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sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" loading="lazy" alt="That time the Army tried to develop a missile guided by pigeons" /> </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/history/" class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight no-underline hover:underline">History</a> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/history/project-pigeon-missiles-ww2/" > <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"> That time the Army tried to develop a missile guided by pigeons </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">That time the Army tried to develop a missile guided by pigeons</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 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https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/05/Foo-Fighter-night-fighter.jpeg?w=1234&h=694 1234w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/05/Foo-Fighter-night-fighter.jpeg?w=280&h=158 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/05/Foo-Fighter-night-fighter.jpeg?w=1440&h=810 1440w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/05/Foo-Fighter-night-fighter.jpeg?w=289&h=163 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/05/Foo-Fighter-night-fighter.jpeg?w=370&h=208 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/05/Foo-Fighter-night-fighter.jpeg?w=308&h=173 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/05/Foo-Fighter-night-fighter.jpeg?w=50&h=28 50w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" loading="lazy" alt="The World War II story of the first time US military pilots encountered UFOs" /> </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/history/" class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight no-underline hover:underline">History</a> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/history/foo-fighters-military-world-war-ii/" > <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 World War II story of the first time US military pilots encountered UFOs </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">The World War II story of the first time US military pilots encountered UFOs</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/max-hauptman/">Max Hauptman</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2022-10-05T16:21:18-04:00"> Oct 5 2022 </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/news/navy-battleships-warships-terms/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/05/USS-New-Mexico.jpg?quality=85&w=800" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/05/USS-New-Mexico.jpg 1920w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/05/USS-New-Mexico.jpg?w=768&h=432 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/05/USS-New-Mexico.jpg?w=1536&h=864 1536w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/05/USS-New-Mexico.jpg?w=800&h=450 800w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/05/USS-New-Mexico.jpg?w=356&h=200 356w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/05/USS-New-Mexico.jpg?w=1173&h=660 1173w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/05/USS-New-Mexico.jpg?w=711&h=400 711w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/05/USS-New-Mexico.jpg?w=1486&h=836 1486w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/05/USS-New-Mexico.jpg?w=1227&h=690 1227w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/05/USS-New-Mexico.jpg?w=384&h=216 384w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/05/USS-New-Mexico.jpg?w=718&h=404 718w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/05/USS-New-Mexico.jpg?w=1589&h=894 1589w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/05/USS-New-Mexico.jpg?w=1337&h=752 1337w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/05/USS-New-Mexico.jpg?w=1234&h=694 1234w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/05/USS-New-Mexico.jpg?w=280&h=158 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/05/USS-New-Mexico.jpg?w=1440&h=810 1440w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/05/USS-New-Mexico.jpg?w=289&h=163 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/05/USS-New-Mexico.jpg?w=370&h=208 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/05/USS-New-Mexico.jpg?w=308&h=173 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/05/USS-New-Mexico.jpg?w=50&h=28 50w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" loading="lazy" alt="USS New Mexico" /> </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/news/" class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight no-underline hover:underline">News</a> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/navy-battleships-warships-terms/" > <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"> For the love of God, please stop referring to Navy warships as ‘battleships’ </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">For the love of God, please stop referring to Navy warships as ‘battleships’</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/jeff-schogol/">Jeff Schogol</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2022-10-05T15:49:16-04:00"> Oct 5 2022 </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/news/thank-you-for-your-service-replacement-congress/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/04/Thank-you-for-your-service.jpg?quality=85&w=800" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/04/Thank-you-for-your-service.jpg 1920w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/04/Thank-you-for-your-service.jpg?w=768&h=432 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/04/Thank-you-for-your-service.jpg?w=1536&h=864 1536w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/04/Thank-you-for-your-service.jpg?w=800&h=450 