Priors: @WSJ defense and veterans reporter with stints in Washington and Iraq. Marine infantry officer. Longtime Kentuckian, current Chicagoan. Jeopardy! champ.
Aug 29 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
1/ A quick observation about Trump and Arlington...
and why it reminds me of a little-known rally in Waterloo, Iowa years ago.
2/ I covered the Trump campaign (the first time around) and was on the campaign trail when then-candidate Trump was a long-shot candidate.
And that's why I was in Waterloo, Iowa on Feb. 1, 2016.
Aug 29 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
1/ The Trump campaign at Arlington controversy can be confusing. Here it is, broken down simply.
You can’t bring your own photography crew to Arlington without permission…
2/ You can’t have your photo crew take photos even if one family consents.
That’s because other graves are included in those photos. And those families haven’t given permission.
More importantly, grieving families shouldn’t feel pressured by powerful people to give consent.
Apr 10, 2023 • 29 tweets • 11 min read
1. Check out my latest story in @WSJ about how military medics are heading to civilian hospitals for training.
But why would soldiers have to get combat-medical training from civilians?
Here comes a thread!
@WSJ 2. Trauma medicine, what you expect to see whenever you walk into a major hospital in the United States, has its roots on the battlefield.
The triage system for treating soldiers first came about during the US Civil War, according to the American College of Surgeons.
Feb 27, 2023 • 26 tweets • 18 min read
1. Exclusive: New inspector general report documents years of problems that led to the collapse of the Afghan military and Taliban takeover of the country soon after American forces abandoned the country wsj.com/articles/watch… via @WSJ@WSJ 2. The Special Inspector General for the Reconstruction of Afghanistan will soon be releasing a report on the reasons for the sudden collapse of Afghan security forces just over a year ago.
Dec 14, 2022 • 10 tweets • 6 min read
1/
I'm getting an incredible amount of feedback on this story:
The Transition Assistance Program designed to help U.S. troops prepare for civilian life faces low participation and accountability issues, a government watchdog says wsj.com/articles/trans… via @WSJ@WSJ 2/ The TAP program is something that most civilians don't know about and which gets relatively little attention.
But EVERYONE who's served has an opinion about the program and most everyone talks about its shortcomings
