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James Clark

@JamesWClark

Editor in chief of @taskandpurpose. Previously at @militarytimes, @armytimes, & elsewhere. @usmc vet. Email: [email protected]

 Washington, DC
Joined November 2014
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Could the DC National Guard mission become the Army’s standard for quality of life? trib.al/mFykbOt
Could the DC National Guard mission become the Army’s standard for quality of life?

Could the DC National Guard mission become the Army’s standard for quality of life?

The turning point came when the D.C. National Guard changed how it handled one of the most basic parts of military life: troop welfare.

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Navy corpsman with Marine Raiders ran into burning building to save French soldiers after Iranian attack trib.al/I5joRAO
Navy corpsman with Marine Raiders ran into burning building to save French soldiers after Iranian...

Navy corpsman with Marine Raiders ran into burning building to save French soldiers after Iranian...

A Navy corpsman was credited with providing life-saving medical care to French soldiers after a drone attack in March in Iraq.

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Pentagon investigates series of commissary freezer failures as possible cyberattack trib.al/2H6Z4OR
Pentagon investigates series of commissary freezer failures as possible cyberattack

Pentagon investigates series of commissary freezer failures as possible cyberattack

The Pentagon is investigating freezer failures at military commissaries amid concerns that hackers may have targeted refrigeration systems.

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Congressman pushes for military housing in San Diego amid Navy data center backlash trib.al/CahzgS0
Congressman pushes for military housing in San Diego amid Navy data center backlash

Congressman pushes for military housing in San Diego amid Navy data center backlash

The Navy’s overhaul of a downtown San Diego campus may include a data center. A lawmaker said the project should include military housing.

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Joint Chiefs’ top military strategy planner ousted from job trib.al/iUZk75x
Joint Chiefs' top military strategy planner ousted from job

Joint Chiefs' top military strategy planner ousted from job

The military’s top strategic planner was ousted this week amid reports that it was at the direction of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

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Pete Hegseth’s plan to restore Confederate memorial at Arlington expected to cost taxpayers $9 million trib.al/wUJRGhT
Hegseth's plan to restore Confederate memorial at Arlington expected to cost taxpayers $9 million

Hegseth's plan to restore Confederate memorial at Arlington expected to cost taxpayers $9 million

Arlington National Cemetery officials say Pete Hegseth's plan to restore a Confederate memorial will cost taxpayers an estimated $9 million.

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The grave of Army Pfc. Samuel Pierre Jr. has been exposed to the elements at the Sweet Olive Cemetery in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for years. Photos dating back years reveal the situation isn't new, and photos taken yesterday show it continues.
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Korean War soldier’s grave exposed to the elements at Louisiana cemetery for years trib.al/7EY4mRS
Korean War soldier's grave exposed to the elements at Louisiana cemetery for years

Korean War soldier's grave exposed to the elements at Louisiana cemetery for years

Photos show a Korean War soldier's grave marker beside an exposed casket at a neglected Louisiana cemetery with years of documented decay.

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“I'm just basically mad that we did this to this guy," said one veteran who spoke with us and lived in the area for years. "And he served in one of the most brutal wars that just got talked about recently to begin with. I mean, it was called the Forgotten War.”
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You can read the full story by Austin Campbell for @TaskandPurpose here: taskandpurpose.com/news/kore…
Korean War soldier's grave exposed to the elements at Louisiana cemetery for years

Korean War soldier's grave exposed to the elements at Louisiana cemetery for years

Photos show a Korean War soldier's grave marker beside an exposed casket at a neglected Louisiana cemetery with years of documented decay.

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Korean War soldier’s grave exposed to the elements at Louisiana cemetery for years trib.al/7EY4mRS
Korean War soldier's grave exposed to the elements at Louisiana cemetery for years

Korean War soldier's grave exposed to the elements at Louisiana cemetery for years

Photos show a Korean War soldier's grave marker beside an exposed casket at a neglected Louisiana cemetery with years of documented decay.

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The Army’s barracks plan hinges on cheaper buildings with shorter lifespans trib.al/l44P2IX
The Army's barracks plan hinges on cheaper buildings with shorter lifespans

The Army's barracks plan hinges on cheaper buildings with shorter lifespans

The Army wants cheaper, replaceable barracks, but that has raised concerns that soldiers will end up in rooms that fall apart faster.

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The protests began shortly after the panel started at 10 a.m. The shouted comments were varied, with the second person yelling, "You're killing my family," and the fourth saying, "He's a war criminal, and you're all to blame." The fifth, shown below, was carried out.
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A sixth person was just removed during Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's remarks at the Association of the United States Army 2026 conference in Washington, DC. "You're a f---ing war criminal. You're a f---ing Nazi," the man says as he's removed.
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On display at #AUSA: a LOCUST X3 laser weapon from AV mounted on a Harbinger UGV 📸 @demarest_colin
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The future of mechanized infantry is charging your phone trib.al/MjOUGc8
The future of mechanized infantry is charging your phone

The future of mechanized infantry is charging your phone

In the words of one commander in a mechanized unit: “Everything you need lives on your phone," but keeping it powered is another matter.

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Pentagon confirms first military execution in 60 years will be ‘livestreamed’ trib.al/fu0Iq4n
Pentagon confirms first military execution in 60 years will be ‘livestreamed’

Pentagon confirms first military execution in 60 years will be ‘livestreamed’

The military will publicly broadcast the firing squad execution of a death row prisoner, Pentagon oficials have announced.

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Airmen criticize Air Force’s use of AI in suicide prevention training as ‘uncomfortable and odd’ trib.al/PPpxS5j
Airmen criticize Air Force's use of AI in suicide prevention training as 'uncomfortable and odd'

Airmen criticize Air Force's use of AI in suicide prevention training as 'uncomfortable and odd'

The Air Force says incorporating AI-generated imagery standardizes the training, but some airmen criticize it as being “cold and unnatural.”

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Army publishes guidebook to help NCOs manage barracks trib.al/OImCGMH
Army publishes guidebook to help NCOs manage the barracks

Army publishes guidebook to help NCOs manage the barracks

The guidebook isn’t policy, but is meant to help noncommissioned officers better understand their duties in the barracks.

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Barracks management is NCO business - Us Army SMA Weimer The Army just announced a new barracks handbook for NCOs. Here’s what you need to know about. See the full breakdown over at Hots&Cots or in below.
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UN report says drug boat strikes are war crimes. What does that mean for US troops? trib.al/FfEL0rU
UN report says drug boat strikes are war crimes. What does that mean for US troops?

UN report says drug boat strikes are war crimes. What does that mean for US troops?

A U.N. expert says U.S. drug boat strikes may be war crimes, while troops who refuse to carry them out could face serious consequences.

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