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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In this Feb. 7, 2018, photo, then-Defense Secretary Jim Mattis arrives for the daily news briefing at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Mattis Gets Seat on Board of Defense Giant General Dynamics

Retired Marine Gen. Jim Mattis, the former defense secretary, will serve on the board of directors of General Dynamics.

ISIS terrorists ride tanks during a June 2014 parade in Raqqa, Syria. (Raqqa Media Center via AP)

ISIS Making Comeback as US Forces Draw Down in Syria, Watchdog Finds

The report also warned that the SDF could look for "alternate partnerships and resources" as U.S. influence wanes.

The Phoenix VA Health Care Center in Phoenix, is seen in this April 28, 2014, file photo.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

VA Claims Progress on Health Records System, But Can’t Account for Money Spent

The GAO believes the cost for the VA's health records system is greater than estimated.

VA Has Signed Up 5,000 Urgent Care Providers Nationwide Since Mission Act

It's still looking for 2,000 more to fill gaps in coverage.

The commander of U.S. Strategic Command, Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten, appears at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on his nomination to be vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, D.C., July 30, 2019. (Lisa Ferdinando/DoD Photo)

Nominee to Be Military’s No. 2 Officer Voices Support for Housing Reforms

Air Force Gen. John Hyten followed the lead of his superiors in pledging to fix up military housing.

Afghan Civilian Death Toll Spikes as Another Round of Withdrawal Talks Begin

UNAMA attributed the rise in civilian casualties to an increase in "indiscriminate Taliban attacks in urban areas."

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jacob Boyle, a platoon leader assigned to 1st Platoon, Company D, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, talks to a local national, March 26, 2018, during a ground defense area patrol in Kandahar, Afghanistan. (U.S. Army/Staff Sgt. Neysa Canfield)

No Orders Yet to Withdraw Troops from Afghanistan, Pentagon Says

The DoD has not received orders to draw down troops in Afghanistan despite reports that an initial withdrawal is pending.

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) crew members transfer bales of cocaine from the ship’s 35-foot Long Range Interceptor small boat to the cutter June 6, 2019. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Coastie in Viral Video Who Jumped on Drug-Running Sub Will Get Official Recognition

The Coastie in the dramatic video performed a "tremendous feat of bravery," said the service's top senior enlisted member.

Afghan National Army Special Operations Commandos wearing their maroon berets during the graduation ceremony.

Afghanistan Loses 42,000 Troops in Crackdown on 'Ghost Soldiers'

The overall security situation in Afghanistan is reportedly deteriorating amid increasing calls for a U.S. withdrawal.

A U.S. Army reservist inserts a flash drive into a laptop so he can complete a survey during a Periodic Health Assessment in Jackson, Michigan, May 14, 2016. (U.S. Army/Sgt. Audrey Hayes)

DoD Spent Millions on Off-the-Shelf Tech With Known Security Risks: IG

The Pentagon is buying off-the-shelf tech items with known security risks.

Artist’s rendering of the National Museum of the United States Army (Illustration courtesy U.S. Army)

Army Seeks Volunteers to Staff New National Museum

Volunteers must be at least 18 years old, but no prior military service is required.

Gen. John Hyten appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill on July 30, 2019, for his confirmation hearing to be Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Officials Defend Hyten During Confirmation Hearing, Say Accuser Needs Help

Air Force Gen. John Hyten is battling an aide's allegations in his bid to become vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs.

Army Master Sgt. Jonathan J. Dunbar, of Austin, died Friday from injuries suffered when an IED detonated near his patrol in Manbij, Syria, on March 29. (US Army photo)

US, British Special Operators Were Killed in Friendly Incident, SOCOM Admits

The deaths of U.S. Master Sgt. Jonathan Dunbar and British Sgt. Matthew Tonroe in Syria were "not by enemy action."

U.S. Army paratroopers secure a helicopter landing zone for a CH-47 Chinook in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.

US Troops Want to Keep Deploying to Afghanistan, Enlisted Leaders Say

Top NCOs maintain that troops are still eager to go to combat zones.

A soldier with the U.S. 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, moves through mountainous terrain with his Armed Forces of the Philippines counterpart March 6, 2019, at Nueva Ecija Province, Philippines, during Exercise Salaknib. Salaknib builds expeditionary readiness at multiple echelons by deploying task-organized forces to consecutive locations where they conduct training operations upon arrival. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army)

Birdcalls and Night Movements: Soldiers in Pacific Train to Fight in Jungle

Some of the lessons learned included the Filipino infantry's clandestine and night movement techniques.

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