Patricia Kime

Patricia Kime focuses on military personnel and veterans issues for Military.com, reporting on health care, military families, justice and benefits. She has covered military issues for decades, reporting on combat-related illnesses and injuries, the Defense Department and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Kime's work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, Defense News, Military Times, Kaiser Health News and more. Her awards include the Association of Health Care Journalists’ top prize for excellence in health care journalism in 2020, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation Honorable Mention for National Defense Reporting for 2022, and the Joe Galloway Award from Military Reporters & Editors Inc. in 2023.

A former intelligence community analyst, she holds a bachelor’s degree in international relations from the University of Virginia.

Email: Patricia.Kime@Military.com

Latest Articles

Crew of Coast Guard heavy icebreaker Polar Star prepares for training.

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Open house for model homes in Lorson Ranch, Colorado Springs

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The U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn.

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Joint Task Force Guantanamo trooper casts his ballot in a voting drive, Oct. 21, 2008. (Joint Task Force Guantanamo Public Affairs photo by Sgt. 1st Class Vaughn Larson)

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An Air Force ophthalmologist performs eye surgery.

Military Services Approving Roughly 3% of Malpractice Claims from Service Members

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Veterans Affairs nurses rally at the Department of Veterans Affairs

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Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl arrives for a pretrial hearing

US Appeals Court to Reconsider Dismissal of Former Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's Conviction

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A special auction on June 14, 2024, will spotlight some of former Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Alfred Gray's personal collection of Marine Corps memorabilia.

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A sign for the Military and Veterans Crisis Line.

Veterans Crisis Line Experiences Brief Outage Due to Phone Carrier Technical Issues

A technical issue at a contractor facility in Indiana was responsible for problems with the "Press 1" connection on the 988...

A Suicidal Veteran Texted the VA Crisis Line. A Responder Didn't Send Help, and Minutes Later the Veteran Was Dead.

A Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General investigation released last week found numerous problems with the hotline's...

VA Secretary Asked to Resign by Former Navy SEAL Lawmaker in Wake of Executive Bonus Scandal

Former Navy SEAL and Wisconsin Republican Derrick Van Orden made the first call for VA Secretary Denis McDonough to step down...

Demonstrators protest about abortion outside the Supreme Court

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Lt. Cmdr. Cristiano DeSousa, Chaplain in the Coast Guard

Chaplain for Coast Guard 7th District Fired, Marking Latest High-Profile Dismissal for Service in Recent Weeks

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Arlington National Cemetery Memorial Day

VA to Host Memorial Day Events Nationwide at National Cemeteries

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U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn speaks to the media

Senators Demand Recoupment of $10.8 Million, Dismissal of VA Officials Who Authorized Executive Bonuses

A group of senators, led by Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee and Tommy Tuberville of Alabama, demanded "immediate action" in a...

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