Task & Purpose

We salute the soldiers who named their tank ‘Executioners Finest’

We at Task & Purpose care deeply about issues affecting active-duty military and veterans. We also love a good tank name. “ASVAB Waiver,” “Divine Intervention,” and “Bye Felicia” are just a few that ...
IGN

There's a Long History of Alien and Predator Crossovers, But They Never Really Counted… Until Now

Now, the new film Predator: Badlands is getting attention for its prominent use of Weyland-Yutani, the organization that has been a major part of the Alien franchise ...
Sun Journal

Decorated soldier’s final salute held in quiet Mason Township cemetery

An error has occurred. Please try again. With a Lewiston Sun Journal subscription, you can gift 5 articles each month. It looks like you do not have any active ...
Newsweek

Is Comet 3I/ATLAS Really an Alien Spacecraft? We’re About To Find Out

A comet called 3I/ATLAS is making its closest approach to the sun today (Wednesday October 29)—but is it really an alien spacecraft as one prominent scientist has speculated? If 3I/ATLAS was a ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Shelter to Soldier to host 2nd Annual Salute to Paws 5k & Gratitude Festival for Dogs

Shelter to Soldier will hold its 2nd annual Salute to Paws 5K and Gratitude Festival for Dogs on Sunday, Nov. 9, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., at Fox Point Farms (1200 Fox Point Farms Lane, Encinitas,92024). This ...
Military Times

Army scales back eligibility for Future Soldier Prep Course

New Army recruits take part in a swearing-in ceremony in San Diego. (Gregory Bull/AP) The Future Soldier Preparatory Course, a cornerstone of the Army’s recent recruiting gains, is set to narrow its ...
Task & Purpose

We salute the soldiers who named their tank ‘Divine Intervention’

Anyone who reads Task & Purpose knows: we adore a good tank name. Sure, we love our friends and families, but not as much as tanks with names like Dropped as a Baby, ASVAB Waiver, and Come And Take It ...
USA Today

U.S. Army recruits tap out fellow soldier who lost family during basic training

Military recruits became a band of brothers at an emotional tap-out ceremony for a grieving soldier. Sergiy Lugovy, 36, originally from Ukraine, joined the U.S. Army and excelled in basic training, ...
New York Post

‘Alien’ DNA found inside humans — it was inserted into our genes, bonkers new study claims

Is it the invasion of the genome snatchers? Just in case the idea of aliens walking around in human skin suits wasn’t frightening enough. An outlandish study asserts that aliens might have abducted us ...
Polygon

5 things I loved about Alien: Earth (and 5 more that I hated)

Alien: Earth definitely gets a lot right, but after watching the season 1 finale, I'm torn, because it gets a lot of things wrong, too. There's clear commitment to certain aspects of the Alien ...
Superhero Hype

Alien: Earth Boss Explains Why Wendy Had [Spoiler] Kill the Soldiers

Noah Hawley recently spoke about a pivotal moment in Alien: Earth. In a new interview, the creator reflected on Wendy’s drastic choice in episode seven and shared how it ties into the series’ bigger ...