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 supporter salutes motorcyclists in Rolling Thunder 2017.

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A portrait of retired Sgt Maj. John L. Canley, a Medal of Honor recepient.

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Volunteers load bodies of civilians killed in Bucha, Ukraine onto a truck.

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An artist's rendering of the destroyer USS Walke's second cruise by Charles Smith. (U.S. Navy)

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Russian marine runs during the Union Courage-2022 military drills.

Captured Russian Troops Call Home While Filmed by Ukrainian Officials, Raising Geneva Convention Questions

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A Taiwan soldier adjusts his helmet in front of a Taiwan flag.

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U.S. Military Medical Team members at the New York City Health Hospital Coney Island

From Coney Island to Grand Rapids, Military Medical Teams Fan Out to Battle COVID

The deployments have increased as COVID case counts have spiked across the nation.

'Flamethrowers Got It Done' in Close-Quarters Iwo Jima Fight, Survivors of the Battle Say

Raymond Hart, 98, joined Hershel Williams, 96, at the National Museum of the Marine Corps.

An Ukrainian serviceman peers from an armored personnel carrier

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soldier closes the gate at the now abandoned Camp X-Ray, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

Gitmo 20 Years Later: A 'Legal Black Hole' with Biden Shutdown Push Blocked by Congress

Newly appointed Brig. Gen. Michael Lehnert built the first detention facility in the war on terror at Naval Station...

Gen. Laura J. Richardson discusses COVID-19 care at San Antonio hospital

Military Docs, Nurses and Therapists Rushed to Local Hospitals Hit by Omicron Surge

The total of 65 doctors, nurses and respiratory therapists will be sent to hospitals in Michigan, Arizona and Pennsylvania.

Members of the Air Force and its predecessor organizations have earned four Medals of Honor in World War I, 38 in World War II, 4 in the Korean Conflict and 14 in the Vietnam War. (Photo: U.S. Air Force)

Biden Green-Lights Medal of Honor Memorial in Washington, DC

Nearly 4,000 Americans have received the Medal of Honor since it was established during the Civil War.

Global War on Terrorism Memorial at the National Infantry Museum

Congress Gives Thumbs Up to Global War on Terrorism Memorial at Prime Spot on National Mall

The authorization was only the opening move in a 24-step process.

'One of the Greatest of the Greatest Generation': A Final Farewell to Bob Dole

Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley served as the personal escort Friday for former Sen. Elizabeth Dole, D-N.C.

A Marine helps an Afghan refugee put together a kite for Thanksgiving at Marine Corps Base Quantico.

Once Banned by the Taliban, Kites Mark First Thanksgiving for Afghan Refugees on US Military Base

The Marines added a new tradition to the old for the first Thanksgiving in the U.S. for the Afghan refugees who escaped...

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