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The United States has around 900 troops in Syria that are part of an anti-jihadist coalition and also have forces protecting the Conoco gas field and Al-Omar oil fields in east of the country. (Photo by DELIL SOULEIMAN / AFP) (Photo by DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images)" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <div class="post-tax-badges flex gap-2 items-center border-white pb-4 lg:pb-3.5" > <a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/opinion/" class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight no-underline hover:underline">Opinion</a> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/opinion/assad-regime-syria-us-troops/" > <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> What is going on in Syria and what the hell does it mean for US troops? </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">What is going on in Syria and what the hell does it mean for US troops?</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold 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4800w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/fdp-header-2.jpg?w=768&h=432 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/fdp-header-2.jpg?w=1536&h=864 1536w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/fdp-header-2.jpg?w=2048&h=1152 2048w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/fdp-header-2.jpg?w=800&h=450 800w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/fdp-header-2.jpg?w=356&h=200 356w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/fdp-header-2.jpg?w=1173&h=660 1173w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/fdp-header-2.jpg?w=711&h=400 711w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/fdp-header-2.jpg?w=1486&h=836 1486w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/fdp-header-2.jpg?w=1227&h=690 1227w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/fdp-header-2.jpg?w=384&h=216 384w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/fdp-header-2.jpg?w=718&h=404 718w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/fdp-header-2.jpg?w=1589&h=894 1589w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/fdp-header-2.jpg?w=1337&h=752 1337w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/fdp-header-2.jpg?w=1234&h=694 1234w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/fdp-header-2.jpg?w=280&h=158 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/fdp-header-2.jpg?w=1440&h=810 1440w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/fdp-header-2.jpg?w=289&h=163 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/fdp-header-2.jpg?w=370&h=208 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/fdp-header-2.jpg?w=308&h=173 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/fdp-header-2.jpg?w=50&h=28 50w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" alt="A soldier prepares freeze dried plasma during a military training exercise." /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <div 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(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Dana Clarke)" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <div class="post-tax-badges flex gap-2 items-center border-white pb-4 lg:pb-3.5" > <a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/opinion/" class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight no-underline hover:underline">Opinion</a> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/opinion/opinion-project-2025-slash-benefits/" > <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> Opinion: Project 2025 would slash veterans’ hard-earned benefits </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">Opinion: Project 2025 would slash veterans’ hard-earned benefits </span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/russell-b-lemle/">Russell B. Lemle</a>, <a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/jasper-craven/">Jasper Craven</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2024-07-21T14:53:54-04:00"> Jul 21 2024 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post category-archive-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/opinion/va-direct-care-system-veterans/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-71656156.jpg?quality=85&w=675" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-71656156.jpg 3349w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-71656156.jpg?w=768&h=512 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-71656156.jpg?w=1536&h=1024 1536w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-71656156.jpg?w=2048&h=1365 2048w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-71656156.jpg?w=675&h=450 675w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-71656156.jpg?w=300&h=200 300w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-71656156.jpg?w=990&h=660 990w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-71656156.jpg?w=600&h=400 600w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-71656156.jpg?w=1254&h=836 1254w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-71656156.jpg?w=1035&h=690 1035w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-71656156.jpg?w=324&h=216 324w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-71656156.jpg?w=606&h=404 606w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-71656156.jpg?w=1341&h=894 1341w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-71656156.jpg?w=1128&h=752 1128w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-71656156.jpg?w=1041&h=694 1041w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-71656156.jpg?w=280&h=187 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-71656156.jpg?w=1440&h=960 1440w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-71656156.jpg?w=289&h=193 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-71656156.jpg?w=370&h=247 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-71656156.jpg?w=308&h=205 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-71656156.jpg?w=50&h=33 