Thomas E. Ricks covered the U.S. military from 1991 to 2008 for the Wall Street Journal and then the Washington Post. He can be reached at [email protected].
SEATTLE (AFPN) -- Defensive end (No. 94) Bryce Fisher, a captain in the Washington Air National Guard, gets airborne while trying to block a Carolina Panthers' extra-point kick during the Seattle Seahawks' 34-14 victory over the Carolina Panthers in Seattle on Jan. 22. The Seahawks clinched the National Football Conference title, are playing in Super Bowl XL on Feb. 5.(National Guard Bureau photo by Army Sgt. Jim Greenhill)
A Soldier assigned to 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, conducts a helocast insertion into the Pacific Ocean near Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, on May 16, 2017. A UH-1Y “Super Huey” helicopter assigned to the Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 provided aerial support for the Soldiers. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Armando R. Limon, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division)
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Victor Green, Camp Lemonnier military working dog handler, and his dog, Koko, cool down between detecting improvised explosive devices during a training exercise on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, June 9, 2017. CJTF-HOA personnel conduct security force assistance to counter violent extremist organization operations, support aligned regional efforts, and protect U.S. interests in Djibouti. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Lindsay Cryer)
HOLLYWOOD, CA - MAY 25: Actress Gal Gadot arrives at the Premiere Of Warner Bros. Pictures' "Wonder Woman" at the Pantages Theatre on May 25, 2017 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
US Navy guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald arrves at its mother port US Naval Yokosuka Base, Kanagawa prefecture on June 17, 2017.
The US and Japan launched a major search operation to find seven missing American sailors on June 17 after their navy destroyer collided with a container ship, crushing the side of the military vessel. / AFP PHOTO / Kazuhiro NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)