800w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/04/Thank-you-for-your-service.jpg?w=356&h=200 356w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/04/Thank-you-for-your-service.jpg?w=1173&h=660 1173w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/04/Thank-you-for-your-service.jpg?w=711&h=400 711w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/04/Thank-you-for-your-service.jpg?w=1486&h=836 1486w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/04/Thank-you-for-your-service.jpg?w=1227&h=690 1227w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/04/Thank-you-for-your-service.jpg?w=384&h=216 384w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/04/Thank-you-for-your-service.jpg?w=718&h=404 718w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/04/Thank-you-for-your-service.jpg?w=1589&h=894 1589w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/04/Thank-you-for-your-service.jpg?w=1337&h=752 1337w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/04/Thank-you-for-your-service.jpg?w=1234&h=694 1234w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/04/Thank-you-for-your-service.jpg?w=280&h=158 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/04/Thank-you-for-your-service.jpg?w=1440&h=810 1440w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/04/Thank-you-for-your-service.jpg?w=289&h=163 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/04/Thank-you-for-your-service.jpg?w=370&h=208 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/04/Thank-you-for-your-service.jpg?w=308&h=173 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/04/Thank-you-for-your-service.jpg?w=50&h=28 50w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" loading="lazy" alt="Salute to Service" /> </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/news/" class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight no-underline hover:underline">News</a> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/thank-you-for-your-service-replacement-congress/" > <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"> Lawmakers want to replace ‘thank you for your service’ with something even more meaningless </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">Lawmakers want to replace ‘thank you for your service’ with something even more meaningless</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/jeff-schogol/">Jeff Schogol</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2022-10-04T15:17:02-04:00"> Oct 4 2022 </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/news/air-force-thunderbirds-missing-man-pattillo-brothers/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/03/Air-Force-2x1-Composite.jpg?quality=85&w=800" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/03/Air-Force-2x1-Composite.jpg 1920w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/03/Air-Force-2x1-Composite.jpg?w=768&h=432 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/03/Air-Force-2x1-Composite.jpg?w=1536&h=864 1536w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/03/Air-Force-2x1-Composite.jpg?w=800&h=450 800w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/03/Air-Force-2x1-Composite.jpg?w=356&h=200 356w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/03/Air-Force-2x1-Composite.jpg?w=1173&h=660 1173w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/03/Air-Force-2x1-Composite.jpg?w=711&h=400 711w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/03/Air-Force-2x1-Composite.jpg?w=1486&h=836 1486w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/03/Air-Force-2x1-Composite.jpg?w=1227&h=690 1227w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/03/Air-Force-2x1-Composite.jpg?w=384&h=216 384w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/03/Air-Force-2x1-Composite.jpg?w=718&h=404 718w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/03/Air-Force-2x1-Composite.jpg?w=1589&h=894 1589w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/03/Air-Force-2x1-Composite.jpg?w=1337&h=752 1337w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/03/Air-Force-2x1-Composite.jpg?w=1234&h=694 1234w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/03/Air-Force-2x1-Composite.jpg?w=280&h=158 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/03/Air-Force-2x1-Composite.jpg?w=1440&h=810 1440w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/03/Air-Force-2x1-Composite.jpg?w=289&h=163 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/03/Air-Force-2x1-Composite.jpg?w=370&h=208 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/03/Air-Force-2x1-Composite.jpg?w=308&h=173 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/03/Air-Force-2x1-Composite.jpg?w=50&h=28 50w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" loading="lazy" alt="Watch Air Force Thunderbirds perform their first-ever dual ‘missing man’ formation for 2 of their original pilots" /> </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/news/" class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight no-underline hover:underline">News</a> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-thunderbirds-missing-man-pattillo-brothers/" > <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"> Watch Air Force Thunderbirds perform their first-ever dual ‘missing man’ formation for 2 of their original pilots </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">Watch Air Force Thunderbirds perform their first-ever dual ‘missing man’ formation for 2 of their original pilots</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/david-roza/">David Roza</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2022-10-04T08:27:39-04:00"> Oct 4 2022 </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/history/black-hawk-down-video/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/03/Screen-Shot-2021-10-03-at-11.24.47-AM.png?quality=85&w=857" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/03/Screen-Shot-2021-10-03-at-11.24.47-AM.png 1200w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/03/Screen-Shot-2021-10-03-at-11.24.47-AM.png?w=768&h=403 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/03/Screen-Shot-2021-10-03-at-11.24.47-AM.png?w=857&h=450 857w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/03/Screen-Shot-2021-10-03-at-11.24.47-AM.png?w=381&h=200 381w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/03/Screen-Shot-2021-10-03-at-11.24.47-AM.png?w=762&h=400 762w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/03/Screen-Shot-2021-10-03-at-11.24.47-AM.png?w=411&h=216 411w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/03/Screen-Shot-2021-10-03-at-11.24.47-AM.png?w=770&h=404 770w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/03/Screen-Shot-2021-10-03-at-11.24.47-AM.png?w=280&h=147 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/03/Screen-Shot-2021-10-03-at-11.24.47-AM.png?w=289&h=152 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/03/Screen-Shot-2021-10-03-at-11.24.47-AM.png?w=370&h=194 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/03/Screen-Shot-2021-10-03-at-11.24.47-AM.png?w=308&h=162 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/03/Screen-Shot-2021-10-03-at-11.24.47-AM.png?w=50&h=26 50w" sizes="(max-width: 857px) 100vw, 857px" loading="lazy" alt="This video captures the ‘catastrophic impact’ that kicked off the fierce ‘Black Hawk Down’ mission 29 years ago" /> </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/history/" class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight no-underline hover:underline">History</a> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/history/black-hawk-down-video/" > <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"> This video captures the ‘catastrophic impact’ that kicked off the fierce ‘Black Hawk Down’ mission 29 years ago </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">This video captures the ‘catastrophic impact’ that kicked off the fierce ‘Black Hawk Down’ mission 29 years ago</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/jaredkeller/">Jared Keller</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2022-10-03T13:04:29-04:00"> Oct 3 2022 </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/army-1949-manners/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" 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https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/02/Screenshot-2022-10-02-at-13-35-29-PAM-21-41-Personal-Conduct-For-The-Soldier-United-States.-Department-of-the-Army-Free-Download-Borrow-and-Streaming-Internet-Archive.png?w=526&h=404 526w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/02/Screenshot-2022-10-02-at-13-35-29-PAM-21-41-Personal-Conduct-For-The-Soldier-United-States.-Department-of-the-Army-Free-Download-Borrow-and-Streaming-Internet-Archive.png?w=280&h=215 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/02/Screenshot-2022-10-02-at-13-35-29-PAM-21-41-Personal-Conduct-For-The-Soldier-United-States.-Department-of-the-Army-Free-Download-Borrow-and-Streaming-Internet-Archive.png?w=289&h=222 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/02/Screenshot-2022-10-02-at-13-35-29-PAM-21-41-Personal-Conduct-For-The-Soldier-United-States.-Department-of-the-Army-Free-Download-Borrow-and-Streaming-Internet-Archive.png?w=370&h=284 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/02/Screenshot-2022-10-02-at-13-35-29-PAM-21-41-Personal-Conduct-For-The-Soldier-United-States.-Department-of-the-Army-Free-Download-Borrow-and-Streaming-Internet-Archive.png?w=308&h=237 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/02/Screenshot-2022-10-02-at-13-35-29-PAM-21-41-Personal-Conduct-For-The-Soldier-United-States.-Department-of-the-Army-Free-Download-Borrow-and-Streaming-Internet-Archive.png?w=50&h=38 50w" sizes="(max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px" loading="lazy" alt="Here’s the Army’s 1949 guide on how to be a well-mannered soldier" /> </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" 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https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/02/GettyImages-159146515-scaled.jpg?w=1336&h=752 1336w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/02/GettyImages-159146515-scaled.jpg?w=1233&h=694 1233w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/02/GettyImages-159146515-scaled.jpg?w=280&h=158 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/02/GettyImages-159146515-scaled.jpg?w=1440&h=811 1440w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/02/GettyImages-159146515-scaled.jpg?w=289&h=163 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/02/GettyImages-159146515-scaled.jpg?w=370&h=208 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/02/GettyImages-159146515-scaled.jpg?w=308&h=173 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/02/GettyImages-159146515-scaled.jpg?w=50&h=28 50w" sizes="(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px" loading="lazy" alt="A century later, a World War I submarine has been found" /> </div> </a> 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https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/27/GettyImages-50682931-scaled-e1664309671181.jpg?w=370&h=244 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/27/GettyImages-50682931-scaled-e1664309671181.jpg?w=308&h=203 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/27/GettyImages-50682931-scaled-e1664309671181.jpg?w=50&h=33 