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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Despite all of the public statements from officials about why the US attacked Iran, the Pentagon's inspector general's report on the first four months of the war notes the Pentagon said the mission statement is classified. New from @pattynieberg.bsky.social and myself.
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pattynieberg.bsky.social @pattynieberg.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Poland had the highest number of deployed troop sexual assault reports for the last 3 years, according to previous Pentagon stats. The US ramped up troop presence in eastern Europe after Russia invaded Ukraine. They had been there in smaller numbers years earlier as part of ongoing NATO rotations.
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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
'As an example, [specialized bettors] made a series of longshot bets around Feb. 16, 2025, and again 48 hours before the U.S. began its March strikes on Iran.' New from @pattynieberg.bsky.social
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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
'Task & Purpose reached out to the Navy about the reports and asked about protocols for such incidents and if sailors had been medically evacuated or pulled from duty because of mental health concerns. Those questions were not immediately answered.' New from @pattynieberg.bsky.social
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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
"They're doing it at the expense of some of the most vulnerable members of the military,” a lawyer told @taskandpurpose.com. Good reporting here from @pattynieberg.bsky.social
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Task & Purpose @taskandpurpose.com · 07/07/2026
Army begins using waist-to-height measurement standards trib.al/MqnOrpO
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Army begins using waist-to-height measurement standards
The Army is conducting an initial 180-day assessment, during which soldiers will not be separated if they fail to meet the standards.
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Task & Purpose @taskandpurpose.com · 09/07/2026
Military members assaulted by fellow troops cannot sue the military. That could change. trib.al/vkOd3fR
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Military members assaulted by fellow troops cannot sue the military. That could change.
A new bill could chip away at a long-standing rule that bars active duty service members from filing lawsuits against the government.
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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
'An Air Force spokesperson confirmed to Task & Purpose that the service declined to participate “in compliance” with a January 2025 Executive Order on eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs and policies across the military' New from @pattynieberg.bsky.social
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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Huge scoop by @pattynieberg.bsky.social: 'The Army has a plan in place for the service to carry out executions of military prisoners on death row, if execution orders are approved by President Donald Trump, officials confirmed.'
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Task & Purpose @taskandpurpose.com · 22/04/2026
The US military wants to add 44,500 additional troops next year trib.al/zdK0zHh
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The US military wants to add 44,500 additional troops next year
The troop increase across the services comes amid an upswing in recruitment following years of missed goals.
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Task & Purpose @taskandpurpose.com · 25/04/2026
Army nurse accused of actively helping separatist militants in Cameroon trib.al/p32xbSp
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Army nurse accused of actively helping separatist militants in Cameroon
The officer, a nurse assigned to Fort Belvoir, allegedly presented himself as a combat veteran and shared Army documents with separatists.
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Task & Purpose @taskandpurpose.com · 27/04/2026
Army drill sergeants get prison for ‘prohibited’ trainee relationships trib.al/ANXATIu
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Army drill sergeants get prison for ‘prohibited’ trainee relationships
A trainee reported the two drill sergeants for pursuing “prohibited” relationships with recruits at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.
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Task & Purpose @taskandpurpose.com · 29/04/2026
Scrawled in bunkers, the ‘first military art’ of the Iran War emerges trib.al/KVEzxBm
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Scrawled in bunkers, the ‘first military art’ of the Iran War emerges
Bunker artwork from the Iran War often includes tallies chronicling Shahed attacks and how long troops have spent in their concrete confines.
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Liz Renzetti @lizrenzetti.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
If this man had murdered eight strangers the story would lead every news outlet. But because they are his children, it's "family violence," "domestic violence" -- undeserving of the same attention. Even though this violence is much more common www.nytimes.com/2026/04/19/u...
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Haunted by ‘Dark Thoughts,’ Louisiana Father Kills 8 Children
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Task & Purpose @taskandpurpose.com · 24/03/2026
Army raises enlistment age to 42, removes waiver for marijuana possession trib.al/CVokPQU
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Army raises enlistment age to 42, removes waiver for marijuana possession
The Army will now allow recruits to enlist up to age 42 and has removed a waiver requirement for those with a marijuana-related conviction.
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Task & Purpose @taskandpurpose.com · 03/03/2026
Top officer in Middle East tells US troops ‘you will change the course of human history’ trib.al/mvrr0yH
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Top officer in Middle East tells US troops 'you will change the course of human history'
The top U.S. commander in the Middle East told troops that they were moving from 'deterrence into active combat' ahead of Iran strikes.
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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Meanwhile in the wearable tech/privacy/opsec world.... Good story here from @pattynieberg.bsky.social @taskandpurpose.com taskandpurpose.com/news/air-for...
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Air Force bans smart glasses for troops in uniform
The Air Force is banning troops from wearing smart eyewear like Meta AI glasses. Other services allow commanders to dictate device policies.
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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
The military often sends out notices of commanders fired. Not unusual. But this notice was deeply weird, and it looks tied to some strange local lakefront property disputes. Ends up getting deeply political. New from @pattynieberg.bsky.social
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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
'Every woman who spoke to Task & Purpose emphatically disagreed with the broad insinuations echoed by Hegseth and other Pentagon officials that women in combat jobs are not already held to the same standards as men.' Read this great @pattynieberg.bsky.social piece taskandpurpose.com/news/women-r...
