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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A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle lands on the runway Nov. 12, 2015, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey (U.S. Air Force/Tech. Sgt. Taylor Worley)

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Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 163rd Cavalry Regiment, Montana Army National Guard, push on in their Bradley Fighting Vehicle during a defensive attack training exercise at the National Training Center (NTC) in Fort Irwin, Calif., June 1, 2019 (Cpl. Alisha Grezlik/115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

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In this Wednesday, April 4, 2018 file photo, a U.S. soldier, left, sits on an armored vehicle behind a sand barrier at a newly installed position near the front line between the U.S-backed Syrian Manbij Military Council and the Turkish-backed fighters, in Manbij, north Syria. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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Secretary of Defense, Hon. Mark T. Esper, hosts a Swearing In Ceremony in honor of Secretary of the Army, Hon. Ryan D. McCarthy, at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., Oct. 10, 2019. (U.S. Army/Sgt. Dana Clarke)

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Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper arrives at the Pentagon for his first day as acting defense chief, Washington, D.C., June 24, 2019. (DoD/Lisa Ferdinando)

Pentagon Claims Leaders Knew of Trump's Plan to Withdraw from Northern Syria

Top brass weren't blindsided by recent events, officials now say.

Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis listens to a question during his appearance at the Council on Foreign Relations, in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

US Troop Morale at Risk Amid Withdrawal from Northern Syria, Mattis Says

"We have to always be concerned with this," the former defense secretary said.

In this photo taken from the Turkish side of the border between Turkey and Syria, in Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, smoke billows from fires caused by Turkish bombardment in Tal Abyad, Syria, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019. Turkey's official Anadolu news agency says Turkey-backed Syrian forces have advanced into the center of a Syrian border town, Tal Abyad, on the fifth day of the Turkey's military offensive against Kurdish fighters in Syria. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

All US Troops Pulling Out of Northern Syria After Turkish Fire on Special Forces

"We have reports already of indiscriminate fire landing near American forces," Defense Secretary Mark Esper said.

The US-led coalition against ISIS has carried out air strikes against the jihadists since August 2014. (Delil souleiman/AFP/File)

US Special Forces Unit Under Fire from Turkish Shelling in Syria

Turkish officials say the U.S. position was not targeted.

Defense Secretary Mark Esper speaks at the Knox Regional Development Alliance event with Senator Mitch McConnell, at the University Club at the University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, Oct. 4, 2019. (DoD photo/Lisa Ferdinando)

Esper Tells Turks to Call Off Syria Invasion, Work with US to Restore Peace

"De-escalate the situation before it becomes irreparable," Pentagon chief spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said.

Shortly after the Turkish operation inside Syria had started, local residents cheer and applaud as a convoy of Turkish forces vehicles is driven through the town of Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, at the border between Turkey and Syria, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. Turkey launched a military operation Wednesday against Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria after U.S. forces pulled back from the area, with a series of airstrikes hitting a town on Syria's northern border.(AP Photo/Lefteris Pit

US-Backed Forces Halt all Counter-ISIS Operations in Syria

The stop comes in response to threats from Turkey.

Members of Turkey-backed Syrian National Army (former FSA) flash the V-sign as they drive back to Turkey after they went in for some time on inspection according to the Turkish police entourage in the same area at the border between Turkey and Syria, in Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Turkey Begins Invasion of Syria, Targeting US-Allied Kurds

Turkey has begun an invasion of a Syrian region evacuated by U.S. troops.

In this April 4, 2018, photo, a U.S.-backed Syrian Manbij Military Council soldier, left, speaks with a U.S. soldier at a U.S. position near the tense front line with Turkish-backed fighters, in Manbij town, north Syria. President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw troops from Syria has rattled Washington's Kurdish allies, who are its most reliable partner in Syria and among the most effective ground forces battling the Islamic State group. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Pentagon Pushes Back Against Turkish Invasion of Syria

The Pentagon came out in opposition to Turkey's plan to invade northeastern Syria.

In this photo taken June 2, 2018 photo, people look over the Nine-O-Nine, a Collings Foundation B-17 Flying Fortress, at McClellan Airport in Sacramento, Calif. A B-17 vintage World War II-era bomber plane crashed Oct. 2, 2019, just outside New England's second-busiest airport. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Feds Could Ban Passengers on Vintage Aircraft Flights Following Deadly B-17 Crash

A restored B-17 "Flying Fortress" bomber in Connecticut crashed last week, killing seven and injuring eight.

Veterans and service members speak with business representatives about job opportunities at the Recruit Military Job Fair in San Diego on July 11, 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jake McClung)

Unemployment Rate for Post-9/11 Veterans Rises Again

Overall joblessness is at a 50-year low in the U.S.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, shakes hands with Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday Sept. 25, 2019. Nicolas Maduro is on a working visit to Moscow. (Sergei Chirikov/Pool Photo via AP)

Hundreds of Russian Mercenaries Now in Venezuela, US Admiral Says

Russian mercenaries have flocked to Venezuela to prop up the regime of President Nicolas Maduro, according to U.S. Southern...

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