Richard Sisk

Richard Sisk has more than 45 years of journalism experience in reporting and editing in the U.S. and abroad for United Press International, the N.Y. Daily News and now for Military.com. He has covered police beats, the courts, transportation and politics in New York City and Washington, D.C., and had numerous assignments in the Mideast, Europe and Latin America. He has covered six presidential campaigns and since 2016 has been Military.com’s Pentagon reporter. Sisk is a Vietnam veteran who served with the 2nd Battalion, Fourth Marines, in 1967-68.

Email: richard.sisk@military.com

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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence talks to Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis as second lady Karen Pence looks on during a ceremony at the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial to mark the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks September 11, 2018 in Arlington, Virginia. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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Acting Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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South Carolina National Guard Soldiers from the 118th Forward Support Company transfer bulk diesel fuel for distribution in preparation in advance of Hurricane Florence, in North Charleston, South Carolina, September 10, 2018. (South Carolina National Guard/Sgt. Brian Calhoun)

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad speaks during an interview with Yahoo News in Damascus, Syria, Friday, Feb. 10, 2017. (SANA via AP)

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A payday lender near Camp Pendleton in California. (Marine Corps photo)

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