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Women in ground combat jobs say they prove their 'effectiveness' every day
Women in combat arms roles told Task & Purpose that the Pentagon’s latest review is frustrating after proving themselves for over a decade.
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Task & Purpose @taskandpurpose.com · 22/12/2025
Have you served on the US-Mexico border in the last year? We want to hear from you. trib.al/a86JpLH
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Have you served on the US-Mexico border in the last year? We want to hear from you.
A federal watchdog revealed unsafe housing for troops assigned to the southern border. We want to keep reporting on it, but need your help.
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Task & Purpose @taskandpurpose.com · 23/12/2025
A federal watchdog revealed unsafe housing for troops assigned to the southern border. We want to keep reporting on it, but need your help. trib.al/yogqXVx
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Have you served on the US-Mexico border in the last year? We want to hear from you.
A federal watchdog revealed unsafe housing for troops assigned to the southern border. We want to keep reporting on it, but need your help.
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Task & Purpose @taskandpurpose.com · 23/12/2025
An Army doctor at Fort Hood, Texas, is accused of filming patients. In response, advocates are calling for stronger chaperone policies. trib.al/kyiBFYg
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Fort Hood OB-GYN abuse case raises questions on chaperone policy
An Army doctor at Fort Hood, Texas, is accused of filming patients. In response, advocates are calling for stronger chaperone policies.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 30/12/2025
“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.” Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
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Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
This is very good reporting from @pattynieberg.bsky.social. This story is worth your time.
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Task & Purpose @taskandpurpose.com · 09/12/2025
New law could require ‘blast safety officers’ for military training trib.al/hifeLxZ
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New law could require ‘blast safety officers’ for military training
A congressional measure would create blast safety officers across the services to enforce overpressure safety rules during training.
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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Important stuff here from @pattynieberg.bsky.social and Jeff Schogol in light of the recent Venezuela news.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
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Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Since Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is re-fighting the Battle of Wounded Knee over on X, I thought that I would re-up my article for The Intercept from last Thanksgiving Happy Native American Heritage Month From the Army That Brought You the Trail of Tears theintercept.com/2024/11/28/a...
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Task & Purpose @taskandpurpose.com · 25/09/2025
The elusive ship built to carry U.S. special operators is apparently in the Caribbean trib.al/5VyDwPW
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The elusive ship built to carry U.S. special operators is apparently in the Caribbean
The ship is built to carry up to 159 special operations forces plus its crew of 50 for up to 45 days at sea.
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pattynieberg.bsky.social @pattynieberg.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
@mags.colvett.online thank you for sharing my billboard story!!
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Marielle Hellraiser 💀 @mags.colvett.online · 26/09/2025
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Billboards aimed at troops ask 'is this what you signed up for?'
The signs went up outside of two North Carolina bases amid the Trump administration’s surge in domestic deployments for law enforcement.
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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Did you see the WaPo story on people playing the Imperial March at National Guard troops in DC? Well read @pattynieberg.bsky.social's story from earlier this week on all of the ways DC is trolling the guardsmen. @taskandpurpose.com taskandpurpose.com/culture/nati...
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Guard troops in DC are facing the wrath of the TikTok generation
National Guard troops sent to Washington, D.C., are faced with locals who are using social media as a form of protest.
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pattynieberg.bsky.social @pattynieberg.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
My latest for @taskandpurpose.com. It will certainly be interesting to see how this plays out in the broader conversation around the DC mission. taskandpurpose.com/news/nationa...
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National Guard medics in DC are carrying overdose reversal drug Narcan
National Guard medics assigned to the Washington D.C. mission are carrying naloxone, or Narcan, a nasal spray used to reverse drug overdoses.
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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
While CBP is wearing meta smart glasses, as @404media.co reported, US troops sent to the southern border are sporting the heads up display goggles that are still in testing. In fact there's a lot of military tech testing going on. From @pattynieberg.bsky.social taskandpurpose.com/news/soldier...
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Soldiers using IVAS headsets, Dronebusters at the US-Mexico border
Soldiers are using U.S.-Mexico border deployments as a chance to try out new technology, including a reworked version of IVAS headsets.
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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
A good explainer on the National Guard in DC (and potentially elsewhere) from @pattynieberg.bsky.social and Jeff Schogol @taskandpurpose.com taskandpurpose.com/news/what-tr...
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What National Guard troops legally can and can’t do in Washington, DC
National Guard troops called to Washington, D.C., face complex legal rules. Those same rules would be even more vague in other cities.
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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
More on the wider book removal from @pattynieberg.bsky.social : taskandpurpose.com/culture/dod-...
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'Hillbilly Elegy,' 'Kite Runner' among books being reviewed over 'ideology' concerns at on-base military schools
Staff at Department of Defense-run schools are reviewing books on gender identity and inequity, but the guidance is far from specific.
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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Important story from @pattynieberg.bsky.social @taskandpurpose.com taskandpurpose.com/military-lif...
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As the VA celebrates 100 years of medical research, the very people doing that job are being fired
Researchers focused on veteran health and medical care have been let go and thousands more might be on the chopping block.
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jameswhuclark.bsky.social @jameswhuclark.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Granny’s delight… That’s what they called it.
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