Dan Lamothe

CheckpointWashington, D.C.

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Twenty-four cadets were diagnosed with concussions, and other injuries included a broken nose, a dislocated shoulder and a hairline fracture to a cheekbone.

  • Sep 5, 2015

The vessels passed through U.S. territorial waters, but the response from the Pentagon has been muted.

  • Sep 4, 2015

All six troops were with an international coalition set up to keep the peace between Egypt and Israel.

  • Sep 4, 2015

Army Secretary John McHugh ordered an immediate safety review of all nine Defense Department laboratories involved in handling dangerous agents and toxins.

  • Sep 3, 2015

Lt. Col. Jason Amerine was involved in hostage recovery efforts for once-missing Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl.

  • Sep 3, 2015

The school, with headquarters at Fort Benning, Ga., has been a centerpiece of the military’s ongoing research to integrate women into more jobs in combat units.

  • Sep 2, 2015

Climate change has changed the game in the polar region, the White House said.

  • Sep 1, 2015

‘Relentless Strike,’ written by veteran journalist Sean Naylor, was released Tuesday.

  • Sep 1, 2015

The advancement leaves the possibility that the school could graduate a third woman from the first class to ever include women.

  • Aug 28, 2015

Top service officials are considering changing requirements, drawing concern among those who worry ‘battlefield airman’ won’t be as good.

  • Aug 28, 2015
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Dan Lamothe covers national security for The Washington Post and anchors its military blog, Checkpoint. He has covered U.S. troops closely since 2008, embedding with infantrymen in Afghanistan multiple times and covering many of the major issues driving discussion in the Pentagon. He is a graduate of journalism programs at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and the University of Maryland-College Park.
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