Rebecca Kheel

Rebecca Kheel is a congressional reporter for Military.com. She previously worked as a defense reporter for The Hill, covering all things defense from the view at the Capitol, including negotiations over annual defense authorization and appropriations bills, fights about the foreign policy crisis of the day and more.

Prior to coming to D.C., she was a local reporter at the Orange County Register in California, writing about everything from disputes over new housing developments to the latest theme park ride openings.

She has a bachelor’s degree in newspaper journalism and history from Syracuse University.

Email: rebecca.kheel@military.com

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U.S. currency from within the cash cage during an immersion tour at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey

Biggest Military Pay Raise in 2 Decades Finalized in Newly Released Defense Bill

Service members will get a 5.2% pay raise come January under the compromise annual defense bill unveiled Wednesday night.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville questions Navy Adm. Lisa Franchetti

Hundreds of Military Promotions Approved by Senate Just Hours After Tuberville Releases His Hold

Tuberville announced he was dropping his procedural hold on military confirmations on all but those nominated to be four-star...

Army Warns Recruiting Efforts Could Take a Hit if Congress Doesn't Pass Ukraine and Israel Funding

Army Under Secretary Gabe Camarillo said efforts to solve the military recruiting crisis are "absolutely ... hamstrung" by...

Lloyd J. Austin and Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. meet with Mike Johnson

Military to Curtail Recruiting and Duty Station Moves if Congress Resorts to a Yearlong Stopgap Budget, Joint Chiefs Chairman Warns

Since the start of the fiscal year at the beginning of October, the Defense Department, along with the rest of the federal...

Under Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Erik Raven, administers the Oath of Enlistment

Most Would Encourage Military Service But Confidence in Armed Forces Remains Low, Survey Finds

This year's survey found that 51% of respondents said they would encourage friends and family who were considering joining...

Transgender Veterans Group Threatens VA with Lawsuit over Yearslong Delay in Covering Surgeries

Lawyers for the Transgender American Veterans Association said not providing the surgeries has "increased risk of physical...

Rep. Don Bacon heads to a closed-door GOP meeting

Tax-Free Pay, 2-Year Leave of Absence for Parents Among Ideas Being Floated by House's Military Quality-of-Life Panel

The quality-of-life panel was formed this congressional session to provide recommendations that could be included in next...

A group of construction workers at Tyndall Air Force Base

Congress Has Plan to Avert Shutdown, But It's About to Make Pentagon Budgeting Even More Complicated

Military construction funding would expire earlier than the rest of the Pentagon budget under legislation on track to become...

Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough

VA Defends Crisis Line's Special Unit After Whistleblowers Allege It's Failing Veterans

"Our top priority with the VCL is to make sure that veterans get the support they need, whenever and wherever they need it --...

A sign reading "Your Life Matters" is seen at the entrance to the Nebraska National Guard air base

'Complex' Calls to VA Crisis Line Being Handed Off to Understaffed, Undertrained Unit, Whistleblowers Allege

Whistleblowers have told Congress that callers to the Veterans Crisis Line who present difficult cases are being transferred...

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, member of the Senate Armed Services Committee

Democratic Plan to End Senate Blockade of Military Promotions Takes Critical Step Forward

The Senate Rules Committee voted along party lines to advance the "standing order resolution" to circumvent Tuberville's hold...

Sen. Tommy Tuberville speaking on the Senate floor

Pentagon Abortion Policy at Center of Senate Fight Expected to Cost Just $1 Million a Year, Analysis Says

The low estimated cost relative to the Pentagon's more than $800 billion budget is unlikely to shift the political debate...

Sen. Dan Sullivan speaking on the Senate floor

Senate Finally Confirms 3 Top Military Officers After Fellow Republicans Erupt in Anger over Tuberville Blockade

Chiefs of the Navy and Air Force, as well as the second-in-command at the Marine Corps, were confirmed by the Senate after a...

Sen. Tommy Tuberville walks through Capitol Hill

Marine Commandant's Health Crisis Spurs Senate to Set Up Votes on 3 Top Officers

The Senate will vote on the nominees for the No. 2 general in the Marine Corps and the chiefs of the Air Force and Navy...

Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric M. Smith

Marine Commandant Remains Hospitalized as Senator Moves to Lift Blockade on Service's Second in Command

The move by Sen. Tuberville comes a day after the Marines announced that a three-star officer further down the line of...

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Congress Tells Army to Set Higher Fitness Standards for Combat Arms Soldiers

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Army Veteran Battling Terminal Cancer Gets His Wish to Shoot a Tank One Last Time

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CV-22 Osprey takes off from Iwakuni base in Japan

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