Most current and former service members do not belong to extremist groups. However, when veterans and troops do commit crimes, media coverage of those events can play an outsized role in shaping public perception of the military and veteran community writ large. (Task & Purpose illustration by Aaron Provost).A detailed look at three decades of extremist violence comes as the Department of Defense struggles to combat extremism in the ranks.

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