Thomas Novelly

Thomas Novelly is a reporter for Military.com focusing on coverage of the Air Force and Space Force. He previously covered veterans, military bases and federal politics in South Carolina for The Post and Courier, where he was part of the reporting team for “Rising Waters,” a project that examined climate-driven flooding and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Prior to that, he was a breaking news reporter for the Courier Journal in Kentucky, where he received a Louisville Society of Professional Journalists award for Best Breaking News Story.

He lives in Colorado.

Email: Thomas.Novelly@military.com

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Lt. Col. Carsten Stahr gives a speech during a change of command ceremony

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U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training trainees carry weapons

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New airmen swear in at Ramstein Air Base, Germany

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Patrolman checks a visitor’s base-access pass at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland

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An instructor and student pilot taxi in a T-38C Talon at Vance Air Force Base

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An 8th Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon flies over Kunsan Air Base

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Capt. Alvin Nelson, a spokesperson for the base, told Military.com in an emailed statement that "summer has been difficult...

New U.S. Space Force dress uniform at Buckley Space Force Base, Colo.

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The December 2025 rollout date will mark more than four years since the uniform's design went public at the Air Force...

Aquifer flow rate testing site at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico

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The spill happened at the fire training area on base between July 9 and July 15, the base said in a press release, and...

NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov.

Astronauts Stuck on Space Station Will Be Brought Back Home by Space Force Guardian

A Space Force officer will command a mission later this month to safely bring home two astronauts who have been unexpectedly...

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