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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The Bell V-280 technology Demonstrator (Photo courtesy of Bell)

Army selects 101st Airborne as first to fly new long-range assault aircraft

The 101st Airborne Division will be the first to fly the new Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft, which is designed to replace the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter by 2030, the Army has announced.

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington, is home to one of seven Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime’s detachments. The detachments are separated into shipyards and depot-level reparable locations. Having forward presence locations at the detachment sites allows DLA Land and Maritime to ensure its serving the customers’ needs by providing business advice and assistance. Additionally, this presence provides oversight of the full range of planning, execution and administration of contractual actions to ensure accurate and timely delivery of the required supplies. Overall, DLA Land and Maritime is the headquarters for DLA’s Land and Maritime supply chains with over 2,500 employees in 37 locations around the world with primary operations at the Defense Supply Center Columbus in Columbus, Ohio.

Puget Sound shipyard begins work to become homeport for USS John F. Kennedy

Air Force pilots get innovative gear to ‘go’ while in the air

A man and a woman, each wearing hiking gear and holding crutches to support prosthetic legs, pose on a trail in front of a Grand Canyon vista.

Veterans forced to call off attempt at Grand Canyon hiking record

A soldier in dress uniform and handcuffs is escorted from a van by two other soldiers in camouflage uniforms.

Soldier pleads guilty to killing taxi driver as he attempted to desert from Army

Pvt. Jonathan Kang Lee, 26, pleaded guilty Wednesday at his court-martial to killing a cab driver during his attempt to desert the Army and avoid conviction on child rape charges. Under a plea agreement, Lee admitted his guilt in exchange for a sentence of life with the possibility of parole.

Air Force selects sites for upgraded North American air defense radar

Three locations in Oregon, and one each in Idaho and Nevada have been selected as potential sites for a part of a $400 million modernized radar system to detect air and space attacks in North America

A man and a woman, each with a prosthetic leg and wearing hiking gear, sit on rocks and pose with a small wooden sign reading “Ooh Aah Point” between and a Grand Canyon vista behind them.

Veterans who each lost part of a leg in Afghanistan try for new world record with Grand Canyon hike

Army veteran Kevin Bittenbender and Marine veteran Kirstie Ennis look to set a world record with a 47.5-mile Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim hike at Grand Canyon National Park. Both are missing part of one of their legs.

Side-by-side portraits of two Coast Guard officers in dress uniforms in front of U.S. and Coast Guard flags.

Coast Guard commander, top enlisted leader in San Diego fired

The commander of Coast Guard Sector San Diego has been fired more than five months after service leaders temporarily removed the officer from his post amid an investigation into “unfair treatment of individuals” under his command.

Two military airmen in flight suits and helmets climb out of a fighter jet, seen from the front.

Navy rejects plan to move electronic attack jets from NAS Whidbey Island to California

The Navy has rejected a proposal to move its Growler electronic attack squadrons from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island to Southern California, saying the move would cost $800 million and mean abandoning decades of building and expertise accumulated at the base in Washington.

Portrait of an Army officer in dress uniform and beret standing in front of a U.S. flag.

‘A warrior and a healer’: Green Beret’s family receives Silver Star seven years after his death in Niger ambush

A Green Beret killed in a 2017 ambush by Islamic militants in Niger was awarded the Silver Star on Tuesday, the culmination of an about-face by the Army over the controversial incident in the War on Terrorism.

USS Ronald Reagan goes into dry dock, expected to emerge in late 2026

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan has begun a maintenance stint that will keep it from deployment for 17 months. For the overhaul, the Reagan is moved to dry dock at Bremerton, allowing workers access to the hull, propellers and other machinery.

Green Beret killed in 2017 firefight in Niger to be awarded Silver Star

Body camera footage from Staff Sgt. Bryan C. Black, a Green Beret killed in a 2017 ambush in Niger, has led the Army for the second time to award Black posthumously for his bravery during the firefight seven years ago.

NORFOLK, Va. - The world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), sails in formation with the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers USS Winston Churchill (DDG 81), USS Mitscher (DDG 57), USS Mahan (DDG 72), USS Bainbridge (DDG 96), and USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) in the Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 12, 2024. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is underway in the Atlantic Ocean completing Group Sail. Group Sail is the first at-sea integrated phase training event during a routine deployment training cycle. It is designed to challenge the Gerald R. Ford CSG s ability to use the capabilities of the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 2, and embarked Information Warfare team as a cohesive Strike Group to meet Navy and Joint Warfighting requirements that increases warfighting capability and tactical proficiency across all domains. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Maxwell Orlosky)

Navy to spend $300M to prepare Naval Base Kitsap as a homeport for Ford-class aircraft carriers

Before arriving at Kitsap, the Navy must spend up to $300 million to build new electrical substations and make other upgrades. The Navy said advances in automation mean the Ford-class carriers require more electrical power to execute functions once performed by crew members.

A rendering of a house on a suburban street.

JBLM to build more than 200 new homes to help tackle housing shortage

Joint Base Lewis-McChord broke ground this week on 212 new homes that base officials hope will ease a housing crunch in and around the military base in a rapidly growing region of Washington state.

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