Thomas E. Ricks

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].
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Scary quote of the day: Are Navy officers are being trained to sidestep taking risks?

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Why does the Maine National Guard have a side business (and a troubled contract)?

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A surprisingly good article on innovation — and why the Army is so damn bad at it

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What to read about Rex Tillerson

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What Gen. Mattis’s favorite strategist thinks about the election of Trump

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The VA’s 10 worst hospitals

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Historians missed the mark in assessing Washington’s location of Ft. Necessity

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Crimes, reliefs, gaffes — and a word to Admiral Bigmouth in Pearl Harbor going off

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“Fire on my ‘woof’!”

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Rethinking the Army’s ‘Wife School’: Maybe time to move it out of the 1950s

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Before you trash government health care,  consider the story of this veteran’s family

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GRAND JUNCTION, CO - OCTOBER 18: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (L) jokes with retired Gen. Michael Flynn as they speak at a rally at Grand Junction Regional Airport on October 18, 2016 in Grand Junction Colorado. Trump is on his way to Las Vegas for the third and final presidential debate against Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images)
GRAND JUNCTION, CO - OCTOBER 18: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (L) jokes with retired Gen. Michael Flynn as they speak at a rally at Grand Junction Regional Airport on October 18, 2016 in Grand Junction Colorado. Trump is on his way to Las Vegas for the third and final presidential debate against Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images)

I worked at Flynn’s DIA, and I fear that he will put us on the road to war with Iran

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Can you guess what this modified Wellington bomber was designed to do?

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Today’s military puzzler: What is it about British generals and bird watching?

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Why is the Army putting its Cyber Command in remotest Georgia?

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