50w" sizes="(max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px" loading="lazy" alt="The Department of Energy had a nuclear commando task force in the 1980s that looked straight out of ‘Counter Strike’" /> </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/history/" class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight no-underline hover:underline">History</a> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/history/department-of-energy-security-teams-nuclear-commandos/" > <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 Department of Energy had a nuclear commando task force in the 1980s that looked straight out of ‘Counter Strike’ </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">The Department of Energy had a nuclear commando task force in the 1980s that looked straight out of ‘Counter Strike’</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/nicholas-slayton/">Nicholas Slayton</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2022-09-27T16:08:57-04:00"> Sep 27 2022 </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/history/cold-war-army-moon-space-guns/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/24/Screenshot-2022-09-24-at-13-30-15-The-Meanderings-of-a-Weapon-Oriented-Mind-When.pdf.png?quality=85&w=799" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/24/Screenshot-2022-09-24-at-13-30-15-The-Meanderings-of-a-Weapon-Oriented-Mind-When.pdf.png 1191w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/24/Screenshot-2022-09-24-at-13-30-15-The-Meanderings-of-a-Weapon-Oriented-Mind-When.pdf.png?w=768&h=433 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/24/Screenshot-2022-09-24-at-13-30-15-The-Meanderings-of-a-Weapon-Oriented-Mind-When.pdf.png?w=799&h=450 799w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/24/Screenshot-2022-09-24-at-13-30-15-The-Meanderings-of-a-Weapon-Oriented-Mind-When.pdf.png?w=355&h=200 355w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/24/Screenshot-2022-09-24-at-13-30-15-The-Meanderings-of-a-Weapon-Oriented-Mind-When.pdf.png?w=1171&h=660 1171w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/24/Screenshot-2022-09-24-at-13-30-15-The-Meanderings-of-a-Weapon-Oriented-Mind-When.pdf.png?w=710&h=400 710w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/24/Screenshot-2022-09-24-at-13-30-15-The-Meanderings-of-a-Weapon-Oriented-Mind-When.pdf.png?w=383&h=216 383w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/24/Screenshot-2022-09-24-at-13-30-15-The-Meanderings-of-a-Weapon-Oriented-Mind-When.pdf.png?w=717&h=404 717w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/24/Screenshot-2022-09-24-at-13-30-15-The-Meanderings-of-a-Weapon-Oriented-Mind-When.pdf.png?w=280&h=158 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/24/Screenshot-2022-09-24-at-13-30-15-The-Meanderings-of-a-Weapon-Oriented-Mind-When.pdf.png?w=289&h=163 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/24/Screenshot-2022-09-24-at-13-30-15-The-Meanderings-of-a-Weapon-Oriented-Mind-When.pdf.png?w=370&h=208 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/24/Screenshot-2022-09-24-at-13-30-15-The-Meanderings-of-a-Weapon-Oriented-Mind-When.pdf.png?w=308&h=174 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/24/Screenshot-2022-09-24-at-13-30-15-The-Meanderings-of-a-Weapon-Oriented-Mind-When.pdf.png?w=50&h=28 50w" sizes="(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px" loading="lazy" alt="This was the Army’s Cold War plan for a war on the Moon, and the weapons it’d use to win it" /> </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/history/" class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight no-underline hover:underline">History</a> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/history/cold-war-army-moon-space-guns/" > <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"> This was the Army’s Cold War plan for a war on the Moon, and the weapons it’d use to win it </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">This was the Army’s Cold War plan for a war on the Moon, and the weapons it’d use to win it</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/nicholas-slayton/">Nicholas Slayton</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2022-09-24T17:30:42-04:00"> Sep 24 2022 </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/news/tank-warfare-russia-ukraine-future/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/23/Tank-Warfare-scaled.jpg?quality=85&w=853" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/23/Tank-Warfare-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/23/Tank-Warfare-scaled.jpg?w=768&h=405 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/23/Tank-Warfare-scaled.jpg?w=1536&h=810 1536w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/23/Tank-Warfare-scaled.jpg?w=2048&h=1080 2048w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/23/Tank-Warfare-scaled.jpg?w=853&h=450 853w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/23/Tank-Warfare-scaled.jpg?w=379&h=200 379w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/23/Tank-Warfare-scaled.jpg?w=1252&h=660 1252w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/23/Tank-Warfare-scaled.jpg?w=759&h=400 759w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/23/Tank-Warfare-scaled.jpg?w=1585&h=836 1585w, 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https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/23/Tank-Warfare-scaled.jpg?w=308&h=162 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/23/Tank-Warfare-scaled.jpg?w=50&h=26 50w" sizes="(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px" loading="lazy" alt="Tank warfare" /> </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/news/" class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight no-underline