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An unspecified number of U.S. personnel  were injured in a suspected rocket attack on Al Asad Air Base in Iraq on Monday, a defense spokesperson told Task & Purpose.
“Initial indications are that several U.S. personnel were injured,” the spokesperson said in  a statement. “Base personnel are conducting a post-attack damage assessment. We will provide updates as more information becomes available.”
No information was immediately available about how many Americans were wounded or the severity of their injuries. 

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The Army selected 25 NCOs to qualify in the newest military occupational specialty, or MOS, as the service’s newest recruiting experts. 
The first class who will qualify in the 42T MOS for Talent Acquisition Specialists, attended a signing ceremony at Fort Knox surrounded by representatives of major corporations they plan to work with, including Amazon, Deloitte, Wells Fargo.
The group is the first cohort of enlisted soldiers selected under the Army-wide push to develop a permanent recruitment workforce after several years of declining recruit numbers.

On Aug. 5, 1864, the Union defeated Confederate defenses at the Battle of Mobile Bay.
Mobile was a critical port on the Gulf of Mexico for the Confederates, so it became a priority of Union General Ulysses S. Grant to have it captured in early 1864.
Union Admiral David Farragut had 17 warships against the Rebel fleet of four, but the South had the CSS Tennessee, said to be the most powerful ironclad afloat at the time. There were also two Confederate batteries inside Forts Morgan and Gaines at Mobile Bay as well as a large minefield made up of what were then called “torpedoes.

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When I became a military spouse, everyone around me mentioned the importance of finding a village. A safe group of people who will tag along the ups and downs of military life. Whether you find one or create one yourself, a village has a huge impact on how your life as a military spouse will go. It’s simple — either you find the greatest people around and enjoy a duty station or you will dislike it. That was the advice I received and one I still share to this day with new milspos as they find their way through the chaos.

Traveling with school-age children during a Permanent Change of Station move presents an opportunity to explore as a family. The kids are old enough to understand what a PCS is and they can talk about their emotions in the process. This helps parents guide children to appreciate the previous duty station and develop a positive mindset for the new one.

The Department of Veterans Affairs can feel overwhelming. While VA benefits are primarily for veterans it is still important for military spouses to know about not only what your veteran is entitled to but what benefits impact you and your family.
To get started we need to talk about what the VA covers. There are different sections under the overall umbrella of the VA, but each section is different and unique. There are 12 sections on the VA.gov website. The VA benefits most people talk about are health care, disability, education and training, and housing.

Interviews are stressful. But as a military spouse, when your future employer turns and asks you to, “Tell me about yourself,” you might be left wondering just how much to share. 
You don’t want to lie to a potential employer. But you’re unsure whether to disclose that you’re a military spouse. It’s no secret getting and maintaining a job as a military spouse comes with complications.
Military spouses face many challenges during the hiring process. Frequent moves and unpredictable schedules add to the complications during this process. It’s hard to know how much to say.

When reciting the U.S. Army Soldier’s Creed, soldiers affirm that they are proficient in their “warrior tasks and drills.” This includes the basics of shooting, moving and communicating, among other critical skills that all soldiers must possess. Throughout the course of military history, some soldier skills have evolved while others have remained constant. The Ancient Olympic pentathlon and the modern Olympic pentathlon were modeled after these skills.
An Ancient gymnasium scene of an athlete holding a javelin (Public Domain)
Pentathlon is Greek for “competition of five [events].

The winners of the two premiere U.S. beauty pageants are now active-duty service members after Army 2nd Lt. Alma Cooper, a West Point graduate and intelligence officer, was crowned Miss USA on Sunday. Cooper’s title comes eight months into the reign of Air Force 2nd Lt. Madison Marsh as Miss America. Both graduated from their respective service academies in 2023.
An honor graduate from West Point, Cooper used her personal statement in the pageant to highlight her journey to the Army.