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

Department of Veteran Affairs medical center in Aurora, Colorado

A VA Medical Center in Colorado Paused Heart Surgeries for 13 Months. Its Leaders Didn't Tell Higher-Ups.

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Team Shaw members line up and grab some food at a Fall Family Picnic.

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A biennial survey finds the number of military families that would recommend service continues to decline.

Bottles of prescription medication move along a conveyor belt at the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy facility in North Charleston, South Carolina. (VA Photo)

After Crippling Ransomware Attack, VA Is Still Dealing with Fallout, Trying to Pay Providers

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Supreme Court steps on Capitol Hill in Washington

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Kirtland Air Force Base privatized military housing

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The Secure Families Initiative says that troops need information on crimes, compassionate moves and school programs to make...

Housing development at U.S. Army Garrison Presidio of Monterey

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John O'Donnell, chief executive officer for the Michaels Organization, faces charges over his role in the waterfront...

Sailors from U.S. Naval Hospital Guam prepare for dress whites inspection

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The U.S. territory hasn't had a neonatal intensive care unit that meets U.S. standards of care since at least 2020. A...

A burn pit at Combat Outpost Tangi in Afghanistan.

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Troops with the illnesses who served in specific geographic areas since the Persian Gulf War may be eligible for disability...

U.S. Coast Guard boat escorts the USS Cole into the New York Harbor

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The service announced Friday that it relieved Cmdr. David Ruhlig on June 3 "due to a loss of confidence in his ability to...

Chaplain holds her child at a lactation room at Nellis Air Force Base

DoD to Reimburse Service Members Up to $1,000 for Shipping Breast Milk During Military Moves

The policy previously allowed troops to file for reimbursement during temporary duty assignments but not permanent change of...

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

Construction on Coast Guard's Much-Needed Icebreaker Could Begin by End of the Year, Service Says

The service is renegotiating portions of its contract with Bollinger Shipyards and will have a more accurate timeline for the...

Open house for model homes in Lorson Ranch, Colorado Springs

Veterans Buying Homes with VA Loans May Have to Pay Their Own Real Estate Agents

A settlement by the National Association of Realtors in several class-action lawsuits has affected how buyers and sellers pay...

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

'The Coast Guard Lied to Me': Official in Charge of Sexual Assault Response at Coast Guard Academy Resigns

Shannon Norenberg tendered her resignation Sunday in a public blog post, saying she believed that she was contributing to the...

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)

Uncle Sam Needs You ... to Be a Poll Worker for This Year's Election

The Vet the Vote campaign seeks to renew faith in American democracy and the election system by encouraging veterans and...

An Air Force ophthalmologist performs eye surgery.

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

In the four years since Congress passed legislation allowing troops to file claims for medical malpractice, just 20 have been...

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