Patricia Kime

Patricia Kime focuses on military personnel and veterans issues for Military.com, reporting on health care, military families, justice and benefits. She previously was a senior writer for Military Times, specializing in health care and medicine.

Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, The New York Times, USA Today, Kaiser Health News and elsewhere. She was named as one of the top 100 influencers in the veterans' arena by HillVets in 2015 and earned first place for beat reporting from the Association of Health Care Journalists in 2019. Prior to becoming a journalist, she worked for the federal government in the intelligence community. She graduated from the University of Virginia with a degree in international relations.

Email: Patricia.Kime@Military.com

Latest Articles

U.S. Navy sailor cuts reusable, cloth facemasks.

VA Drops Mask Requirements for Staff, Patients at Most Medical Facilities

The department announced the change nearly three years to the day the VA confirmed its first death from COVID-19 at a VA...

Coast Guard Will Let New Moms Defer Assignments for Up to a Year Following Childbirth

The service will continue a benefit offered last year to active-duty and reserve personnel, ensuring that pregnant members...

Flags representing veterans and troops who have died by suicide.

IAVA Names New CEO, First Woman to Lead the Post-9/11 Veterans Organization

Army veteran Allison Jaslow also is the first LGBTQ leader of a major veterans service organization.

The seal is affixed to the front of the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington.

VA to Look at Racial Disparities in Claims Decisions

A new team will explore conditions that have caused minority veterans to receive disability benefits at lower rates than...

U.S. Marines reenlist at the Marine Corps War Memorial.

Better Housing, Health Care, Pay and a Call for National Service Needed to Buoy Recruitment, Enlisted Chiefs Say

The enlisted advisers for the five Department of Defense branches called on Congress to help them advocate for military...

Department of Veterans Affairs Deputy Secretary Donald Remy

VA Deputy Secretary to Step Down After Nearly 2 Years

The departure of Deputy Secretary Donald Remy leaves a significant hole in the department's leadership, especially regarding...

A room plaque for mental health facility.

Top Enlisted Sailor Says Service Members Should Be Able to Access Mental Health Care Without a Referral

During a hearing before a House Appropriations subcommittee, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea said the...

Team Army’s wheelchair basketball match against Team Air Force.

All Combat-Injured Vets Would Keep Their Full Retirement, Disability Pay Under Proposal

The Maj. Richard Star Act would eliminate the dollar-for-dollar offset on retirement pay that combat-disabled vets with less...

home page of the Integrated Personnel and Pay System Army (IPPS-A)

Army Urges Soldiers to Check Their Records in New HR System After String of Glitches

Fewer than half who now have access to the program have taken a look at their data, officials said.

VA Police cruiser in front of a VA medical center.

VA Police Shortages Leave Medical Center Patients, Staff Vulnerable, Watchdog Finds

A new report by the Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General found "multiple security vulnerabilities" across 70 VA...

U.S. Marines watch their Combat Instructor teach.

Female Soldiers Twice as Likely to Be Diagnosed with Mental Health Conditions in Theater Than Males, Study Finds

Women had higher diagnostic rates than men for a dozen mental health disorders examined by Pentagon researchers.

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Supreme Court Rejects Case Tied to Families Being Removed from VA Caregiver Program

A lower court said the Department of Veterans Affairs was free to adopt its own rules in regard to the program that provides...

Naval Academy ceremony naming building for President Jimmy Carter.

Naval Academy Honors President Jimmy Carter, Drops Confederate Name from Building

While Matthew Fontaine Maury is considered the father of modern oceanography, he resigned his commission in 1861 and joined...

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Winslow Griesser.

Coast Guard Relieves Commander Following Deadly Collision

An investigation into the accident, which happened last August, is ongoing.

An operating room technician performs an ultrasound on a patient.

Military to Cover Travel Costs and Offer Leave for Troops Seeking Abortions, Fertility Treatment

The new policies are designed to provide health services to troops stationed in areas where medical services are restricted.

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The recruiting crisis has been growing for several years and has hit every branch of the military.

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The majority of buildings found to have mold issues were located in humid climates, such as Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Fort...

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The recruiting crisis has been growing for several years and has hit every branch of the military.

A gavel rests on the judge’s bench in the courtroom of the 39th Air Base Wing legal office at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey.

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Nearly 8,000 airmen stationed in South Korea will not have to pay back more than $2 million worth of overpayments issued last...

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The recruiting crisis has been growing for several years and has hit every branch of the military.

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The first stage did its job following liftoff from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and separated as planned, but the upper...

U.S. Air Force Airmen and Space Force Guardians marching.

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The Space Force wants to grow the number of Guardians by nearly 10% and hopes to offer almost $5 million in new bonuses to...

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