Military Reporters & Editors member Bill McMichael joined Gannett’s News Journal March 12 as its military reporter, the first the paper has had in years. [Read more...]
Lackland trainer to face trial in sex cases
February 13, 2012 By
By MRE board member Sig Christenson
San Antonio Express-News
A trial was ordered Friday for Staff Sgt. Luis A. Walker, a Lackland AFB instructor charged with having sexual contact with 10 recruits. [Read more...]
San Antonio firm barred from federal contracts
February 13, 2012 By
By MRE board member Sig Christenson
San Antonio Express-News
Booz Allen Hamilton’s downtown San Antonio office has been barred from doing business with the federal government after a retired Air Force officer was accused of feeding the firm confidential information. [Read more...]
Navy names ship after Gabby Giffords
February 10, 2012 By
The sister ship USS Independence to the newly named LCS-10 USS Gabrielle Giffords.
By MRE member Kristina Wong
Washington Times.
The Navy today announced it would name a combat ship after former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who resigned from Congress last month to recover from a grievous gunshot wound she suffered in January 2011.
“The name this ship bears … will inspire all those who come in contact with her,” Navy SecretaryRay Mabus said during a brief 2 p.m. ceremony in the Pentagon’s central courtyard. [Read more...]
Sig Christenson writes New closure round could boost Texas
January 28, 2012 By
MRE board member Sig Christenson writes:
A Pentagon call to shutter more bases Thursday drew concern and outright opposition, but leaders in San Antonio and elsewhere in Texas say the state likely would win big if a new closure round is ordered. [Read more...]
Sig Christenson writes about the caring of wounded G.I.s
January 24, 2012 By
MRE board member Sig Christenson reminds us of the price we’ve paid in fighting two wars as photographer Kin Man Hui and he spent a night at Lackland Air Force Base as a medical evacuation flight landed there. Christenson also thought a great deal about the people there at the base who have helped our warriors begin to recover from their wounds. Even those who haven’t deployed are veterans in some ways. Here’s a look at their war. [Read more...]
Alex Quade’s 2012 Resolution: Valuing something greater than self
January 14, 2012 By
Commentary by MRE board member Alex Quade
Gary Sinise. Credit: U.S. Department of Defense
My buddy Gary Sinise has been urging me for a while to be his first “Guest Writer.” As a war reporter, I share the troops’ stories; I don’t usually share my thoughts about their stories. But Gary’s request made me think about the stories behind the stories I’ve covered, and about ordinary people taking action: doing something that made a difference and created a ripple effect.
MRE member Kristina Wong joins Washington Times
December 28, 2011 By
Kristina Wong, an MRE member, joined the Washington Times as a National Security Reporter. Previously, she was with ABC News.
Sig Christenson writes: Medal of Honor holder fights for his reputation
December 12, 2011 By
Co-founder and board member of MRE, Sig Christenson, recently interviewed Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer.
COLUMBIA, Ky. – In this tranquil slice of Kentucky where a long, winding strip of Highway 61 was named for Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer, folks praise him as a good country boy. [Read more...]
Alex Quade joins MRE board of directors
December 5, 2011 By
War reporter Alex Quade was appointed to the MRE board of directors at the annual conference by new president Bryan Bender, filling a vacancy on the board.
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