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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File photo of Lt. Steven Combs, assigned to the Providers of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 30 (U.S. Navy photo/Released)

Navy Pilot Lost in C-2 Crash 'Flew the Hell Out of That Airplane'

Lt. Steven Combs was one of three sailors who died when the aircraft crashed Nov. 22 en route to the carrier Ronald Reagan.

condition One is an energy bar designed by a Marine to deliver the same kind of nutritional punch as a meal, ready-to-eat, in a convenient grab-and-go format. (Courtesy photo)

Marine Vet-Turned-Entrepreneur Now Selling Energy Bars to the NFL

A Marine veteran and the founder of Condition One is now providing energy bars to one NFL team and courting interest from...

The guided-missile frigate Kauffman departs Naval Station Norfolk for its final deployment on Jan. 9, 2015. The Kauffman was the last of the class to be decommissioned. Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Laura Hoover/Navy

Pulling Frigates from Ghost Fleet Too Expensive, Navy Memo Finds

An internal memo warns such a move could cost upward of $4 billion and still leave the Navy wanting in terms of capability.

An F/A-18C Super Hornet takes off from the USS Nimitz on Sept. 15, 2017. The Super Hornet is the most cost-effective aircraft in the U.S. tactical aviation fleet, costing less per flight hour than any other tactical aircraft. Lt. Col. Alex/Air Force

Navy Cutting Maintenance, Cannibalizing Planes Amid Readiness Crisis

The head of naval aviation told Congress that ongoing aviation troubles, with high operational tempo and limited funding...

A Marine AV-8B Harrier prepares for takeoff at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, on March 28, 2014. Senior Airman Siuta B. Ika/Air Force

Marine Harrier 'Departed Controlled Flight' Before 2016 Water Crash

A command investigation into the Sept. 22, 2016, crash of a Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier off Okinawa found that the pilot...

A U.S. Navy F/A-18 flies in formation after conducting aerial refueling operations with a KC-135 Stratotanker over Syria on Oct. 18, 2017. Sen. Joni Ernst has introduced a bill calling for the Navy to report on its efforts to solve pilot hypoxia incidents. Tech. Sgt. Gregory Brook/Air Force

‘A Terrifying Experience’: Senator Discusses Navy Hypoxia Demo

A lawmaker introduced a bill calling for the Navy to report to Congress quarterly on efforts to solve pilot hypoxia incidents...

An F/A-18C Hornet attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 37 takes off from the aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush on Oct. 20, 2017. The Navy plans to put a recompression chamber aboard every deploying carrier to combat hypoxia symptoms. Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Mario Coto/Navy

All Navy Carriers to Deploy with Dive Chambers to Treat Sick Pilots

While the rash of physiological episodes continues to perplex military officials, the chamber treatment has had impressive...

Coast Guard Air Station Houston responds to search-and-rescue requests after Hurricane Harvey in Houston on Aug. 27, 2017. Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft says responding to three hurricanes in succession pushed the service to its limits. Petty Officer 3rd Class Johanna Strickland/Coast Guard

Migration, Drug Activity Spiked While Coast Guard Worked Hurricanes

With three hurricanes in fast succession this fall pushing Coast Guard responders and relief assets to their limits, bad...

Marines from the 22nd MEU fast rope to the flight deck from a MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter during an exercise aboard the USS Whidbey Island. Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Desiree D. Green/Navy

Crisis Response Force Commander: Deploy a MEU to the Mediterranean

The commanding officer of the Marine Corps crisis response force for Africa has a recommendation for the brass: Repurpose the...

FILE - In this photo Dec. 1, 2014 file photo, the aircraft carrier USS John Stennis seen near Bremerton, Wash. (Larry Steagall/Kitsap Sun via AP)

Navy Investigating After Sailor Found Dead Aboard Carrier

The Navy has identified a young sailor found dead Saturday aboard the carrier USS John C. Stennis.

Allegations of Child Abuse Against Marine Colonel Date Back 15 Years

The most recent allegations against Todd Shane Tomko detail criminal misbehavior dating back to 2002, Military.com has...

Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller speaks with Marines in Quantico, Va. In his "Message to the Force 2017," Neller stated that maintaining a force of the highest quality is one of his key areas of focus. (US Marine Corps photo)

Marine Corps Wants 'Toxic Leadership Test' to Aid Promotion Decisions

The test the Corps wants would be given to Marines who are re-enlisting, when they take on more significant leadership roles.

Sailors Could Face Criminal Charges After Deadly Ship Crashes

Serious personnel actions may be still to come and could include legal prosecution, as well as administrative moves.

A Surface Warfare Officer's School (SWOS) student navigates a virtual vessel through a number of simulated hazards in the school's full-mission bridge. (U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason McCammack)

Navy: Training for Surface Warfare Officers Is Failing Them at Sea

In the space of 12 months, three Navy surface ships have collided with three civilian vessels and one has run aground.

Corps Adds F-18s to Japan Deployment as Readiness Improves

This small development is a sign of the service's growing confidence in the readiness of its aging fighters.

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