50w" sizes="(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px" alt="WASHINGTON, D.C. - MARCH 17: Eugene Simpson, 29, from Dale City, Virginia goes through physical therapy at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Washington, D.C. with Michael Minor, a kinesiotherapist with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs on March 17, 2006 in Washington, D.C., USA. Simpson, was left paralyzed after an Improvised Explosive Device (I.E.D.) wounded him while on patrol outside of Tikrit, Iraq on while serving as a United States soldier on April 7, 2004. Prior to his injury, Simpson had been a standout athlete, playing both football and basketball in college. (Photo by Jeff Hutchens/Getty Images)" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <div class="post-tax-badges flex gap-2 items-center border-white pb-4 lg:pb-3.5" > <a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/opinion/" class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight no-underline hover:underline">Opinion</a> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/opinion/va-direct-care-system-veterans/" > <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> Without swift action, the VA will continue ‘eliminating choice for millions of veterans’ </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">Without swift action, the VA will continue ‘eliminating choice for millions of veterans’</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/jasper-craven/">Jasper Craven</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2024-06-26T19:07:00-04:00"> Jun 26 2024 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post category-archive-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/culture/hunterseven-mri-cancer-screening-veterans/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/11/JoshMRIscan.jpg?quality=85&w=800" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/11/JoshMRIscan.jpg 1920w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/11/JoshMRIscan.jpg?w=768&h=432 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/11/JoshMRIscan.jpg?w=1536&h=864 1536w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/11/JoshMRIscan.jpg?w=800&h=450 800w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/11/JoshMRIscan.jpg?w=356&h=200 356w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/11/JoshMRIscan.jpg?w=1173&h=660 1173w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/11/JoshMRIscan.jpg?w=711&h=400 711w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/11/JoshMRIscan.jpg?w=1486&h=836 1486w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/11/JoshMRIscan.jpg?w=1227&h=690 1227w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/11/JoshMRIscan.jpg?w=384&h=216 384w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/11/JoshMRIscan.jpg?w=718&h=404 718w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/11/JoshMRIscan.jpg?w=1589&h=894 1589w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/11/JoshMRIscan.jpg?w=1337&h=752 1337w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/11/JoshMRIscan.jpg?w=1234&h=694 1234w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/11/JoshMRIscan.jpg?w=280&h=158 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/11/JoshMRIscan.jpg?w=1440&h=810 1440w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/11/JoshMRIscan.jpg?w=289&h=163 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/11/JoshMRIscan.jpg?w=370&h=208 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/11/JoshMRIscan.jpg?w=308&h=173 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/11/JoshMRIscan.jpg?w=50&h=28 50w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" loading="lazy" alt="MRI scan army tbi" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <div class="post-tax-badges flex gap-2 items-center border-white pb-4 lg:pb-3.5" > <a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/culture/" class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight no-underline hover:underline">Culture</a> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/culture/hunterseven-mri-cancer-screening-veterans/" > <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> HunterSeven talked me into getting a cancer screening – I’m glad I went </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">HunterSeven talked me into getting a cancer screening – I’m glad I went</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/joshua-skovlund/">Joshua Skovlund</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2024-06-11T13:04:42-04:00"> Jun 11 2024 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post category-archive-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/opinion/military-sexual-trauma-chain-of-command/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/29/MST.jpg?quality=85&w=800" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/29/MST.jpg 1920w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/29/MST.jpg?w=768&h=432 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/29/MST.jpg?w=1536&h=864 1536w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/29/MST.jpg?w=800&h=450 800w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/29/MST.jpg?w=356&h=200 356w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/29/MST.jpg?w=1173&h=660 1173w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/29/MST.jpg?w=711&h=400 711w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/29/MST.jpg?w=1486&h=836 1486w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/29/MST.jpg?w=1227&h=690 1227w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/29/MST.jpg?w=384&h=216 384w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/29/MST.jpg?w=718&h=404 718w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/29/MST.jpg?w=1589&h=894 1589w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/29/MST.jpg?w=1337&h=752 1337w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/29/MST.jpg?w=1234&h=694 1234w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/29/MST.jpg?w=280&h=158 