Stephen Losey

Stephen Losey is a reporter for Military.com, focusing on Air warfare, the Pentagon, and investigations. He was previously the senior reporter for Air Force Times covering leadership and personnel issues, and regularly interviewed top officials including Air Force secretaries and chiefs of staff. In 2017, he traveled to the Middle East to cover Air Force operations against the Islamic State.

In 2020, his feature on the harrowing rescue of the future Air Force chief of staff after he was shot down over Serbia, "Start Finding Me, Boys," received an award from the Military Reporters and Editors association. His investigative journalism at his preceding paper, Federal Times, was also recognized several times by the Society of Professional Journalists and the American Society of Business Publication Editors.

He attended East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, where he received bachelor's and master's degrees in English and creative nonfiction writing.

Email: Stephen.Losey@Military.com

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This Dec. 16, 2014, photo shows the wedding photo of Army widow, Aimee Wriglesworth, and her late husband, Chad, on display in her home in Bristow, Va. Wriglesworth lost her husband, an Army Major to cancer in 2013. Steve Helber/AP

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Fighters secure an area during a demonstration in Afghanistan.

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Squadron helps equip F-15E Strike Eagle with modified 2,000-pound GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munitions.

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U.S. Marines assist with evacuation of Afghanistan.

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The investigation report said the T-38 was going faster than it was supposed to and undershot the final turn.

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First Lt. Sukhbir Toor applied in March for a religious accommodation to wear a beard and turban and to not cut his hair.

An F-35A carrying a B61-12 Joint Test Assembly at Nellis Air Force Base

The Stealthy F-35 Fighter Jet Is One Step Closer to Carrying Nuclear Weapons

When the F-35A receives its full nuclear certification, the Air Force will have a second stealth aircraft in its fleet that...

An F-35 Lightning II and two F-16 Fighting Falcons

Air Force Begins Moving First Permanent F-35 Squadron into Europe

The 495th Fighter Squadron, which is also known as the Valkyries, was reactivated at the RAF Lakenheath base in England.

Air Force recruits take oath of enlistment.

Air Force Touts Best Recruiting Numbers in Five Years as Pandemic Drags On

For the first time in five years, all three components of the Air Force achieved both their recruiting goals and end strength...

The Joint Task Force-Space Defense conducts its transfer ceremony into the Space Force.

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The Space Force announced 670 active-duty soldiers, sailors and Marines have been selected to transfer into the military’s...

94%: In Air Force, Vaccine Reluctance Falls Away as Deadline Approaches

COVID-19 vaccination rates for active-duty airmen and Space Force Guardians have risen swiftly since a tight deadline was set...

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