Travis Tritten

Travis Tritten is the deputy managing editor for Military.com. He has 20 years of experience reporting on the military, government and politics in the U.S. and abroad. Since 2014, Tritten has reported from Washington, D.C., spending most of his time at the Pentagon and Capitol Hill. Previously, he was a senior defense reporter for Bloomberg Government, a defense and national security reporter at the Washington Examiner, and a reporter with Stars and Stripes, including seven years as a Japan correspondent.

Email: Travis.Tritten@Military.com.

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U.S. Army soldiers visit a local village in Syria.

4 US Troops Wounded During Raid that Killed ISIS Leader in Syria

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President Joe Biden speaks about the Chinese surveillance balloon.

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Sailors recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon off Myrtle Beach.

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Military Jets Shoot Down 'Object' Over Northern Alaska Just Days After China Spy Balloon

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A Ukrainian tank with soldiers is seen through a car window.

US and Allies Load Ukraine with Armor and Weapons Ahead of Expected Russian Offensive

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Doug Glenn, a former top Pentagon official

A Top Pentagon Official Used Racist Language at Work and Made Sexual Comments to Women

Doug Glenn joined the office of the department's deputy chief financial officer in 2018 and performed the duties of the...

Video display of a UAP during a hearing.

Troops Saw More UFOs, But New Pentagon Report Provides Few Answers

For anyone looking for extraterrestrials, or even Chinese spying, the 12-page unclassified report will likely be a letdown.

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The new combined arms and joint maneuver training is slated to begin within a couple of weeks in Germany.

Pentagon Ordered to Review Its New Practice of Concealing Documents from the Public

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Damaged Russian military vehicles in central Kyiv, Ukraine.

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ANZAC Day in a parade in Darwin, Australia.

US Military to Increase Rotations to Australia Facing Growing China Threat

The agreement was finalized during a joint U.S.-Australia meeting that included Austin and his defense minister counterpart...

A man rests next a video screen showing Chinese President Xi Jinping.

China's Nuclear Arsenal Ballooning as Competition Rises in the Pacific, Pentagon Says

China could triple its nuclear stockpile over the coming decade as it pursues more coercive and aggressive tactics in the...

A Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command contractor tests water samples from a granular activated carbon filter as a part of real-time monitoring at Red Hill Well.

A Year After Red Hill Crisis, Navy to Open Hawaii Clinic Amid Claims of Long-Term Health Problems

The Navy plans to open a medical clinic for people in the Pearl Harbor community who are suffering health problems they...

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