Travis Tritten

Travis Tritten is the deputy managing editor for Military.com. He has more than 20 years of experience reporting on the military, government and politics in the U.S. and abroad. He was a recipient -- along with a team of Military.com reporters -- of the 2023 Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation award for distinguished reporting on national defense.

Since 2014, Tritten has reported from Washington, D.C., spending most of his time at the Pentagon and Capitol Hill. Previously, he was a senior defense reporter for Bloomberg Government; a defense and national security reporter at the Washington Examiner; and a reporter with Stars and Stripes, including seven years as a Japan correspondent.

Email: Travis.Tritten@Military.com

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Pentagon spokesman U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder

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The criminal complaint against Jack Teixeira.

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Coalition Forces showcase a Bradley Fighting Vehicle in Syria.

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An MQ-9 Reaper turns out of a parking ramp.

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Aerial shot of the Pentagon in Washington, DC.

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