Gary Warner

Gary Warner covers the Pacific Northwest for Stars and Stripes. He’s reported from East Germany, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Britain, France and across the U.S. He has a master’s degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York.

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A member of the ice rescue team maintains look-out as U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) keeps station alongside a multi-year ice floe for a science evolution on in the Beaufort Sea, Aug. 9, 2023. Healy is the Coast Guard’s only icebreaker specifically designed for Arctic research, as well as the nation’s sole surface presence routinely operating in the Arctic Ocean. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Briana Carter)

Coast Guard gets $25B in funding for border security efforts and more icebreakers

Adm. Kevin Lunday, the Coast Guard’s acting commandant, and other service leaders said the infusion of funds was the largest one-time boost that the service has received since it was founded in 1790.

Federal agents ride on an armored vehicle as several people look on.

National Guard troops with Humvees back federal agents in immigration sweep of LA park

The lights along the flight line at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska

Air Force base in Alaska is top choice for military’s first nuclear microreactor

Sailor in combat uniform kneeling and holding a weapon.

Sailor dies during parachute training in California

A stealth bomber, seen from a distance, lands on a runway with scrub land in the foreground.

Air Force budget focuses on stealth bomber, ICBMs and new fighter, limits new F-35s, retires A-10s

A new strategic stealth bomber, modernized ICBM missiles, and a sixth-generation fighter are President Donald Trump’s top priorities in the Air Force budget proposal for fiscal 2026 released by the Pentagon on Thursday.

A MiG-21 fighter jet covered in colorful glass beads.

Millions of glass beads turn Cold War-era Soviet fighter into art at the Museum of Flight

“The aim of ‘The MiG-21 Project’ is to take the most mass-produced supersonic fighter aircraft and to turn it from a machine of war into something that looks beautiful and changes the meaning of it,” South African artist Ralph Ziman said in a statement launching the Seattle exhibition.

An exit sign for Joint Base Lewis-McChord on Interstate 5 near Tacoma, Wash.

Former JBLM soldier pleads guilty to trying to sell secrets to China

Joseph Daniel Schmidt, 31, faces penalties of up to 10 years in jail and a $250,000 fine for each count of retention of national security information and attempt to deliver national security information.

241220-N-EQ851-1023 SAN DIEGO (Dec. 20, 2024) Sailors man the rails aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) as the ship arrives in San Diego. Abraham Lincoln, flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3, returns to Naval Air Station North Island following deployment to the U.S. 3rd Fleet, U.S. 7th Fleet and U.S. 5th Fleet areas of operation. An integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific and provides the realistic and relevant training necessary to execute the U.S. Navy’s role across the full spectrum of military operations – from combat operations to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief U.S. 3rd Fleet works together with our allies and partners to advance freedom of navigation, the rule of law, and other principles that underpin security for Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Adina Phebus)

Missing sailor from USS Abraham Lincoln returns to San Diego

Seaman Sergio Valoura, 19, from East Brunswick, N.J., was located last week in the Los Angeles area by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service with assistance from Los Angeles police, according to the Naval Air Forces Pacific in San Diego.

A line of troops in camouflage uniforms and wearing face shields lean against riot shields on the ground in a grassy field during a training exercise.

Marines move into LA for security, more Guard troops assigned to ICE immigration sweeps

Two hundred Marines will guard federal buildings in the Los Angeles area, freeing up more National Guard soldiers to back up federal agents arresting undocumented immigrants, the commander of military troops sent to the city said Friday.

241220-N-VD554-1215 NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND, Calif. (Dec. 20, 2024) – Sailors salute aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) as they arrive at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., Dec. 20, 2024. Lincoln returned home from a 5-month deployment as part of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3 in the U.S. 5th Fleet and 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Aron Montano)

Navy searches for sailor who walked away from carrier nearly 2 weeks ago

Seaman Sergio Valoura, a culinary specialist from the USS Abraham Lincoln, failed to report for assigned duties, which led to a ship-wide search for the sailor, the Navy said. When he was not found aboard the carrier, the Naval Criminal Investigative Service was notified.

Chris Zwierzynski and Callum Wilkie standing together.

Ranger medic receives Soldier’s Medal for saving injured hiker on mountainside

Army Staff Sgt. Callum Wilkie watched Chris Zwierzynski stumble and plummet more than 500 feet down the ice- and rock-strewn face of Mount Hood. That’s when Wilkie’s background as a medic took over.

Fort Irwin specialist pleads guilty in killing of fellow soldier

An Army specialist at Fort Irwin National Training Center was sentenced Wednesday to 50 years in prison for the killing of a fellow soldier last year at the desert base in Southern California.

Black Hawk’s tiltrotor successor struggles through political and military turbulence

The Army has announced the future of air assault: the MV-75, designed to sweep into battle at more than 320 mph, skimming treetops before seeming to stop in midair as its rotors pivot to a vertical for landing. But that future isn’t here yet.

A designer's concept of Operations Room at future Joint Integrated Test and Training Center to be at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska.

Major new Air Force training center in Alaska will help boost defense of North America

The training center is being designed so simulations can be adapted to include weapons and aircraft from other U.S. military branches, as well as NATO allies. Its location underlines the importance of Alaska and the Arctic to the U.S.

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