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.

Latest Articles

Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe, in an undated photo.

Alwyn Cashe's Medal of Honor Package Is Headed to the White House, Family Says

Alwyn Cashe has been approved by the DoD to receive the military's highest combat award, a close family member said.

Is the US Losing the Fight for Arctic Dominance?

Things are heating up in the Arctic -- literally and figuratively. As ice melts and new sea lanes open, the region is the...

F-35A Lightning II aircraft land at RAF Lakenheath.

As Marines Plans Historic Joint F-35 Ops with UK, Air Force Looks for Ways to Follow Suit

Air Force planners are looking to a sister service for insights on how to train and operate in new ways with European allies.

Robert B. Neller speaks to Kathleen H. Hicks

Biden Taps Kathleen Hicks to Be the Pentagon's First Female Deputy SecDef

Hicks served in the Pentagon during the Obama-Biden administration.

new body armor units designed for female Airmen

Military May Be Required to Report on Injuries Caused by Ill-Fitting Body Armor

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill. co-authored the provisions with another combat veteran, Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa.

Acting defense secretary Christopher Miller and Gen. Scott Miller in Kabul

Once Part of the Invasion Force, Christopher Miller Returns to Afghanistan to Close Down the War

Miller makes clear that he was moved into his role to execute policy, and the president's policy now is to draw down the war.

Acting Defense Secretary Christopher C. Miller 100th Air Refueling Wing’s 100th maintenance group

'You Were in the Situation Room, We Were High-Fiving:' Airmen Brief DoD Chief on Hostage Rescue Support Mission

Miller was briefed by members of the 100th Air Refueling Wing on how they'd hustled tankers into the air on short notice.

sling load training on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan

Acting SecDef Visits Afghanistan, Helps Set the Stage for the US Withdrawal

About 4,000 US troops now remain in Afghanistan.

Italian soldiers at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan.

In First, NATO Forces Now Outnumber US Troops in Afghanistan

There are now about 4,000 U.S. troops deployed to Afghanistan, a U.S. defense official said, and the number is dropping.

A soldier guides an M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle during an exercise at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, on Aug. 23, 2018.

Army Will Let Makers Decide How Many Soldiers to Fit Inside New Fighting Vehicle

Rather than releasing a list of specifications, the Army is offering prospective makers nine broader characteristics.

Robotic targets line Camp Lejeune’s range G-36

The Marine Corps Just Got Its First Live-Fire Range Designed for Robotic Targets

On Dec. 12, a small group of senior military officers gathered at the range to observe a company assault demonstration.

Trump Signs Bill Authorizing Alwyn Cashe to Receive Medal of Honor

A bill that would clear the way for a legendary fallen hero of the Iraq War to receive the Medal of Honor is now a law.

Sgts. 1st Class Earl Plumlee, left, and Alwyn Cashe, are being cleared for the Medal of Honor in the 2021 defense policy bill.

Earl Plumlee, Alwyn Cashe Among 4 Soldiers Highlighted for Medal of Honor in Defense Bill

The bill would clear the way for soldiers from four different wars to receive the military's highest honor.

The sign and the main entrance to Fort A.P. Hill.

Here's Congress' Detailed Plan to Get Rid of Confederate Base Names and Monuments

The bill faces another, unrelated veto threat from Trump, who urged lawmakers to include a repeal of Section 230.

The Civilian Who Got a Bronze Star from the Army

Military.com interviews Joe Galloway, a legendary war correspondent whose coverage of the Vietnam War helped shape how we...

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