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Air Force brings World War II tail insignia out of retirement for 'Doomsday Plane"
3+ hour, 10+ min ago (656+ words) Published Jul 1, 2026 10: 53 AM EDT The tail insignia for the Air Force's E-4 B Nightwatch airborne command post " unofficially nicknamed the "Doomsday Plane" " pays tribute to a legendary World War II bomber unit that was awarded three presidential citations. On June 26, the…...
Navy searching for Marine who went missing off the California coast
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (188+ words) Published Jun 28, 2026 7: 00 AM EDT The Navy is searching for a Marine who went missing off of the USS Anchorage on Thursday, the service said late Saturday evening." The Navy did not identify the missing Marine, citing military policy to withhold…...
'Lucky' Luckadoo, last original pilot of World War II's 'Bloody Hundredth' dies at 103
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (731+ words) Nicholas Slayton is a contributing editor for Task & Purpose, covering conflict for over 12 years, from the Arab Spring to the war in Ukraine. His previous reporting can be found on the non-profit Aslan Media, The Atlantic, Al Jazeera, The New…...
World War II B-17 gunner awarded France's highest military honor
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (341+ words) Published Apr 13, 2026 11: 30 AM EDT More than 80 years after he flew over occupied France in World War II, a 100-year-old American veteran received the highest French military honor. Retired Staff Sgt. Phillip Bruce Cook was presented with the Legion of Honor…...
Navy destroyer with grizzly bear battle flag pays tribute to heroic Marine
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (529+ words) Published Mar 24, 2026 7: 45 AM EDT Friend and foe alike will have no problem recognizing the Navy's newest destroyer when it flies its distinctive battle flag, which features the visage of a growling grizzly bear. The warship is named for retired Marine…...
USS Stockdale flies shaken, not stirred battle flag
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (162+ words) Published Apr 12, 2026 3: 10 PM EDT The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer the USS Stockdale returned to its home port in San Diego on Thursday, April 10. As it pulled into Naval Base San Diego after a seventh-month deployment, two flags billowed in the…...
Navy commissions its newest submarine, the USS Massachusetts
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (149+ words) Published Mar 29, 2026 4: 15 PM EDT The U. S. Navy officially welcomed its newest warship into service this weekend, while it sat in Boston Harbor next to the Navy's oldest operating warship. On Saturday the Navy commissioned the USS Massachusetts (SSN 798), a new Virginia-class…...
Senator references Iwo Jima while pushing for US to take Kharg Island
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (527+ words) Published Mar 23, 2026 1: 13 PM EDT Iwo Jima was one of the bloodiest battles of World War II, during which 5, 931 Marines were killed " twice as many as all the Marines who died during World War I " including Medal of Honor recipient Gunnery…...
'Pressure' trailer has Brendan Fraser as Eisenhower, and focuses a lot on D-Day's weather
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (599+ words) Nicholas Slayton is a contributing editor for Task & Purpose, covering conflict for over 12 years, from the Arab Spring to the war in Ukraine. His previous reporting can be found on the non-profit Aslan Media, The Atlantic, Al Jazeera, The New…...
WWII soldier who refused to identify Jewish POWs to receive Medal of Honor
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (865+ words) By Matt White, Jeff Schogol Published Feb 18, 2026 5: 23 PM EST Roddie Edmonds never spoke about his time in a German prisoner of war camp. This week, his family learned he'll soon receive the nation's highest valor award for an act of…...