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/29/MST.jpg?w=1440&h=810 1440w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/29/MST.jpg?w=289&h=163 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/29/MST.jpg?w=370&h=208 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/29/MST.jpg?w=308&h=173 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/29/MST.jpg?w=50&h=28 50w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" loading="lazy" alt="Military sexual trauma cases have been removed from the chain of command — but there’s more work to do" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <div class="post-tax-badges flex gap-2 items-center border-white pb-4 lg:pb-3.5" > <a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/opinion/" class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight no-underline hover:underline">Opinion</a> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/opinion/military-sexual-trauma-chain-of-command/" > <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> Military sexual trauma cases have been removed from the chain of command — but there’s more work to do </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">Military sexual trauma cases have been removed from the chain of command — but there’s more work to do</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/jenna-carlton/">Jenna Carlton</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2024-03-29T15:46:19-04:00"> Mar 29 2024 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post category-archive-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/opinion/classroom-battle-lab-algorithmic-warfare/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/06/6855547.jpg?quality=85&w=675" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/06/6855547.jpg 1000w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/06/6855547.jpg?w=768&h=512 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/06/6855547.jpg?w=675&h=450 675w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/06/6855547.jpg?w=300&h=200 300w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/06/6855547.jpg?w=990&h=660 990w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/06/6855547.jpg?w=600&h=400 600w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/06/6855547.jpg?w=324&h=216 324w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/06/6855547.jpg?w=606&h=404 606w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/06/6855547.jpg?w=280&h=187 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/06/6855547.jpg?w=289&h=193 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/06/6855547.jpg?w=370&h=247 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/06/6855547.jpg?w=308&h=205 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/06/6855547.jpg?w=50&h=33 50w" sizes="(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px" loading="lazy" alt="Marine Corps artificial intelligence machine learning" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <div class="post-tax-badges flex gap-2 items-center border-white pb-4 lg:pb-3.5" > <a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/opinion/" class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight no-underline hover:underline">Opinion</a> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/opinion/classroom-battle-lab-algorithmic-warfare/" > <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> The classroom is a battle lab: Using professional military education to usher in a new era of algorithmic warfare </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">The classroom is a battle lab: Using professional military education to usher in a new era of algorithmic warfare</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/benjamin-jensen/">Benjamin Jensen</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2024-03-06T17:34:56-05:00"> Mar 6 2024 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post category-archive-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/opinion/us-military-effective-battlefield-pain-solution/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/06/7601043-scaled.jpg?quality=85&w=684" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/06/7601043-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/06/7601043-scaled.jpg?w=768&h=506 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/06/7601043-scaled.jpg?w=1536&h=1011 1536w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/06/7601043-scaled.jpg?w=2048&h=1348 2048w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/06/7601043-scaled.jpg?w=684&h=450 684w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/06/7601043-scaled.jpg?w=304&h=200 304w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/06/7601043-scaled.jpg?w=1003&h=660 1003w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/06/7601043-scaled.jpg?w=608&h=400 608w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/06/7601043-scaled.jpg?w=1270&h=836 1270w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/06/7601043-scaled.jpg?w=1048&h=690 1048w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/06/7601043-scaled.jpg?w=328&h=216 328w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/06/7601043-scaled.jpg?w=614&h=404 614w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/06/7601043-scaled.jpg?w=1358&h=894 1358w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/06/7601043-scaled.jpg?w=1143&h=752 1143w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/06/7601043-scaled.jpg?w=1054&h=694 1054w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/06/7601043-scaled.jpg?w=280&h=184 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/06/7601043-scaled.jpg?w=1440&h=948 1440w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/06/7601043-scaled.jpg?w=289&h=190 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/06/7601043-scaled.jpg?w=370&h=244 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/06/7601043-scaled.jpg?w=308&h=203 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/06/7601043-scaled.jpg?w=50&h=33 