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].

Articles by Thomas E. Ricks

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How to fix the Army in six difficult steps

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Thomas E. Ricks

September 14, 2016, 10:13 AM

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‘Elvis’s Army’: A great look at the U.S. Army of the late 1950s and early 1960s

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Thomas E. Ricks

September 14, 2016, 10:06 AM

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Something we need: Guidelines for how to handle it all when a member of your old unit, now a civilian, kills himself

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Thomas E. Ricks

September 14, 2016, 10:03 AM

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So you just joined the Army? Some advice from our hardest-core Best Defenders

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Thomas E. Ricks

September 13, 2016, 10:57 AM

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‘The Mirror Test: America at War in Iraq and Afghanistan’: Trying to recognize ourselves in the reflections of war

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Thomas E. Ricks

September 13, 2016, 10:54 AM

The wreckage of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, which was forced to crash land, is seen outside Kabul on January 16, 2009. A US Black Hawk helicopter was forced to crash land outside the Afghan capital but all seven US crew and passengers on board were safely evacuated, the US military said. The incident came one day after an Afghan army helicopter crashed in the west of the country, killing a senior general and 12 other members of the Afghan National Army. AFP PHOTO/Massoud HOSSAINI (Photo credit should read MASSOUD HOSSAINI/AFP/Getty Images)

Navy squadron commander arrested in San Diego and charged with rape

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Thomas E. Ricks

September 13, 2016, 10:54 AM

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We have a big problem with retired generals wading into partisanship

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Thomas E. Ricks

September 12, 2016, 11:06 AM

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A liberation story: How 9/11 and the Iraq war led me to discover my own freedom

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Thomas E. Ricks

September 12, 2016, 11:04 AM

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To start talks with North Korea, look to the Iran deal — but don’t hold your breath

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Thomas E. Ricks

September 12, 2016, 10:29 AM

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The problem with the Stanford report’s sanguine estimate on artificial intelligence

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Thomas E. Ricks

September 9, 2016, 10:43 AM

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Benedict Arnold, campaign finance, & us

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Thomas E. Ricks

September 9, 2016, 10:20 AM

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This dog has a hat and sunglasses

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Thomas E. Ricks

September 9, 2016, 10:05 AM

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Trump to our generals: ‘You’re FIRED’

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Thomas E. Ricks

September 8, 2016, 10:58 AM

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‘What I left behind in Afghanistan’

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Thomas E. Ricks

September 7, 2016, 10:26 AM

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Stanford AI report: Evvybuddy calm down

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Thomas E. Ricks

September 7, 2016, 10:26 AM

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