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

University of Pittsburgh to study gender integration at Marine Corps boot camps

The study comes as the Marine Corps faces a looming deadline set in the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act that mandates the service end gender-segregated training within five years at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., and integrate training within eight years at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Calif.

The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt approaches Apra Harbor, Guam, June 3, 2020. <br>Will Bennett/U.S. Navy

USS Theodore Roosevelt faces coronavirus again after two sailors become sick

Two sailors aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt have been infected with the coronavirus, several months after a serious outbreak of the virus on the aircraft carrier derailed its deployment, Navy officials said Friday.

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University of Pittsburgh to study gender integration at Marine Corps boot camps

Super Hornet pilot ejects safely as jet crashes in California

Sailor who shot himself while standing watch was a 20-year-old from California

USS Theodore Roosevelt faces coronavirus again after two sailors become sick

Army reports the service has alleviated backlog of moves caused by the coronavirus pandemic

Advocates push for more help for military families struggling with hunger

USS Theodore Roosevelt sailor kills himself while standing security watch

Army prioritizes people in new action plan to reduce stress on soldiers

SC lawmakers seek to ban federal funds to close, realign Marines base at Parris Island

Army surpasses 18,000 coronavirus cases as other services saw increases in the last week

Esper: Navy needs to have more than 500 ships by 2045

DOD report: Nearly 500 service members died by suicide in 2019

Two water wells near Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, Wash., contaminated with industrial chemical

Pearl Harbor shooter showed signs of being a threat prior to killing civilians

Kentucky Army reservist dies from coronavirus complications

Three Army brigades will deploy to Europe, South Korea and Afghanistan

Marine Corps to study how it can train female recruits in San Diego for the first time

Military personnel, families now may travel to more than half of US military installations worldwide

New policies now in place for military children seeking US citizenship

Marine colonel is tapped to be the next judge for 9/11 trial at Guantanamo Bay

Proposed rule change for burial at Arlington would exclude more veterans, service members

Navy commander of Texas training center is fired following investigation

Americans ‘not fully conscious’ of Chinese military threat to US, commander says

Pandemic forces Pentagon to hold smaller 9/11 ceremony to honor the lives lost 19 years ago

National Guard helicopters evacuate more than 140 people, pets from California wildfires

Army reservist from Florida is the seventh US service member to die from the coronavirus

Seventh US service member dies from coronavirus as military cases surpass 38,400

Military not selected to be among first groups to receive coronavirus vaccine

Pentagon report: China has the most ships, wants more nukes as it plans to expand its military around the world

Two special ops soldiers killed, three injured in helicopter accident

Fort Polk, La., suffers damage to several buildings from Hurricane Laura

Pentagon condemns Russian actions in Syria after American troops injured

More Air Force, Army installations lift pandemic travel restrictions

Several US troops in Syria injured in encounter with Russian military convoy

California National Guardsman is sixth US service member to die from the coronavirus

Travis Air Force Base lifts mandatory evacuation order

Feds say veteran Brian Kolfage secretly took donor money meant for building border wall

Bases in South Korea reinstate travel restrictions as coronavirus cases grow

33,000 service members have contracted the coronavirus since the pandemic began

Half of Defense Department schools in US will start classes remotely

More than 30,000 troops are in quarantine ahead of training, deployment

Military families can now access database to find hourly child care

Army surges past 10,000 coronavirus cases as pandemic continues in United States

Army reservist from Virginia becomes fourth military death from the coronavirus

US participates in Arctic exercise as region sees increased military activity from Russia and China

Sunken assault amphibious vehicle found off Calif. coast with remains of service members aboard

Search ongoing for seven Marines, sailor after amphibious vehicle sinks during training off California coast

Military has lower coronavirus rates than the average public, except for the youngest troops

Female veterans demand action from House lawmakers to stop sexual harassment, assault in the military

Army says Fort Hood sex assault-harassment program meets service standards, but lawmakers argue changes must be made

US, Australian defense, foreign policy leaders display united front against Chinese actions

Husband shoots airman wife during domestic violence incident at Hurlburt Field, Fla.

Gen. Berger: Marine Corps looking to make the force more diverse

Senate passes defense bill without funding for Stars and Stripes

Gen. Berger: Marines parental leave needs to be extended, more flexible

Adm. Gilday: USS Bonhomme Richard damaged on 11 of its 14 decks; sailors faced explosions, blinding smoke

Esper is worried federal agents in camouflage uniforms in Portland look like US troops

Esper says no orders have been issued to withdraw troops from South Korea

Army surges past 7,000 coronavirus cases as military tops 21,000 positive tests

Marine found guilty of shooting fellow Marine on New Year’s Day in 2019

Adm. Gilday tours fire damage to USS Bonhomme Richard; ship’s future still to be determined

Fire aboard USS Bonhomme Richard extinguished after more than four days

Military nears 19,000 coronavirus cases as Army surpasses 6,000; several bases reinstate travel restrictions

USS Bonhomme Richard’s tilting overnight forces firefighters off ship

Ban on photos for promotion boards is among immediate actions directed by Esper

More sailors treated for minor injuries as fire still burns aboard USS Bonhomme Richard

Sailors share stories of bias in the Navy with new diversity task force

38 sailors injured in USS Bonhomme Richard fire; no threat to ship’s fuel tanks

USS Bonhomme Richard’s fire suppression system not operational as blaze destroys ship; 34 sailors injured

Marine lance corporal’s suicide caused lockdown at Twentynine Palms

Duckworth asks Esper whether DOD is probing links between troop deaths and Russian bounties

Pentagon, two naval bases are the latest to lift travel restrictions

Shooting at Marine base in California deemed a suicide, commanding general says

Funding bill would prevent using military construction money to pay for border wall projects

Individual sustains self-inflected wound after reports of gunshots on Twentynine Palms

House lawmakers want to prevent military construction funds for bases named after Confederates

Pentagon says number of coronavirus cases in the military nearly doubled in the past month

Navy needs to act more quickly on diversity and inclusion, personnel chief says