50w" sizes="(max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px" loading="lazy" alt="battlefield pain solutions" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <div class="post-tax-badges flex gap-2 items-center border-white pb-4 lg:pb-3.5" > <a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/opinion/" class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight no-underline hover:underline">Opinion</a> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/opinion/us-military-effective-battlefield-pain-solution/" > <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> The US military still lacks a safe and effective battlefield pain solution </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">The US military still lacks a safe and effective battlefield pain solution</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/steven-schauer/">LTC Steven G Schauer, DO, MS</a>, <a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/adit-ginde/">Adit A Ginde, MD, MPH</a>, <a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/robert-mabry/">COL (ret.) Robert L Mabry, MD</a>, <a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/benjamin-donham/">COL Benjamin P Donham, MD</a>, <a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/michael-tarpey/">COL Michael J. Tarpey, MD</a>, <a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/vikhyat-bebarta/">Col Vikhyat S Bebarta, MD</a>, <a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/curtis-conklin/">CSM Curtis C Conklin, 68W</a>, <a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/julie-rizzo/">LTC Julie A Rizzo, MD</a>, <a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/michael-april/">LTC Michael D April, MD, DPhil, MSc</a>, <a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/ryan-knight/">LTC Ryan M Knight, MD</a>, <a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/andrew-fisher/">MAJ Andrew D Fisher, MD, MPAS</a>, <a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/peter-stednick/">MSG Peter J Stednick, 68W</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2024-02-06T15:07:59-05:00"> Feb 6 2024 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post category-archive-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/opinion/2023-best-task-and-purpose-stories/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/03/Task-and-Purpose-best-of-2023.jpg?quality=85&w=800" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/03/Task-and-Purpose-best-of-2023.jpg 1920w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/03/Task-and-Purpose-best-of-2023.jpg?w=768&h=432 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/03/Task-and-Purpose-best-of-2023.jpg?w=1536&h=864 1536w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/03/Task-and-Purpose-best-of-2023.jpg?w=800&h=450 800w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/03/Task-and-Purpose-best-of-2023.jpg?w=356&h=200 356w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/03/Task-and-Purpose-best-of-2023.jpg?w=1173&h=660 1173w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/03/Task-and-Purpose-best-of-2023.jpg?w=711&h=400 711w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/03/Task-and-Purpose-best-of-2023.jpg?w=1486&h=836 1486w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/03/Task-and-Purpose-best-of-2023.jpg?w=1227&h=690 1227w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/03/Task-and-Purpose-best-of-2023.jpg?w=384&h=216 384w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/03/Task-and-Purpose-best-of-2023.jpg?w=718&h=404 718w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/03/Task-and-Purpose-best-of-2023.jpg?w=1589&h=894 1589w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/03/Task-and-Purpose-best-of-2023.jpg?w=1337&h=752 1337w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/03/Task-and-Purpose-best-of-2023.jpg?w=1234&h=694 1234w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/03/Task-and-Purpose-best-of-2023.jpg?w=280&h=158 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/03/Task-and-Purpose-best-of-2023.jpg?w=1440&h=810 1440w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/03/Task-and-Purpose-best-of-2023.jpg?w=289&h=163 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/03/Task-and-Purpose-best-of-2023.jpg?w=370&h=208 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/03/Task-and-Purpose-best-of-2023.jpg?w=308&h=173 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/03/Task-and-Purpose-best-of-2023.jpg?w=50&h=28 50w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" loading="lazy" alt="task and purpose best stories of 2023" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <div class="post-tax-badges flex gap-2 items-center border-white pb-4 lg:pb-3.5" > <a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/opinion/" class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight no-underline hover:underline">Opinion</a> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/opinion/2023-best-task-and-purpose-stories/" > <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> The best Task & Purpose stories of 2023 </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">The best Task & Purpose stories of 2023</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/marty-skovlund-jr/">Marty Skovlund Jr.