hover:underline">News</a> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/tank-warfare-russia-ukraine-future/" > <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"> Tank warfare is still relevant, even if the Russians suck at it </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">Tank warfare is 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sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" loading="lazy" alt="A look back at the humble beginnings of morning PT in the US military" /> </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/old-army-film-physical-training/" > <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"> A look back at the humble beginnings of morning PT in the US military </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">A look back at the humble beginnings of morning PT in the US military</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 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srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/71iDHXbtLxL.jpg 1920w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/71iDHXbtLxL.jpg?w=768&h=432 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/71iDHXbtLxL.jpg?w=1536&h=864 1536w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/71iDHXbtLxL.jpg?w=800&h=450 800w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/71iDHXbtLxL.jpg?w=356&h=200 356w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/71iDHXbtLxL.jpg?w=1173&h=660 1173w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/71iDHXbtLxL.jpg?w=711&h=400 711w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/71iDHXbtLxL.jpg?w=1486&h=836 1486w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/71iDHXbtLxL.jpg?w=1227&h=690 1227w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/71iDHXbtLxL.jpg?w=384&h=216 384w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/71iDHXbtLxL.jpg?w=718&h=404 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Then came the hard part" /> </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/history/" class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight no-underline hover:underline">History</a> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/history/the-shot-book-review-bill-bee/" > <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"> This Marine was nearly killed in Afghanistan. Then came the hard part </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">This Marine was nearly killed in Afghanistan. Then came the hard part</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/peter-molin/">Peter Molin</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2022-09-21T09:23:17-04:00"> Sep 21 2022 </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/news/air-force-afghanistan-evacuation-medal/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20/security-forces.jpg?quality=85&w=800" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20/security-forces.jpg 1920w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20/security-forces.jpg?w=768&h=432 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20/security-forces.jpg?w=1536&h=864 1536w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20/security-forces.jpg?w=800&h=450 800w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20/security-forces.jpg?w=356&h=200 356w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20/security-forces.jpg?w=1173&h=660 1173w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20/security-forces.jpg?w=711&h=400 711w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20/security-forces.jpg?w=1486&h=836 1486w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20/security-forces.jpg?w=1227&h=690 1227w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20/security-forces.jpg?w=384&h=216 384w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20/security-forces.jpg?w=718&h=404 718w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20/security-forces.jpg?w=1589&h=894 1589w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20/security-forces.jpg?w=1337&h=752 1337w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20/security-forces.jpg?w=1234&h=694 1234w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20/security-forces.jpg?w=280&h=158 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20/security-forces.jpg?w=1440&h=810 1440w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20/security-forces.jpg?w=289&h=163 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20/security-forces.jpg?w=370&h=208 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20/security-forces.jpg?w=308&h=173 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20/security-forces.jpg?w=50&h=28 50w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" loading="lazy" alt="security forces" /> </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/news/" class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight no-underline hover:underline">News</a> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-afghanistan-evacuation-medal/" > <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"> Air Force may need another 6 months to clear backlog of awards for Afghanistan withdrawal </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">Air Force may need another 6 months to clear backlog of awards for Afghanistan withdrawal</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/david-roza/">David Roza</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2022-09-20T09:59:11-04:00"> Sep 20 2022 </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/news/navy-veteran-mark-frerichs-taliban-released/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/19/Mark-feature-image-2.jpg?quality=85&w=801" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/19/Mark-feature-image-2.jpg 