Stephen Losey

Stephen Losey is the Pentagon and special operations reporter for Military.com. He previously covered Air Force personnel and leadership issues as the senior reporter for Air Force Times, and regularly interviewed officials including Air Force secretaries and chiefs of staff. In 2017, he traveled to the Middle East to cover Air Force operations against the Islamic State.

In 2020, his feature article on the harrowing rescue of the future chief of staff of the Air Force after he was shot down over Serbia, "Start Finding Me, Boys," received an award from the Military Reporters and Editors association. His investigative journalism at his preceding paper, Federal Times, was also recognized several times by the Society of Professional Journalists and the American Society of Business Publication Editors.

He attended East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, where he received bachelor's and master's degrees in English and creative nonfiction writing.

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The Senate Armed Services Committee approved an authorization bill for the military that includes the Biden administration's requested 2.7% pay raise for the military, and increases leave benefits for all new parents. (Jason Bortz /U.S. Navy)

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The E-3 Sentry is a modified Boeing 707/320 commercial airframe with a rotating radar dome. (Courtesy photo)

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Iraqi Security Forces prepare to breach rooms.

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Former Afghan interpreters hold placards during a protest against the U.S. government and NATO in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Friday, April 30, 2021. (Mariam Zuhaib/AP Photo)

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Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley answers questions from the media.

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Brig. Gen. Stephen J. Maranian delivers a speech.

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COVID-19 test on Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea

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The restrictions were put in place July 15 and cover both vaccinated and unvaccinated personnel.

Pentagon to Bring Afghans to US Base While Awaiting Visas

The first Afghans who arrive in the United States will go to Fort Lee, Virginia, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said at...

MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter lands during a Last Final Flight

After Multiple Rescue Attempts, All Crew Safe Following Mountaintop Navy Helicopter Crash

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The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge transits the Atlantic

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Former Afghan interpreters during a protest against the U.S. government.

White House: 'Operation Allies Refuge' to Start Evacuating Afghans by End of July

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police officer stands at an intersection in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Some Suspected Assassins of Haitian President Received US Training, Pentagon Confirms

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