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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A man looks on as Syrian civil defense workers search for survivors following reported air strikes on July 17, 2016 in the neighborhood of Karm Homad in Aleppo (Thaer Mohammed/AFP)

At Least 14 Civilians Killed in US Airstrikes in Iraq, Syria: Centcom

At least 14 civilians were killed in U.S. airstrikes in Iraq and Syria in six separate attacks, U.S. Central Command said .

Turkish soldiers are seen on the Asian side of Istanbul, Friday, July 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

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This photo released on Tuesday June 28, 2016 shows U.S.-backed Syrian rebels of the New Syrian Army run in an unknown place in Syria. (The New Syrian Army via AP)

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Army Reserve Capt. Antonio Davon "Tony" Brown. Army photo

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In this this file photo released on May 4, 2015, on a militant website, Islamic State militants pass by a convoy in Tel Abyad, northeast Syria. (Militant website via AP, File)

First US Service Member Wounded in ISIS Fight in Syria: Pentagon

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The Coast Guard Cutter HEALY (WAGB-20) is service’s newest and most technologically advanced polar icebreaker. (Coast Guard photo)

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This picture released by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016, shows detained American Navy sailors in an undisclosed location in Iran. Sepahnews via AP

Carter Sidesteps on Response to Iran's Capture of 2 Navy Boats

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U.S. Army soldiers with Charlie Troop, 3rd Squadron, 89th Cavalry, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division wait for the order to move against enemy positions in Charkh, Logar province, Afghanistan, on Nov. 13, 2010. (Sgt. Sean P. Casey)

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Hundreds of 10th Mountain Division troops were slated for a "force protection" mission in Helmand province to shore up Afghan...

This image made from Jan. 11, 2016 video released by the U.S. military shows an airstrike targeting an Islamic State group cash and finance distribution center near Mosul, Iraq. (Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve via AP)

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Iraqi Army and Sunni volunteer tribal fighters tighten the siege of Ramadi, the capital of Iraq's Anbar province, 70 west of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Nov. 30, 2015. (AP Photo/Osama Sami)

Pentagon Officials Hail Iraqi Forces Retaking Ramadi from ISIS

The recent success of Iraqi forces in retaking Ramadi showed that the U.S. strategy against ISIS is working, Defense...

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