Stephen Losey

Stephen Losey is a reporter for Military.com, focusing on Air warfare, the Pentagon, and investigations. He was previously the senior reporter for Air Force Times covering leadership and personnel issues, and regularly interviewed top 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 on the harrowing rescue of the future Air Force chief of staff 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.

Email: Stephen.Losey@Military.com

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An F-22A Raptor taxis at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.

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Staff Sgt. Micah E. Walker, of Peyton, Colo.

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President Joe Biden speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington

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Afghan A-29 Super Tucano crew chief stands ready to assist

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Airmen await takeoff in a C-17 Globemaster III

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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 committee on Thursday voted 23-3 to advance the fiscal 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in a markup session...

Somali soldiers stand near the wreckage of a car bomb that was detonated at the main gate of the presidential palace in Mogadishu, Somalia, Wednesday, July, 9, 2014. The attack underscored the threat posed by the Islamic extremist group al-Shabaab in east Africa. (Farah Abdi Warsameh/AP Photo)

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In a statement, a Defense Department spokeswoman said U.S. Africa Command forces conducted one airstrike against al-Shabaab...

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

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The Sierra Nevada MC-145B Wily Coyote, which is similar to the Air Force’s C-145 Combat Coyote pictured here, is one of five candidates for the Armed Overwatch program. (Senior Airman Blake Wiles/U.S. Air Force)

Special Operations Command Eyes Four Squadrons of Armed Overwatch Aircraft

SOCOM commander Gen. Richard Clarke said each squadron would be made up of 15 aircraft, and he expects one would be deployed...

Iraqi Security Forces prepare to breach rooms.

US to Discuss Troop Withdrawal with Iraqi Officials

The negotiations will include the U.S. military's footprint inside Iraq and the missions it conducts there, Pentagon Press...

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