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Marine lost at sea identified as 21-year-old infantryman from Minnesota

1+ hour, 1+ min ago  (265+ words) Published Jun 29, 2026 12: 30 PM EDT Marine Corps officials have identified Lance Cpl. Armando Ortiz Canseco as the Marine who went missing from a ship off the southern coast of California last week. The 21-year-old Marine from Minnesota was declared dead on…...

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taskandpurpose. com > news > red-hill-settlement-17-million

Red Hill families to split $17 million in latest water contamination settlement

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (447+ words) Published Jun 26, 2026 10: 52 AM EDT More than 600 military family members and civilians who were sickened by contaminated water following a fuel leak in Hawaii will get $17 million in a federal settlement announced this week. In 2021, more than 20, 000 gallons of jet fuel…...

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taskandpurpose. com > news > air-force-b-52-identified

Air Force identifies crew members killed in California B-52 crash

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (295+ words) Published Jun 17, 2026 1: 52 PM EDT Officials at Edwards Air Force Base, California, released the names of the eight crew members of a B-52 Stratofortress who were killed on Monday when the bomber crashed shortly after takeoff at the desert base. The crew…...

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taskandpurpose. com > news > lackland-air-base-overgrown

Families at a Texas Air Force base say neighborhoods overrun by weeds

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (385+ words) By Matt White, Nicholas Slayton Published Jun 9, 2026 4: 03 PM EDT Neighbors at a Texas Air Force Base say that they have seen poisonous snakes and scorpions hiding in waist-high weeds and grass in base neighborhoods where landscaping crews have not worked…...

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taskandpurpose. com > news > veterans-compensation-bill-2026

New law could increase compensation for Gold Star families if it makes it through Senate

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (831+ words) Published May 27, 2026 2: 49 PM EDT A new bill could offer surviving family members of troops and veterans a slight increase in monthly compensation, along with a more sizable annual increase in benefits for the most severely disabled veterans. The House of…...

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taskandpurpose. com > news > va-claim-shark-court-ruling

Unaccredited VA claims company charged veteran $21, 000 in violation of federal law, judge rules

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (404+ words) Published May 22, 2026 2: 52 PM EDT A company violated federal law for acting as a vetted agent and charging veterans fees to help file disability claims with the Department of Veterans Affairs, a North Carolina court ruled this week. The federal circuit…...

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taskandpurpose. com > news > new-marines-rotating-into-la

New Marines arrive in Los Angeles as first wave heads home

11+ mon, 4+ week ago  (293+ words) Published Jul 1, 2025 4: 04 PM EDT The 400 Marines are from the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division will deploy to Los Angeles, according to a statement posted to the U. S. Northern Command website, and will replace troops from the regiment's 2nd Battalion. A spokesperson for…...

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taskandpurpose. com > news > marines-sea-raids

This is how specially trained Marines raid a vessel at sea

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (488+ words) Published Apr 20, 2026 4: 12 PM EDT Carried out under the cover of darkness, the operation highlighted the capabilities of a small, highly trained group of Marines known as a Maritime Raid Force, or MRF, that specializes in boarding and seizing vessels at…...

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taskandpurpose. com > tech-tactics > national-guard-black-hawk-close-call

FAA investigating close call between National Guard Black Hawk and a passenger jet

3+ mon, 1+ day ago  (227+ words) Published Mar 28, 2026 1: 40 PM EDT The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a near-miss incident in Southern California between a National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter and a commercial airline flight this week. On the evening of Tuesday, March 24, a United Airlines…...

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taskandpurpose. com > news > artemis-ii-splashdown-navy-divers

Navy divers, ship set to recover Artemis II crew

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (302+ words) Published Apr 10, 2026 2: 38 PM EDT Four astronauts returned to Earth Friday after traveling to the Moon, splashing down off the coast of Southern California. As the spaceship bobbed in the water, a specialized team of Navy divers were there to greet…...