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Caitlin M. Kenney

Caitlin M. Kenney covers the Pentagon for Stars and Stripes.

She joined Stripes in 2018 and has covered the military for several years across the United States. Kenney is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst where she earned a degree in journalism.

Email: kenney.caitlin@stripes.com | Phone: 202-643-8358 | Twitter: @caitlinmkenney

Email: kenney.caitlin@stripes.com

Phone: 202-643-8358

Twitter: @caitlinmkenney

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Army Maj. Gen. Sean A. Gainey<br>U.S. Army
Army Maj. Gen. Sean A. Gainey<br>U.S. Army

Army general to lead new Pentagon unit to counter drone strikes on the battlefield

Army Maj. Gen. Sean Gainey will lead a new 60-person team for the Defense Department to develop new methods to counter drone strikes, which are increasing on the battlefields of the Middle East and Afghanistan, Pentagon officials announced earlier this week.

Wearing a leather jacket similar to those now being made available to Navy surface warfare officers, Vice Adm. Richard A. Brown, Commander, Naval Surface Forces, delivers the keynote address at a symposium on board Naval Base San Diego, Aug. 22, 2019.<br>Woody S. Paschall/U.S. Navy
Wearing a leather jacket similar to those now being made available to Navy surface warfare officers, Vice Adm. Richard A. Brown, Commander, Naval Surface Forces, delivers the keynote address at a symposium on board Naval Base San Diego, Aug. 22, 2019.<br>Woody S. Paschall/U.S. Navy

Navy’s surface warfare officers will soon get to wear new leather jackets

The new jacket is similar to the famous aviation bomber jacket and is “meant to build esprit de corps” and symbolize the “tactical warfighter expertise” of being a qualified surface warfare officer, the Navy said.