1920w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/19/Mark-feature-image-2.jpg?w=768&h=432 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/19/Mark-feature-image-2.jpg?w=1536&h=863 1536w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/19/Mark-feature-image-2.jpg?w=801&h=450 801w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/19/Mark-feature-image-2.jpg?w=356&h=200 356w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/19/Mark-feature-image-2.jpg?w=1174&h=660 1174w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/19/Mark-feature-image-2.jpg?w=712&h=400 712w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/19/Mark-feature-image-2.jpg?w=1488&h=836 1488w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/19/Mark-feature-image-2.jpg?w=1228&h=690 1228w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/19/Mark-feature-image-2.jpg?w=384&h=216 384w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/19/Mark-feature-image-2.jpg?w=719&h=404 719w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/19/Mark-feature-image-2.jpg?w=1591&h=894 1591w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/19/Mark-feature-image-2.jpg?w=1338&h=752 1338w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/19/Mark-feature-image-2.jpg?w=1235&h=694 1235w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/19/Mark-feature-image-2.jpg?w=280&h=157 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/19/Mark-feature-image-2.jpg?w=1440&h=809 1440w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/19/Mark-feature-image-2.jpg?w=289&h=162 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/19/Mark-feature-image-2.jpg?w=370&h=208 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/19/Mark-feature-image-2.jpg?w=308&h=173 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/19/Mark-feature-image-2.jpg?w=50&h=28 50w" sizes="(max-width: 801px) 100vw, 801px" loading="lazy" alt="Navy veteran held in Afghanistan for 2 years released in exchange for Taliban drug lord" /> </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/news/" class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight no-underline hover:underline">News</a> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/navy-veteran-mark-frerichs-taliban-released/" > <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"> Navy veteran held in Afghanistan for 2 years released in exchange for Taliban drug lord </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">Navy veteran held in Afghanistan for 2 years released in exchange for Taliban drug lord</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/jeff-schogol/">Jeff Schogol</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2022-09-19T11:47:22-04:00"> Sep 19 2022 </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/history/army-davy-crockett-tactical-nuclear-weapon/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/DavyCrocket_Header-copy-scaled.jpg?quality=85&w=853" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/DavyCrocket_Header-copy-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/DavyCrocket_Header-copy-scaled.jpg?w=768&h=405 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/DavyCrocket_Header-copy-scaled.jpg?w=1536&h=810 1536w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/DavyCrocket_Header-copy-scaled.jpg?w=2048&h=1080 2048w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/DavyCrocket_Header-copy-scaled.jpg?w=853&h=450 853w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/DavyCrocket_Header-copy-scaled.jpg?w=379&h=200 379w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/DavyCrocket_Header-copy-scaled.jpg?w=1252&h=660 1252w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/DavyCrocket_Header-copy-scaled.jpg?w=759&h=400 759w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/DavyCrocket_Header-copy-scaled.jpg?w=1585&h=836 1585w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/DavyCrocket_Header-copy-scaled.jpg?w=1308&h=690 1308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/DavyCrocket_Header-copy-scaled.jpg?w=410&h=216 410w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/DavyCrocket_Header-copy-scaled.jpg?w=766&h=404 766w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/DavyCrocket_Header-copy-scaled.jpg?w=1695&h=894 1695w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/DavyCrocket_Header-copy-scaled.jpg?w=1426&h=752 1426w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/DavyCrocket_Header-copy-scaled.jpg?w=1316&h=694 1316w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/DavyCrocket_Header-copy-scaled.jpg?w=280&h=148 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/DavyCrocket_Header-copy-scaled.jpg?w=1440&h=759 1440w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/DavyCrocket_Header-copy-scaled.jpg?w=289&h=152 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/DavyCrocket_Header-copy-scaled.jpg?w=370&h=195 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/DavyCrocket_Header-copy-scaled.jpg?w=308&h=162 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/DavyCrocket_Header-copy-scaled.jpg?w=50&h=26 50w" sizes="(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px" loading="lazy" alt="Davy Crockett" /> </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/history/" class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight no-underline hover:underline">History</a> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/history/army-davy-crockett-tactical-nuclear-weapon/" > <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 story of the ‘Davy Crockett,’ a nuclear recoilless rifle once fielded by the US Army </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">The story of the ‘Davy Crockett,’ a nuclear