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Steve Walsh
ReporterSteve joined WHRO in 2023 to cover military and veterans. Steve has extensive experience covering the military and working in public media, most recently at KPBS in San Diego, WYIN in Gary, Indiana and WBEZ in Chicago. In the early 2000s, he embedded with members of the Indiana National Guard in Kuwait and Iraq. Steve reports for NPR’s American Homefront Project, a national public media collaboration that reports on American military life and veterans. Steve is also on the board of Military Reporters & Editors.
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The military committed to delivering the last 5 million pounds of aid to the Port of Ashdod in Israel.
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The 6,500 sailors of the strike group were part of the most active deployment since World War II.
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The U.S. failed to restart shipments into the war torn area Wednesday because of bad weather.
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The 7th Transportation Brigade Expeditionary from Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek–Fort Story is at the center of the operation, which has been interrupted by bad weather.
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Cost are increasing sharply as post-911 veterans begin to qualify for state benefits. But cutting the programs is politically difficult.
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After the Senate failed to pass any legislation to repeal cuts to the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Program, legislative leadership announced a compromise.
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The House of Delegates voted to repeal changes to the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program in a special session.
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The carrier left the Red Sea over the weekend and will head back to Norfolk after a stop in Mediterranean.
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A special session began Tuesday to fix the bipartisan legislation that came under fire shortly after it passed.
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The $120 million project is part of the Navy’s effort to improve the quality of life for sailors at the shipyard after suicides.