131st Air Brigade has transitioned to operate the J-20 fifth generation fighter, with the new aircraft being based at Luliang Air Base, Yunnan Province under the Southern Theatre Command. The J-20 was first reported to have been re-equipping this unit in early 2024, with an indication at the time an image image of an unknown J-20 pilot wearing what appeared to be a symbol of the air brigade.
The Department of Homeland Security plans to set up detention facilities on two U.S. military bases to temporarily house migrants set for deportation. This week, the Department of Defense authorized the use of those installations.
A July 15 letter from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth confirmed plans to let the Department of Homeland Security use property at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey and Camp Atterbury in Indiana. The decision came after a request by Homeland Security.
Welcome to your new duty station, where the coffee is burnt, the traffic is confusing, and the base housing Facebook group will both save and destroy you.
You’ve PCS’d, unpacked 60% of your boxes, cried in at least one parking lot, and now you’re wondering: how does anyone make friends, find the good wine, or get their kid into the not-terrible preschool?
Pour a beverage and settle in. Here’s your insider guide to playing it smart (and maybe a little smug) at your new stomping grounds.
Rule #1: Befriend the girl with the spreadsheets
You know the one.
A bipartisan pair of lawmakers on the Senate Armed Services Committee recently proposed legislation that would formally recognize off-site drone pilots involved in combat missions and expand their access to mental health care and other services after retirement.
The Combat Action Recognition and Evaluation (CARE) for Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Crews Act seeks to establish a “status identifier” for pilots of uncrewed systems who participate in combat operations to increase their access to services they earned.
A Marine general will take over as the top military leader at the U.S. Naval Academy for the first time in the school’s 180-year history, replacing the first woman to hold that position.
Marine Lt. Gen. Michael J. Borgschulte, who played linebacker on the school’s football team in the late 1980s, will be the first Marine officer to serve as the superintendent of the Navy’s premier undergraduate officer training school in Annapolis, Maryland, Task & Purpose confirmed Friday. Borgschulte will replace Navy Vice Adm. Yvette M. Davids, who took the position in January 2024.
On 27 January 2025, President Trump made good on his campaign promise and officially ended DEI in the military by signing two Executive Orders. Titled “Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness” and “Restoring America’s Fighting Force,” they were self-explanatory and were to be implemented immediately by the Secretary of Defense.
After working through the specifics and a fixing some mistakes that were made, the SECDEF superficially appeared to have resolved the DEI problem. Then, additional cases of DEI-embracing personnel emerged.
U.S. Army Special Operations Command, or USASOC, has warned of a potential terrorist threat against retired “senior officials” who worked for the Defense Department, served in Syria and Iraq, and currently live in Florida, Lt. Col. Allie Scott, a spokesperson for the command, confirmed on Friday.
The New York Times first reported about the warning. Scott confirmed the “Duty to Warn” notification from USASOC’s Provost Marshal Col. Mark A. Katz that has been widely shared on social media is authentic.
“It’s a credible threat,” Scott told Task & Purpose.
D&M Holding has reached an agreement with the UDI to establish a joint venture (JV) to produce ammunition propellant in the US.