recoilless rifle once fielded by the US Army</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/jeff-schogol/">Jeff Schogol</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2022-09-19T08:47:34-04:00"> Sep 19 2022 </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/military-pow-mia-missing-man-table-history/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/Missing-man-table.jpeg?quality=85&w=800" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/Missing-man-table.jpeg 1920w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/Missing-man-table.jpeg?w=768&h=432 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/Missing-man-table.jpeg?w=1536&h=864 1536w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/Missing-man-table.jpeg?w=800&h=450 800w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/Missing-man-table.jpeg?w=356&h=200 356w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/Missing-man-table.jpeg?w=1173&h=660 1173w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/Missing-man-table.jpeg?w=711&h=400 711w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/Missing-man-table.jpeg?w=1486&h=836 1486w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/Missing-man-table.jpeg?w=1227&h=690 1227w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/Missing-man-table.jpeg?w=384&h=216 384w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/Missing-man-table.jpeg?w=718&h=404 718w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/Missing-man-table.jpeg?w=1589&h=894 1589w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/Missing-man-table.jpeg?w=1337&h=752 1337w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/Missing-man-table.jpeg?w=1234&h=694 1234w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/Missing-man-table.jpeg?w=280&h=158 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/Missing-man-table.jpeg?w=1440&h=810 1440w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/Missing-man-table.jpeg?w=289&h=163 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/Missing-man-table.jpeg?w=370&h=208 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/Missing-man-table.jpeg?w=308&h=173 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/16/Missing-man-table.jpeg?w=50&h=28 50w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" loading="lazy" alt="What the military’s ‘missing man table’ is and what it means" /> </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/military-pow-mia-missing-man-table-history/" > <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 the military’s ‘missing man table’ is and what it means </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">What the military’s ‘missing man table’ is and what it means</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/max-hauptman/">Max Hauptman</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2022-09-16T15:37:20-04:00"> Sep 16 2022 </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/news/navy-ships-names-rename-confederates/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/14/Boats-copy-scaled.jpg?quality=85&w=853" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/14/Boats-copy-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/14/Boats-copy-scaled.jpg?w=768&h=405 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/14/Boats-copy-scaled.jpg?w=1536&h=810 1536w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/14/Boats-copy-scaled.jpg?w=2048&h=1080 2048w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/14/Boats-copy-scaled.jpg?w=853&h=450 853w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/14/Boats-copy-scaled.jpg?w=379&h=200 379w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/14/Boats-copy-scaled.jpg?w=1252&h=660 1252w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/14/Boats-copy-scaled.jpg?w=759&h=400 759w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/14/Boats-copy-scaled.jpg?w=1585&h=836 1585w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/14/Boats-copy-scaled.jpg?w=1308&h=690 1308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/14/Boats-copy-scaled.jpg?w=410&h=216 410w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/14/Boats-copy-scaled.jpg?w=766&h=404 766w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/14/Boats-copy-scaled.jpg?w=1695&h=894 1695w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/14/Boats-copy-scaled.jpg?w=1426&h=752 1426w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/14/Boats-copy-scaled.jpg?w=1316&h=694 1316w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/14/Boats-copy-scaled.jpg?w=280&h=148 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/14/Boats-copy-scaled.jpg?w=1440&h=759 1440w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/14/Boats-copy-scaled.jpg?w=289&h=152 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/14/Boats-copy-scaled.jpg?w=370&h=195 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/14/Boats-copy-scaled.jpg?w=308&h=162 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/14/Boats-copy-scaled.jpg?w=50&h=26 50w" sizes="(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px" loading="lazy" alt="Confederate names" /> </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/news/" class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight no-underline hover:underline">News</a> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/navy-ships-names-rename-confederates/" > <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"> This is how the Navy decides what to name (or rename) its ships </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">This is how the Navy decides what to name (or rename) its ships</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 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