Travis Tritten

Travis Tritten is the deputy managing editor for Military.com. He has more than 20 years of experience reporting on the military, government and politics in the U.S. and abroad. He was a recipient -- along with a team of Military.com reporters -- of the 2023 Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation award for distinguished reporting on national defense.

Since 2014, Tritten has reported from Washington, D.C., spending most of his time at the Pentagon and Capitol Hill. Previously, he was a senior defense reporter for Bloomberg Government; a defense and national security reporter at the Washington Examiner; and a reporter with Stars and Stripes, including seven years as a Japan correspondent.

Email: Travis.Tritten@Military.com

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Paris Davis, Black Green Beret in Vietnam, Finally Awarded Medal of Honor at White House

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Free gun locks at a suicide prevention event.

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Urinalysis test taken at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.

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U.S. Army soldiers visit a local village in Syria.

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President Joe Biden speaks about the Chinese surveillance balloon.

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Sailors recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon off Myrtle Beach.

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It was still unclear whether the object was a balloon or some other type of aircraft, and the origin was unknown.

A Ukrainian tank with soldiers is seen through a car window.

US and Allies Load Ukraine with Armor and Weapons Ahead of Expected Russian Offensive

The 11-month-old war may be approaching a crucial inflection point as intelligence points to Russia working and planning to...

Doug Glenn, a former top Pentagon official

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Doug Glenn joined the office of the department's deputy chief financial officer in 2018 and performed the duties of the...

Video display of a UAP during a hearing.

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For anyone looking for extraterrestrials, or even Chinese spying, the 12-page unclassified report will likely be a letdown.

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The new combined arms and joint maneuver training is slated to begin within a couple of weeks in Germany.

Pentagon Ordered to Review Its New Practice of Concealing Documents from the Public

Congress included the order in its $1.7 trillion annual spending bill, which includes 2023 funding for the military.

Damaged Russian military vehicles in central Kyiv, Ukraine.

Russia Is Running Out of Fresh Ammo and May Need to Use 40-Year-Old Shells

Moscow is faced with relying more heavily on degraded rockets and shells, which could ratchet up risks to its own troops and...

ANZAC Day in a parade in Darwin, Australia.

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The agreement was finalized during a joint U.S.-Australia meeting that included Austin and his defense minister counterpart...

A man rests next a video screen showing Chinese President Xi Jinping.

China's Nuclear Arsenal Ballooning as Competition Rises in the Pacific, Pentagon Says

China could triple its nuclear stockpile over the coming decade as it pursues more coercive and aggressive tactics in the...

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