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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United States Army Air Forces airman Henry Eugene "Red" Erwin, Sr.

WWII Hero's Incredible Medal of Honor Story Now to Be a Movie

Red Erwin clutched the burning bomb "like a football" to save his B-29 over Japan in April 1945.

US Patrol Under Attack in Syria Returns Fire

Officials denied reports that the U.S. conducted an airstrike in support of the patrol.

DoD Mental Health Care Programs Leave Thousands of Families in Need, IG Finds

The Defense Department's mental care programs are badly in need of an overhaul, according to the DoD IG.

Kentucky Air National Guard Base deployment

Troops in War Zones May Get Priority for a COVID-19 Vaccine

Final decisions on vaccine priorities have not been reached, said the National Institutes of Health director.

Master Sgt. John Grimesey in Afghanistan.

Special Tactics Airman Who Fought Off Taliban Despite Concussion Will Get Silver Star

For his actions on May 25, 2013, in Afghanistan's eastern Ghazni province, John Grimesey will receive the Silver Star.

COVID-19 Has Hit Syria's Biggest ISIS Prison Camp, US General Says

The U.S. has pressed for repatriation of the Al Hol inmates to their home countries to face justice.

Biden's VP Pick Opposes Boosting Defense Spending, But Supports Helping Vets and Families

Sen. Kamala Harris would reverse many of President Donald Trump's national security policies.

Idaho Air National Guard Airmen return home to Gowen Field, Bois.

US Troops May Not Get Priority for COVID-19 Vaccine After All

Decisions on who will be first to get a COVID-19 vaccine have yet to be made, said the director of Operation Warp Speed.

Air Force Civilian Service, in support of the United States Space Force, hosts a hiring fair event

The COVID-19 Unemployment Crisis May Be Turning Around for Veterans

The unemployment rate for post-9/11 veterans fell by more than two percentage points to 8.2% in July.

Special Ops Nominee Grilled over Charge His Firm May Have Trained Khashoggi's Killers

Sen. Kaine noted that the allegation about Tier 1 Group and the Saudis was raised in an op-ed by a Washington Post columnist.

A U.S. Air Force C-17 takes off carrying humanitarian aid for Beirut.

Air Force C-17 Lands in Beirut with Relief Supplies for Devastated City

The first flight carried 11 pallets of food, water and medical supplies.

Destroyed buildings are visible a day after a massive explosion occurred at the port in Beirut.

Esper Says Beirut Explosions Likely Accident, Not Attack

Defense Secretary Mark Esper said that the massive explosions that devastated Beirut were most likely a tragic accident.

A U.S. Army soldier guides an M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank to a fueling station in Poland.

Army V Corps Headquarters Will Be First Unit to Move to Poland

The date for the move, as well as the location in Poland, has not been announced, but it will take place in 2021.

Security forces detonate an explosive device placed by the Islamic State militants in Iraq.

ISIS Took Advantage of COVID-19 Restrictions to Ramp Up Attack in Iraq, Report Finds

There were 405 ISIS attacks during the quarter in Iraq, with major spikes during Ramadan, according to data analysis.

President Donald Trump with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley

US Could Bring More Than 4,000 Troops Home From Afghanistan by Election Day: Trump

Trump declined to state when the next round of withdrawals will begin but said it would happen "very soon, very soon."

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