Nick Mordowanec

Nick Mordowanec was previously a national news and investigative reporter for Newsweek, focusing on U.S. and international politics, immigration, crime, social issues and features over a four-year period.

Other coverage has included education, economics, military/defense, and wars in Ukraine and Gaza.

His reporting on the opioid epidemic garnered a statewide Michigan Press Association award.

He is a graduate of Michigan State University.

Email nick.m@military.com with tips or feedback.

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U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem participates in a tour at the U.S. Coast Guard Station Charleston, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

More Recruits Require More Space: Coast Guard Announces New Training Center

Days after the U.S. Coast Guard announced some of its highest recruiting numbers in decades, it now intends to open a new...

A man sells tomatoes and peppers at the market in Kaduna, Nigeria, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

New Bill Calls For Stronger US Response to Religious Persecution in Nigeria

Nigeria has been accused of religious persecution dating back to 2009. Lawmakers want the U.S. government to employ different...

US Coast Guard Recruitment Hits Highest Mark in Decades: 'Workforce of Future'

The service hits its highest numbers since 1991, with bigger plans to come.

A palette loaded with bundles of seized cocaine and marijuana is lowered down by a crane, as the U.S. Coast Guard unloads more than one billion dollars worth of seized drugs from the Coast Guard Cutter James at Port Everglades, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Major Drug Busts: US Coast Guard Seizes Record Amount of Cocaine

The cocaine seizures of the 2025 fiscal year is roughly three times the annual average.

Traffic flows through the main gate past a welcome sign, Tuesday, July 9, 2013, in Fort Hood, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Victims of Alleged Sexual Misconduct at Fort Hood to Take Legal Action Against Army

The new allegations at Fort Hood come the same year as another Army doctor, Maj. Michael Stockin, was sentenced to prison for...

In this Aug. 29, 2017, file photo distributed on Aug. 30, 2017, by the North Korean government shows what was said to be the test launch of a Hwasong-12 intermediate range missile in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

Donald Trump's Nuclear Weapons Testing Restart Could Provoke China, Russia

President Trump wants to restart domestic testing to keep up with adversaries like China and Russia, but nuclear experts...

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, speaks during Iowa's Roast and Ride, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Sen. Joni Ernst Leads Bipartisan Legislation Honoring Veteran Entrepreneurs

Ernst's bipartisan legislation comes as the Small Business Administration has downsized events for veteran business owners.

Small Business Administration head Kelly Loeffler, center, is joined by, from left, Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., at a news conference on day 27 of the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

SBA Administrator Blames Democrats For Cancellation of Veteran Small Business Week

"Until Senate Democrats reverse course, our veteran-owned small businesses and service members will continue to feel the pain...

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks at an oversight hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

Republican Senator Supports Military Force Against Venezuela: ‘New Game We’re Playing’

Republican senators are at odds when it comes to additional military force, including land warfare, against Venezuela.

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, speaks about the Trump administration following reports that only Republican lawmakers received security briefings on the Trump-ordered military strikes against boats in the Caribbean, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

White House, US Lawmakers Offer Conflicting Claims on Military Intervention in Caribbean

A source associated with an Armed Services and Foreign Relations committee member told Military.com that briefings between...

President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose ahead of their summit talk at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Lack of Taiwan Talk Between Trump, Xi 'Inconceivable': Expert

President Trump said in a new interview that Taiwan wasn't even mentioned during his recent encounter with Chinese leader Xi...

Stakeholders gather earlier this year at the Munich Security Conference. (Markus Federle/MISSION 2044)

NYC Summit Brings Together Defense, Military & Investors to Reimagine Industries

"It's important for NATO and NATO allies to talk to each other about defense innovation,” MISSION 2044 founder Markus Federle...

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth delivers remarks during a War Department address at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Sept. 30, 2025. (Department of War/Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Aiko Bongolan, DOW)

‘Loyalty’ and the 'Bizarre': Current, Former Military, Defense Officials Question US Leadership Post-Quantico

Multiple current, former members of the U.S. Armed Forces and officials within the Defense Department spoke with Military.com...

Veteran and business owner Jackson Dalton arranges protective gear at the Black Box Safety offices, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, in El Cajon, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Upcoming National Veterans Small Business Week and Finding a 'Sense of Purpose'

"People don't need to rejoin the military like I did to find that sense of purpose," an Air Force and Army veteran told...

John Robertson, Navy and Marine Corps veteran, watch the U.S. Navy ships pass the viewing stand during the 250th anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, along the Delaware River, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Fingers Pointed At and By VA for Ongoing Shutdown, Benefits Claims Processes

“The Democrats’ government shutdown is limiting services for veterans and making life miserable for VA employees, and things...

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Rep. Michael Lawler, R-N.Y., left, confronts House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.

Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol

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Rin Tin Tin poses in his personalized director's chair during his Hollywood heyday in the 1920s. The German shepherd earned $1,000 per week at Warner Bros.—more than most human actors—and starred in 27 films between 1922 and 1931. Warner Bros. maintained 18 trained stand-in dogs to reduce stress on their canine star. (Vintage Everyday)

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A painting of a Defense Support Program satellite from the Air Force Art collection. DSP provides a variety of national security capabilities. Its flagship mission of launch detection was made famous during the Cold War. (U.S. Air Force image)

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