</a>, <a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/matt-white/">Matt White</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2024-01-02T20:18:43-05:00"> Jan 2 2024 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post category-archive-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/opinion/congress-va-quality-standards-community-care/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/07/VAcommunitycare.jpg?quality=85&w=800" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/07/VAcommunitycare.jpg 1920w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/07/VAcommunitycare.jpg?w=768&h=432 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/07/VAcommunitycare.jpg?w=1536&h=864 1536w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/07/VAcommunitycare.jpg?w=800&h=450 800w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/07/VAcommunitycare.jpg?w=356&h=200 356w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/07/VAcommunitycare.jpg?w=1173&h=660 1173w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/07/VAcommunitycare.jpg?w=711&h=400 711w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/07/VAcommunitycare.jpg?w=1486&h=836 1486w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/07/VAcommunitycare.jpg?w=1227&h=690 1227w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/07/VAcommunitycare.jpg?w=384&h=216 384w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/07/VAcommunitycare.jpg?w=718&h=404 718w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/07/VAcommunitycare.jpg?w=1589&h=894 1589w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/07/VAcommunitycare.jpg?w=1337&h=752 1337w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/07/VAcommunitycare.jpg?w=1234&h=694 1234w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/07/VAcommunitycare.jpg?w=280&h=158 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/07/VAcommunitycare.jpg?w=1440&h=810 1440w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/07/VAcommunitycare.jpg?w=289&h=163 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/07/VAcommunitycare.jpg?w=370&h=208 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/07/VAcommunitycare.jpg?w=308&h=173 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/07/VAcommunitycare.jpg?w=50&h=28 50w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" loading="lazy" alt="Veterans Administration community care congress" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <div class="post-tax-badges flex gap-2 items-center border-white pb-4 lg:pb-3.5" > <a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/opinion/" class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight no-underline hover:underline">Opinion</a> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/opinion/congress-va-quality-standards-community-care/" > <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> Opinion: Veterans are dying because Congress and the VA refuse to impose quality standards for community care </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">Opinion: Veterans are dying because Congress and the VA refuse to impose quality standards for community care</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/russell-lemle/">Russell Lemle</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2023-12-07T16:43:39-05:00"> Dec 7 2023 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post category-archive-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/opinion/veterans-recruiting-crisis/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/02/millennial-veteran-1.jpg?quality=85&w=800" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/02/millennial-veteran-1.jpg 1920w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/02/millennial-veteran-1.jpg?w=768&h=432 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/02/millennial-veteran-1.jpg?w=1536&h=864 1536w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/02/millennial-veteran-1.jpg?w=800&h=450 800w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/02/millennial-veteran-1.jpg?w=356&h=200 356w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/02/millennial-veteran-1.jpg?w=1173&h=660 1173w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/02/millennial-veteran-1.jpg?w=711&h=400 711w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/02/millennial-veteran-1.jpg?w=1486&h=836 1486w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/02/millennial-veteran-1.jpg?w=1227&h=690 1227w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/02/millennial-veteran-1.jpg?w=384&h=216 384w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/02/millennial-veteran-1.jpg?w=718&h=404 718w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/02/millennial-veteran-1.jpg?w=1589&h=894 1589w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/02/millennial-veteran-1.jpg?w=1337&h=752 1337w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/02/millennial-veteran-1.jpg?w=1234&h=694 1234w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/02/millennial-veteran-1.jpg?w=280&h=158 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/02/millennial-veteran-1.jpg?w=1440&h=810 1440w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/02/millennial-veteran-1.jpg?w=289&h=163 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/02/millennial-veteran-1.jpg?w=370&h=208 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/02/millennial-veteran-1.jpg?w=308&h=173 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/02/millennial-veteran-1.jpg?w=50&h=28 50w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" loading="lazy" alt="millennial veteran" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <div class="post-tax-badges flex gap-2 items-center border-white pb-4 lg:pb-3.5" > <a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/opinion/" class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight no-underline hover:underline">Opinion</a> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/opinion/veterans-recruiting-crisis/" > <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> Opinion: Veterans won’t help the recruiting crisis until our issues are addressed </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">Opinion: Veterans won’t help the recruiting crisis until our issues are addressed</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/jenna-carlton/">Jenna Carlton</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2023-12-01T19:20:55-05:00"> Dec 1 2023 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post category-archive-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/opinion/veterans-health-care-freedom/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/06/8060832-scaled.jpg?quality=85&w=652" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/06/8060832-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/06/8060832-scaled.jpg?w=768&h=530 