Brian McElhiney

Brian McElhiney is a digital editor and occasional reporter for Stars and Stripes. He has worked as a music reporter and editor for publications in New Hampshire, Vermont, New York and Oregon. One of his earliest journalistic inspirations came from reading Stars and Stripes as a kid growing up in Okinawa, Japan.

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Col. Christopher Hunter, deputy commander, 364th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, briefs Soldiers as they embark on their culminating training exercise in February 2024 at Fort Knox, Kentucky. The 364th ESC will staff the 1st Theater Sustainment Command's forward operational command post in Kuwait.

Army Reserve sustainment command deploys to Middle East amid rising tensions in region

The Army Reserve’s 364th Expeditionary Sustainment Command has deployed to the Middle East.

The 2024 USO Service Members of the Year will be honored Thursday, April 11, 2024, at the organization’s gala at The Anthem in Washington. Top row from left: Army Sgt. Tanner Welch, Senior Airman Travis Spong and Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Royston Pitt. Bottom row from left: Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Marzilli, Marine Corps Sgt. Brett Meil, Illinois Air National Guardsman Capt. James Horn and Space Force Master Sgt. Lewis Perry Jr.

‘Commitment to protecting and serving’: USO honors Service Members of the Year

Army Ranger receives Silver Star for aiding fellow troops during battle made famous in ‘Black Hawk Down’

One of the boots that part of the Footsteps of Freedom art installation, which opened April 1 at Walter Reed.

These boots were made for healing: Walter Reed exhibit honors troops with redesigned combat footwear

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Joshua Corbett, a native of New Jersey and a student naval aviator with the AV-8B Fleet Replacement Detachment (FRD), poses for a photo prior to a flight at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, March 27, 2024. Corbett is one of the two final Marines to receive the 7509 military occupational specialty, AV-8B Harrier II jet pilot, as the Marine Corps transitions from the AV-8B II Harrier jet legacy tactical aircraft to the F-35 Lightning II jet. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Daisha Ramirez)

The final 2: Marine Corps’ last Harrier pilots complete training

The final two AV-8B Harrier II pilots with the U.S. Marine Corps have finished their training, the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing announced Monday.

Anthony Ligouri, a general engineer and program manager based in the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL’s, Center for Rapid Innovation, and teammate Capt. (then-Lt.) Hayk Azatyan prepare for a search-and-rescue immersion exercise with the 920th Rescue Wing, Air Force Reserve Command at Patrick Space Force Base, Fla., in summer 2020. The exercise called for Ligouri and Azatyan, who represented Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in the 2019 AFRL Commander’s Challenge competition, to play the roles of “downed pilots” from a helicopter to better understand the challenges of maritime combat search-and-rescue procedures. Five years after first contributing to the AFRL Commander’s Challenge as a participant, Ligouri now serves as the program manager for this year’s event. (Courtesy photo / Bon Strout)

Applications extended for Air Force Research Laboratory’s 2024 Commander’s Challenge

Junior officers, enlisted military members and Defense Department civilians from across Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) have until April 19 to apply to participate in the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 2024 Commander’s Challenge.

Country music star, Craig Morgan, performs the National Anthem at the Chicago White Sox opening day game versus the Detroit Tigers on March 28, 2024 at Guaranteed Rate Field. Morgan was honored, there, as the Hero of the Game. Morgan re-enlisted in the Army Reserve in 2023. The veteran Soldier, who served in Operation Just Cause in Panama, currently serves as an Army Reserve Assistant Bandmaster for the 313th Army Band, based in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.

(U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. David Lietz)

Country star and Army reservist Craig Morgan sings national anthem at Chicago White Sox opening day

Warrant Officer Craig Morgan Greer — better known as country music star Craig Morgan — sang the national anthem at the White Sox’s season-opening game against the Detroit Tigers at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago.

Remains of WWII sailor, soldier identified, will receive US burials

U.S. Navy Mess Attendant 3rd Class David Walker, 19, of Norfolk, Va., was accounted for Nov. 27, 2023, and U.S. Army Cpl. Frank V. Benak, 24, of Scottsville, Mich., was accounted for Feb. 2, the DPAA announced.

PATAPSCO RIVER (March, 29 2024) The Chesapeake, a 1000-ton lift capacity derrick barge, the Ferrell, a 200-ton lift capacity revolving crane barge, and the Oyster Bay, a 150-ton lift capacity crane barge are in Baltimore Harbor. The barges will be used by the Navy’s Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) to remove submerged portions of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The barges, contracted through Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) will support the U.S. Coast Guard led Unified Command in its effort to clear and re-open the channel. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd class Hannah Mohr)

Navy barges assist in removing collapsed Baltimore bridge from river

Three barges contracted by the Navy arrived Friday at Baltimore Harbor to assist in removing the remains of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge from the Patapsco River.

USCGC Sea Dog (front) and USCGC Sea Dragon of Maritime Force Protection Unit Kings Bay support exercise Resolute Guardian 2012 Sept. 25 near Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay. Maritime Force Protection Unit Kings Bay is designed to support the Navy's efforts to provide anti-terrorism and force protection for its Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines and to assist in meeting its Presidential mandates for ballistic weapon security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class(SW) James Kimber)

Coast Guard Cutter Sea Dog damaged while returning from sea, safely moored in Florida

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sea Dog was damaged Monday while returning from sea to the St. Marys River on the border between Florida and Georgia, the service announced in a statement.

USACE Chief of Engineers Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon views damage of the fallen Frances Scott Key Bridge that collapsed in Baltimore, March 26, 2024. In accordance with USACE’s federal authorities, USACE will lead the effort to clear the channel as part of the larger interagency recovery effort to restore operations at the Port of Baltimore.

Army Corps of Engineers supports recovery operations following Maryland bridge collapse

More than 1,100 members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will assist in clearing the Fort McHenry Channel in Maryland’s Patapsco River following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

Medal of Honor recipients visit Arlington National Cemetery on Monday, March 25, 2024, in honor of National Medal of Honor Day. Recipients included Sgt. Maj. Robert M. Patterson and Col. Walter J. Marm Jr., who participated in Armed Forces Full Honors Wreath-Laying Ceremony.

US reflects on sacrifice, service during National Medal of Honor Day

The nation paused to remember the more than 3,500 Medal of Honor recipients for National Medal of Honor Day on Monday.

The Ammunition Recovery Technicians, all former military who attended explosive ordnance disposal school are called when there’s ordnance that needs recovery, removal and or disposal. To make their mission as safe as possible the section recently purchased three robots. Two Pacbots 525 (right) and one Kobra (left).

Army’s Yuma Test Center acquires new robots for ammunition recovery and disposal

Three new robots are helping the Ammunition Recovery Section at Yuma Test Center on the Army’s Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz., stay safer.

The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), assigned to the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), returns to Naval Station Norfolk following an eight and a half-month deployment operating in the U.S. 5th and U.S. 6th Fleet areas of operation, March 21, 2024. More than 4,000 Sailors and Marines assigned to the Bataan ARG supported a wide range of interoperability opportunities and exercises, increasing combat readiness and crisis response capabilities while strengthening relationships with NATO Allies and partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Anderson W. Branch)

Sailors and Marines with USS Bataan, USS Carter Hall return to Virginia

The Bataan returned to its homeport of Naval Station Norfolk. Carter Hall returned to its homeport at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek.

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