Hope Hodge Seck

Hope Hodge Seck is an award-winning investigative and enterprise reporter who has been covering military issues since 2009. She is the former managing editor for Military.com.

Hope’s previous assignments have included a war zone embed in Afghanistan with Marines and multiple reporting trips aboard amphibious ships and aircraft carriers. Her awards include multiple North Carolina Press Association Honors, the 2015 and 2017 Marine Corps Heritage Foundation Heinl awards for feature writing, the Military Reporters and Editors Association 2015 award for domestic military coverage, and the 2016 American Legion 4th Estate Award for print reporting. She is also a member of the board of directors at the Military Reporters and Editors Association.

A graduate of The King's College in New York City, her work has also appeared in Marine Corps Times, Newsweek, USA Today, The New York Sun, and World Magazine.

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Defense Secretary Mattis said he's "not going have some people deploying constantly and then other people, who seem to not pay that price, in the U.S. military."

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Army soldiers build a shelter at the Northern Warfare Training Center in Alaska. Marines may start training there, too. (DoD photo/Michael O'Brien)

Marines May Go to Alaska for Cold-Weather Training

The Marine Corps has already taken steps to improve training for Marines deploying to Norway.

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Should Military Leaders Be Held Accountable for Those They Defend?

Defending someone's character -- and being proven wrong later -- carries no penalty for America's flag officers.

Commanding Officer Cmdr. James Cho (left), Executive Officer Lt. Cmdr. Jason Gabbard (center) , and Command Master Chief Jason Holden (right) have all been removed from their posts. (U.S. Navy Photos)

Three Navy Unit Leaders Fired After XO Reportedly Found Naked in Woods

Three members of the command triad for Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Four were relieved after an embarrassing incident.

Rep. Walter Jones, R-N.C., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill on Dec. 6, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

America's Anti-War, Pro-Soldier Congressman Resurrects Idea of War Tax

A dedicated "war tax" would draw attention to military spending and force Americans to confront defense costs.

Women Marines check their rifles after a patrol in Helmand Province, Afghanistan while on deployment in June 2012. (US Marine Corps photo)

Marine Corps Quietly Drops Major Obstacle to Female Infantry Officers

Of more than 30 female officers who have attempted IOC, most have dropped out during the combat endurance test.

Former Destroyer XO Punished for Dereliction after Ship Collision

Cmdr. Jessie Sanchez was found guilty at an NJP hearing held in Washington, D.C., according to an announcement.

The USS Coronado (LCS 4) launches the first over-the-horizon missile engagement using a Harpoon Block 1C missile as part of Rim of the Pacific Exercise 2016. (U.S. Navy/Lt. Bryce Hadley)

First LCS Over The Horizon Missiles in 2019 Budget Request

The budget request for Fiscal 2019 contains $18 million in funding to buy the very first 8 OTH missiles for the LCS.

Marines aim and fire M40A6 rifles during an urban sniper course at Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 30, 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jon Sosner)

Future Marine Infantry Units May Have PSYOP Capabilities, More Snipers

The infantry unit of the future is sophisticated, with robust intelligence and reconnaissance capabilities.

A Marine with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, assists his squad by providing reconnaissance with an “Instant Eye” unmanned aerial system at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 31, 2016. (US Marine Corps photo)

New Infantry Challenge: Drones Pose Risk to Aircraft in Training

The Marine Corps is taking on a new challenge: how to safely integrate drones and manned aircraft in training exercises.

The guided missile destroyer USS Porte (right) leads the way during divisional tactics training along with the USS McFaul, USS Arleigh Burke and USS Cole, and the guided missile cruisers USS Cape St. George and USS Anzio in the Atlantic Ocean, on March 5, 2005. (U.S. Navy/ Lt. j.g. Caleb Swigart)

Navy's 30-Year Plan Charts Course to 355 Ships By 2050s

The plan would reach established goals for each ship class in that timeframe except for carriers.

U.S. Marines with Task Force Southwest launch a rocket from a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System toward a Taliban target in Sangin district, Afghanistan during Operation Maiwand Nine, Dec. 8, 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps/Sgt. Lucas Hopkins)

Marines Double HIMARS Spending, Get Manpower Boost in Budget Request

A new budget request features an increase in big guns and artillery rockets as well as a plus-up of some 1,100 Marines.

An MV-22 Osprey takes off from Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Japan, in April 2016. (US Marine Corps photo/Jessica Collins)

Osprey Loses 30-pound Aircraft Part Off Coast of Okinawa

In the last three months, the Osprey is the third Marine Corps aircraft in the region to lose a part while in flight.

The future littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16) is secured to the Crowley launch barge in preparation for the short journey down the Mobile River to BAE Ship Systems for the final stage of the launch process. (U.S. Navy photo)

Massive Navy Budget Request Includes Only Modest Shipbuilding Bump

The Navy's budget is slated to grow by an astounding $12.6 billion, an increase of seven percent from last year.

The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, underway in November 2017 during annual exercises with Japanese naval forces; some of its crew members are the target of a Navy drug investigation. (US Navy photo/Nathan Burke)

Navy Investigating Allegations Japan-Based Sailors Used, Sold Drugs

The sailors, some assigned to the carrier Ronald Reagan, are suspected of buying, selling and using illegal drugs.

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