Richard Sisk

Richard Sisk has more than 45 years of journalism experience in reporting and editing in the U.S. and abroad for United Press International, the N.Y. Daily News and now for Military.com. He has covered police beats, the courts, transportation and politics in New York City and Washington, D.C., and had numerous assignments in the Mideast, Europe and Latin America. He has covered six presidential campaigns and since 2016 has been Military.com’s Pentagon reporter. Sisk is a Vietnam veteran who served with the 2nd Battalion, Fourth Marines, in 1967-68.

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The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69)(Ike) pulls out of port in Norfolk for the transit to Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Va., Aug. 5, 2017. (U.S. Navy photo/Devin Alexondra Lowe)

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U.S. Soldiers arrive for exercise DEFENDER-Europe 20 at the Nuremberg Aiprort, Germany.

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Admiral Craig Faller speaks with the news media following a commissioning ceremony for the USS Paul Ignatius.

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A rocket-rigged truck launcher after a rocket attack on Camp Taji, March 12, 2020.

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Adm. Craig S. Faller, Commander, U.S. Southern Command, speaks

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U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie

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Soldiers stationed on U.S. Army Garrison Casey conduct pre-screening processes on individuals.

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Police officers check passengers leaving from Milan main train station, Italy

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The Princess Cruises Grand Princess cruise ship travels in front of the Golden Gate Bridge.

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City of Jacksonville's Week of Valor Veterans and Military Job and Resources Fair.

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Avengers of VT-6 flying from the USS Intrepid in 1944.

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Passengers on a cruise ship off the California coast were instructed to stay in their cabins as they awaited test results

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CBP agents stand watch as U.S. troops handle concertina wire at the San Ysidro crossing.

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VA Whistleblower Protection Office Retaliated Against Its Own Whistleblowers, Report Claims

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Army Garrison Casey conduct pre-screening for coronavirus

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It will take more than a pandemic to take down the DoD's nerve center.

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