Dave Philipps
The New York Times
Colorado, United States
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Among the Troops WhoDied, Two Women on the Frontline
The Defense Department on Saturday officially identified the service members who were killed, and family and friends paid tribute to their lives and their sacrifice. → Read More
‘No One Quite Knows What to Say’: A War Easily Ignored Ends With Few Answers
At any Army base in Colorado, little acknowledgment as the war in Afghanistan comes to an abrupt and chaotic end. → Read More
From Navy SEAL to Part of the Angry Mob Outside the Capitol
The presence in Washington of a longtime member of the Navy SEALs who was trained to identify misinformation reflects the partisan politics that helped lead to the assault. → Read More
A Republican Lawmaker for Whom the Spectacle Is the Point
Rep. Lauren Boebert represents an increasingly clamorous faction of the party that carries Mr. Trump’s anti-establishment message and is ready to break all norms in doing so. → Read More
A woman who was shot inside the Capitol is identified as an Air Force veteran.
The chief of the U.S. Capitol Police confirmed on Thursday that an officer had shot and killed a woman inside the Capitol after the building was breached by President Trump’s supporters. He identified the woman as Ashli Babbitt, a former member of the Air Force. Ms. Babbitt, 35, had been assigned to security units that police Air Force bases, according to military publications. A 2014 article… → Read More
How the Marines Adapted Basic Training to Keep Coronavirus Out
The U.S. military’s past battles with Infectious disease have helped it fight off coronavirus. → Read More
For veterans, toxic rhetoric and political polarization are a new source of division.
After surviving some of the bloodiest combat in Afghanistan, the men of the Second Battalion, Seventh Marine Regiment stayed connected on social media for support at home as they grappled with the fallout of war. Those close online connections offered something the veterans’ health care system did not: common ground, understanding, friends ready to talk day or night. But those connections have… → Read More
For Veterans, Bonds Forged in Battle Are Tested by 2020’s Rancor
Toxic rhetoric and political polarization are doing what nothing else could: driving apart ex-Marines who had one another’s backs through wars and the stresses of civilian life. → Read More
A Mustang Crisis Looms in the West
With too many animals on public lands and too many on the public’s hands, the federal wild horse management program is short of money and palatable solutions. → Read More
For American Military, Coronavirus Is an Enemy to Be Fought
The military’s first active-duty case, in South Korea, has commanders preparing a battle plan. But steps meant to stave off the virus may also compromise training and readiness. → Read More
Brain Injuries Are Common in Battle. The Military Has No Reliable Test for Them.
Traumatic brain injury is a signature wound of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. But the military still has no objective way of diagnosing it in the field. → Read More
Here’s What We Know About Kobe Bryant’s Helicopter Route
A deeper look at the route of Kobe Bryant’s helicopter before it crashed to understand how such an accident could occur. → Read More
Flying Into Patchy Fog, Kobe Bryant’s Pilot Had a Decision to Make
The weather was good when the helicopter with nine passengers left Orange County. But as they flew north, it quickly grew worse. → Read More
Anguish and Anger From the Navy SEALs Who Turned In Edward Gallagher
Video interviews and group texts obtained by The Times show men describing their platoon leader in grim terms. → Read More
Trump’s Intervention in SEALs Case Tests Pentagon’s Tolerance
Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher’s case pits a Pentagon hierarchy committed to enforcing longstanding rules of combat against a commander in chief with no military experience but a finely honed sense of grievance against authority. → Read More
Navy Is Said to Proceed With Disciplinary Plans Against Edward Gallagher
Top military officials threatened to resign or be fired if their plans to remove Chief Gallagher from the SEALs were halted by President Trump, administration officials said. → Read More
Navy SEALs Case Reveals Broad Scope of a President’s Military Powers
President Trump raised eyebrows when he said he would reverse a decision to remove a convicted sailor from the Navy SEALs. But on military matters, a president has few limits. → Read More
Trump Reverses Navy Decision to Oust Edward Gallagher From SEALs
The president said Chief Petty Officer Gallagher, who has been at the center of a high-profile war crimes case, would not lose his membership in the elite commando force. → Read More
As Admiral Moved to Expel a Navy SEAL, He Kept an Eye on Trump
The commander of the Navy SEALs began the process that could eject Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher from the force after the White House did not push back, Navy officials said. → Read More
Trump Clears Three Service Members in War Crimes Cases
The moves signaled that as commander in chief, Mr. Trump intends to use his power as the ultimate arbiter of military justice. → Read More