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/06/8060832-scaled.jpg?w=1536&h=1061 1536w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/06/8060832-scaled.jpg?w=2048&h=1414 2048w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/06/8060832-scaled.jpg?w=652&h=450 652w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/06/8060832-scaled.jpg?w=290&h=200 290w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/06/8060832-scaled.jpg?w=956&h=660 956w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/06/8060832-scaled.jpg?w=579&h=400 579w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/06/8060832-scaled.jpg?w=1210&h=836 1210w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/06/8060832-scaled.jpg?w=999&h=690 999w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/06/8060832-scaled.jpg?w=313&h=216 313w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/06/8060832-scaled.jpg?w=585&h=404 585w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/06/8060832-scaled.jpg?w=1294&h=894 1294w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/06/8060832-scaled.jpg?w=1089&h=752 1089w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/06/8060832-scaled.jpg?w=1005&h=694 1005w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/06/8060832-scaled.jpg?w=280&h=193 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/06/8060832-scaled.jpg?w=1440&h=995 1440w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/06/8060832-scaled.jpg?w=289&h=200 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/06/8060832-scaled.jpg?w=370&h=256 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/06/8060832-scaled.jpg?w=308&h=213 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/06/8060832-scaled.jpg?w=50&h=35 50w" sizes="(max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px" loading="lazy" alt="Marine Corps" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <div class="post-tax-badges flex gap-2 items-center border-white pb-4 lg:pb-3.5" > <a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/opinion/" class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight no-underline hover:underline">Opinion</a> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/opinion/veterans-health-care-freedom/" > <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> Opinion: In the name of health care freedom, millions of veterans may lose theirs </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">Opinion: In the name of health care freedom, millions of veterans may lose theirs</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/russell-lemle/">Russell Lemle</a>, <a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/jasper-craven/">Jasper Craven</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2023-10-06T18:53:22-04:00"> Oct 6 2023 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post category-archive-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/opinion/marsoc-3-raider-badge/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/30/2997799-scaled.jpg?quality=85&w=675" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/30/2997799-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/30/2997799-scaled.jpg?w=768&h=512 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/30/2997799-scaled.jpg?w=1536&h=1024 1536w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/30/2997799-scaled.jpg?w=2048&h=1366 2048w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/30/2997799-scaled.jpg?w=675&h=450 675w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/30/2997799-scaled.jpg?w=300&h=200 300w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/30/2997799-scaled.jpg?w=990&h=660 990w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/30/2997799-scaled.jpg?w=600&h=400 600w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/30/2997799-scaled.jpg?w=1254&h=836 1254w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/30/2997799-scaled.jpg?w=1035&h=690 1035w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/30/2997799-scaled.jpg?w=324&h=216 324w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/30/2997799-scaled.jpg?w=606&h=404 606w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/30/2997799-scaled.jpg?w=1341&h=894 1341w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/30/2997799-scaled.jpg?w=1128&h=752 1128w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/30/2997799-scaled.jpg?w=1041&h=694 1041w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/30/2997799-scaled.jpg?w=280&h=187 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/30/2997799-scaled.jpg?w=1440&h=960 1440w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/30/2997799-scaled.jpg?w=289&h=193 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/30/2997799-scaled.jpg?w=370&h=247 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/30/2997799-scaled.jpg?w=308&h=205 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/30/2997799-scaled.jpg?w=50&h=33 50w" sizes="(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px" loading="lazy" alt="marine raider marsoc 3" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <div class="post-tax-badges flex gap-2 items-center border-white pb-4 lg:pb-3.5" > <a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/opinion/" class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight no-underline hover:underline">Opinion</a> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/opinion/marsoc-3-raider-badge/" > <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> Opinion: Marines look to boot 2 of MARSOC 3 and take their Raider badge </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">Opinion: Marines look to boot 2 of MARSOC 3 and take their Raider badge</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/nick-coffman/">Nick Coffman</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2023-06-30T09:00:00-04:00"> Jun 30 2023 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div 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