Task & Purpose

Airmen and Space Force guardians will be extended for 60 days due to shutdown

The Air Force is telling roughly 50 airmen and Space Force guardians who had expected to separate in November that their time in the service is being extended for 60 days due to the government ...

NYPD, PBA strike deal to keep 31 rookie cops deemed unfit during hiring process on the force: ‘Fair, down the middle compromise’

We are grateful to have reached a resolution that allows these police officers to continue their careers,” PBA president ...
Air Force Times

Air Force extends airmen, guardians for 60 days due to shutdown

The Air Force is extending separation dates for airmen and guardians by 60 days due to the ongoing U.S. government shutdown. (Capt. Jason Carr/New York Air National Guard) The U.S. Air Force is ...
Task & Purpose

The Air Force fitness test may soon include 2-mile runs twice a year

The Air Force is likely to up its fitness standards, including the addition of a 2-mile run and twice-yearly testing, Air Force officials confirmed to Task & Purpose. “Yes, PT changes are coming,” ...
CBS News

We asked a former federal agent to review videos showing use of force against protesters. Here's what he found.

Nicole Sganga is CBS News' homeland security and justice correspondent. She is based in Washington, D.C., and reports for all shows and platforms. You've seen the videos in newscasts and social ...
Military Times

The Space Force can’t achieve space superiority on the cheap

The U.S. Space Force lacks the funding needed to achieve space superiority, the author of this op-ed argues. Here, a radome receives data from satellites at Kaena Point Space Force Station, Hawaii ...
SpaceNews

How is the Space Force doing on getting the resources it needs?

U.S. Space Force Gen. Chance Saltzman, chief of space operations, addresses graduates at the first Officer Training Course graduation at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Aug. 28, 2025. Credit: ...