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

Staff Sgt. Monte Gould, 59, recently graduated from the Army's Basic Combat Training Course.

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Dr. James Anderson, assistant secretary of defense for Strategy, Plans and Capabilities

Pentagon's Acting Policy Chief Resigns in Wake of Esper Firing

Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy James H. Anderson has submitted his resignation.

Christopher Miller in Afghanistan with 5th Special Forces Group.

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Mark Rasnake outside the hospital in October 2005.

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Voters in three states moved decisively to approve measures aimed at offering support and appreciation to veterans.

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Voters in Virginia against a Veterans Day mural

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Several states are offering a proposed constitutional amendment or public question affecting veterans and their families.

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It turns out there’s a lot of science that goes into military MRE meals, or meals ready to eat. Read more.

Joni Ernst, Daniel Allyn, William Moran, Glenn Walters

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Soldier assigned to Task Force Raider enjoys a lunch break.

The Military Is Developing a 'Close Combat Assault Ration' Up to 40% Lighter than an MRE

Scientists are prototyping a "close combat assault ration'' containing an assortment of nutrient-dense energy bars.

The First Space Force Recruits Are Headed to Basic Military Training

Seven new recruits will head to basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.

All Your Space Force Questions Answered

You've got Space Force questions, Chief Master Sergeant Roger Towberman has answers.

Members of the USS Barb's demolition squad pose with her battle flag at the conclusion of her 12th war patrol

Navy Names Newest Sub After WWII Legend That Sank 17 Ships and Blew Up a Train

Once again, the Navy will have USS Barb in the fleet.

Lt. Col. Michael Regner was relieved as commander of Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 4th Marines Oct. 13. (Marine Corps)

Marine Battalion Landing Team Commander Fired Following Deadly AAV Mishap

The investigation into the deadly mishap is ongoing.

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