Hope Hodge Seck

Hope Hodge Seck is an award-winning investigative and enterprise reporter who has been covering military issues since 2009. She is 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.

Email: hope.seck@military.com

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

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The Military's Coronavirus Cases: The Latest Rundown

The DoD and the VA are providing daily updates on the number of confirmed and presumptive cases of the virus.

Mark Rasnake outside the hospital in October 2005.

‘I Met a Hero:’ Air Force Doctor Who Treated Alwyn Cashe Says He’s Never Forgotten Him

It has been 15 years to the day since Cashe hauled his teammates out of the Bradley hit an IED near Daliaya, Iraq.

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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.

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The investigation into the deadly mishap is ongoing.

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General Highlights MQ-9 Reaper Drone Squadron's Role in California Wildfire Fight

A hunter-killer drone has played a crucial role in the Army National Guard's efforts to combat wildfires on the West Coast.

Stuart Levitt receives Distinguished Civilian Medal for Valor.

Sailors Who Risked Their Safety to Stop Corpus Christi Gunman Receive Awards

Two sailors received the Navy and Marine Corps Medal, the service's highest non-combat lifesaving award.

Daniel Harris, left, and Joseph Morrison are among those charged in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Both are Marine Corps veterans. (Associated Press)

2 Marine Corps Vets Among Those Arrested in Michigan Governor Kidnapping Plot

They are now facing felony charges.

The Air Force is giving its security forces an improved ballistic helmet

Security Forces Airmen Are Getting New High-Speed Ballistic Helmets

It's part of a broader effort to provide better weapons and job-specific gear to security forces airmen.

President Donald J. Trump during a reception in honor of Gold Star families.

No Gold Star Families Got COVID-19 After White House Event, Organization Says

Trump made remarks in a Fox Business interview that seemed to suggest attendees at the event had made him sick.

Sen. Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence debate

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While much of the discussion focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, the candidates also veered into national security and defense.

Soldier reads an absentee ballot while in the Post Exchange.

Tell Us About Your Military Voting Experience

What has your voting experience been like? What kind of support have you gotten from your unit or base?

Airmen hold tea-light candles to honor those who have passed by suicide.

'Tainted,' 'Screw This:' Study Reveals Male and Female Vets Have Different Suicide Triggers

A study suggests that when it comes to male and female vets, mental health support is far from a one-size-fits-all affair.

Airflow particle test on board a United Airlines 767 aircraft.

DoD Test of Viral Spread on Commercial Planes Reveals Good News, General Says

TRANSCOM undertook the research in order to determine the safety of DoD-contracted Patriot Express.

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