Richard Sisk

Richard Sisk has more than 45 years of journalism experience in reporting and editing in the U.S. and abroad for United Press International, the N.Y. Daily News and now for Military.com. He has covered police beats, the courts, transportation and politics in New York City and Washington, D.C., and had numerous assignments in the Mideast, Europe and Latin America. He has covered six presidential campaigns and since 2016 has been Military.com’s Pentagon reporter. Sisk is a Vietnam veteran who served with the 2nd Battalion, Fourth Marines, in 1967-68.

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Hiring sign is displayed at a grocery store in Glenview, Ill.

Veteran Jobless Rate a Bright Spot as Outlook on Federal Jobs, Economy Turns Grim

The labor market flexed its enduring strength in the latest jobs report Friday as the economy added 228,000 jobs in March and...

Fired Veterans Call Widespread Trump and Musk Federal Job Cuts a Betrayal of Their Service

Veterans who were fired from the federal workforce in the wave of the Trump administration job cuts called their dismissals a...

A help-wanted sign is displayed in a storefront in Bedford, N.Y.

Unemployment Rate for Veterans Ticks Down as Trump Touts Boost in Manufacturing Jobs

The unemployment rate for veterans ticked down from 4.2% to 4.1% in February despite the Trump administration's push for...

Retired 4-Star Officers Join Suit to House Homeless Veterans at California VA Medical Center

Adm. William McRaven and two other retired four-star officers have joined a lawsuit to force the Department of Veterans...

80th anniversary of the Liberation of Manila at Manila American Cemetery

Battle of Manila 80th Anniversary: Reclusive Son of Gen. Douglas MacArthur Makes Rare Statement

The reclusive only child of five-star Army Gen. Douglas MacArthur made a rare public statement to honor the Americans and...

Active-duty US military personnel sieving woodland soil for human remains

Airmen's Search for Remains Recalls Top Secret WWII Mission to Turn Planes into Flying Bombs

U.S. airmen in England assisted with an archaeological dig aimed at finding the remains of an Army pilot lost there during...

Vietnam veteran takes a rubbing of those he fought with in Vietnam.

40 Years Later, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Stands as Lasting Statement on War and Remembrance

Vietnam Veterans Memorial has become the most visited memorial in Washington and maintains its iconic grip on the national...

Hiring sign is displayed at a Chipotle restaurant in Schaumburg, Ill

Unemployment Rate for Veterans Spiked More than a Percentage Point to 4.2% in January

The first jobs report of President Donald Trump's second term Friday showed a troubling rise in the unemployment rate for all...

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Pvt. Paul Douglas, age 50, performs a rifle inspection with his drill instructor aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot S.C., 1942. Douglas, at age 50 was the oldest recruit in the history of Parris Island, and went on to become a purple heart recipient and Chicago senator (DVIDS).

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Pack and transport platoon of the Russian army. Southern Military District. Ministry of Defense of Russia (Wikimedia Commons).

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Army Capt. Jeremy Kuykendall and his wife Kate, cradle their daughter

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The Army's 1st Cavalry Division Honor Guard from Fort Hood, Texas stands during a Veterans Day ceremony at the World War II Memorial in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, hosted by The Friends of the National World War II Memorial and the National Park Service to pay tribute to those who served in WWII and the over 400,000 servicemen who were killed. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Rape Victim at Fort Hood Files $10M Legal Complaint Against US Army

"We would definitely consider the sexual violence crisis and the Army at large, but especially at Fort Hood, to be an...

Richard and Brendan Gibbons restored this Jeep named "Dorothy" in 2014. (Submitted photo)

NY Man Honors Grandfather’s Legacy by Preserving World War II Memorabilia

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Operation Teardrop: The Secret Navy Mission to Stop German Submarines From Launching Rockets on New York City

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An artist rendering of the proposed Vietnam Veterans' Memorial in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. (Photo from Terry Massey/The Post & Courier)

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President Donald Trump holds top a signed executive order as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth watches in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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A military working dog and handler, alongside Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) agents and Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY)Security personnel, conduct a routine K-9 sweep at postal distribution facility. (U.S. Navy photo by Sheryl Sullivan)

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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Grant Morris, a digital wideband systems maintainer with 2nd Intelligence Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, II MEF, works on the hand-held radio test set at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 4, 2025 (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Corporal Brady Hathaway)

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Adm. Kevin Lunday was sworn in Thursday as the 28th commandant of the United States Coast Guard. (US Coast Guard)

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