Rebecca Kheel

Rebecca Kheel specializes in covering Congress for Military.com, holding lawmakers accountable for how their decisions affect military personnel and veterans. She has covered the intersection of Congress and the military for nearly a decade, previously working as a defense reporter at The Hill. Kheel’s award-winning work has been recognized with the 2022 Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation Honorable Mention for National Defense Reporting and the 2023 Joe Galloway Award from Military Reporters & Editors, among other honors.

Prior to coming to Washington, D.C., she was a local reporter at the Orange County Register in her home state of California. She has a bachelor’s degree in newspaper journalism and history from Syracuse University.

Email: rebecca.kheel@military.com

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Lt. Gen. Ronald P. Clark, then commanding general, U.S. Army Central

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Former President Donald Trump at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider.

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Marc and Debra Tice, the parents of Austin Tice, who is missing in Syria

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Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz

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U.S. Army Sgt. Sagen Maddalena poses with her Paris 2024 Olympic silver medal

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