Nick Mordowanec

Nick Mordowanec is a deputy editor for Military.com, reporting on general news and features across the U.S. Armed Forces in addition to investigative stories.

He was previously a national news and investigative reporter for Newsweek, focusing on U.S. and international politics, military/defense, immigration, crime, social issues and features over a four-year period. Other coverage included education, business, and news on the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. He has received numerous awards for his reporting, including original coverage of the opioid epidemic that garnered a statewide Michigan Press Association award. He is a graduate of Michigan State University.

Email nick.m@military.com with tips or feedback.

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A soldier mourns an injury to a fellow service member. New legislation introduced March 9, 2026, could open the door for more psychedelics being used for a variety of conditions. (Shutterstock)

'Saving Lives': Bill Would Fund Psychedelic Therapies for Military Veterans

The VA is catching up on new treatments since psychedelic-assisted therapy started taking place in the 1960s.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Could There be a Military Draft? Trump Administration Says it's 'On Table'

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth were the latest officials asked about "boots on the...

Air Force veteran Jason Morgan is pictured on a mission in Northern Ecuador, a week before he sustained life-changing injuries. (Jason Morgan)

Left Face Down in the Mud: How an Air Force Veteran, Amputee Found Hope

A life-changing injury and having to raise three kids alone made Jason Morgan more resolute in the long run.

A man speaks through a bull horn during a demonstration in reaction to the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran outside the Israeli consulate on Thursday, March 5, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

From Iraq to Iran: How Congress Handed Over War Powers to the Presidency

The 9/11 attacks were a sea change in U.S. foreign policy and diminished congressional authority, with partisanship on...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine take questions during a press briefing at the Pentagon, Monday, March 2, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Lawmakers Want DOD, Hegseth Investigated For Biblical 'Armageddon' Claims

Democratic caucus members wonder whether Hegseth's "extreme religious rhetoric has metastasized into segments of the military...

FILE - Robert Kennedy Jr., center, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Health and Human Services Department, walks between meetings with senators on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

'Health Not War!': Ex-RFK Advisors, MAHA Call For US to End Iran Strikes

"This whole ‘which side are you on’ way of thinking is tearing this country apart," Kennedy's former speechwriter told...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the oversight of the Department of Homeland Security, Wednesday, March 4, 2026 in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Trump Dumps Kristi Noem as Head of Homeland Security

Noem is being replaced by Sen. Markwayne Mullin, described by Trump as a "MAGA warrior."

A U.S. Coast Guard 36-foot Special Purpose Craft-Training (SPC-T) boat maneuvers in front of the USCG Cutter Fredrick Mann (WPC1160) in Women's Bay during ARCTIC EDGE 2026 (AE26) at U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak in Kodiak, Alaska, Feb. 27, 2026. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Thirteen Bahizi)

Coast Guard Bidding Process For New Facility Was a 'Formality': Lawmaker

A U.S. congressman told Military.com that the Coast Guard's bid process was just a "formality" and not transparent.

A shepherd boy walks away from an unexploded Iranian projectile that landed in an open field in the outskirts of Qamishli, eastern Syria, Wednesday, March 4, 2026.(AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)

US Human Rights Group Wants Emergency UN Meeting to End ’Illegal’ Iran War

A human rights organization official told Military.com that it's “a war of aggression in violation of the UN Charter."

A picture of Declan Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, Iowa, who along with three other U.S. military personnel were killed as part of the Iran War. (GoFundMe)

GoFundMe For Fallen US Soldier Raises Over $50k in Less Than 24 Hours

Declan Coady had been recommended for a promotion from specialist to sergeant. He was killed before he received the...

An MH-60R Sea Hawk, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 79, departs from the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) during a Strait of Hormuz transit. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Indra Beaufort)

How Strait of Hormuz Acts as Backdrop for Chinese Support of Iran

Trade and economics still keep China and the U.S. close, leaving Iran in the background.

President Donald Trump walks past Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as he exist the East Room of the White House following the Medal of Honor ceremony, Monday, March 2, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Commanders Accused of Framing Iran War as Biblical Mandate, Jesus' 'Return'

More than 100 complaints were made by military officers between Monday and Tuesday, totaling over 200 in total across every...

Gas prices are displayed at a gas station, in Buffalo Grove, Ill., Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Iran Effect: US Hits Fourth-Largest Single-Day Gas Cost Increase Since 2005

An analyst with GasBuddy said gas prices could go up between 20 and 55 cents within two weeks' time.

People watch from a rooftop as a plume of smoke rises after a strike in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

US F-15 Friendly Fire Incident in Kuwait, All Pilots Safe

The incident that occurred late on Sunday was confirmed by top Pentagon officials during a Monday press conference.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appears for an oversight hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Kristi Noem, Ranking Democrat Clash on ICE-Related Deaths at DHS Hearing

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said Tuesday she didn't call Alex Pretti a "domestic terrorist" but was describing the incident...

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Coast Guard Bidding Process For New Facility Was a 'Formality': Lawmaker

A U.S. congressman told Military.com that the Coast Guard's bid process was just a "formality" and not transparent.

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