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About Thomas Novelly

Thomas Novelly is a reporter for Military.com, where he specializes in coverage of issues that directly impact 700,000 airmen and Guardians and their families. His work ranges from investigations into cancer and health concerns among service members who protect America's nuclear missiles to safety issues with the military's Osprey tiltrotor aircraft, as well as features into marginalized communities and profiles of Department of the Air Force leadership. 

For nearly a decade, he has covered military communities and federal politics across the country from the Mile High City in Colorado to the Lowcountry of South Carolina and beyond. He previously was the military and politics reporter for the Post and Courier newspaper in Charleston. 

He won best breaking news story from the Society of Professional Journalists Louisville Pro Chapter in 2018 for reporting on the FBI's investigation of the University of Louisville basketball team. In 2021, he was part of a team of reporters named as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for a series titled "Rising Water," which examined widespread climate issues and flooding across Charleston. In 2024, he was a Pulitzer Center grantee who investigated health concerns among America's missileers. 

Expertise

  • Air Force/Space Force quality-of-life expert
  • Journalist since 2017

Professional Roles

  • Air and Space Force reporter for Military.com
  • Post and Courier military and politics reporter
  • Courier Journal breaking news reporter

Education 

  • Holds a bachelor's degree in politics and journalism from Hillsdale College

Achievements

  • Part of a team that was a 2021 Pulitzer Prize finalist
  • Pulitzer Center Grantee 2024
  • SPJ Louisville Best Breaking New Story 2018

Connect with Thomas

Email: thomas.novelly@military.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-novelly-36aa4168/

X: https://x.com/TomNovelly

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tomnovelly.bsky.social

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