Davis Winkie
Senior Reporter, Army Times
Davis Winkie covers the Army for Military Times. He studied history at Vanderbilt and UNC-Chapel Hill, and served five years in the Army Guard. His investigations earned the Society of Professional Journalists' 2023 Sunshine Award and consecutive Military Reporters and Editors honors, among others. Davis was also a 2022 Livingston Awards finalist.
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Pentagon won’t say if troop deployment tempo exceeds recommended goal
The Pentagon says its data on whether troops are getting three months home for every month deployed is classified.
Not just Fort Rucker: Commanders can ask about COVID vaccine status DoD-wide
Any commander or supervisor can ask unmasked uniformed personnel about their vaccination status.
Military weighing mandatory COVID-19 vaccine after full FDA approval
Pentagon senior leaders are considering plans to make the shot required for troops after the FDA approves the vaccines.
Prepare for mandatory COVID vaccines in September, Army tells commands
The directive came from an execute order sent to the force by Department of the Army Headquarters.
Military ends active-duty COVID vaccination support, but Guard effort endures
Active-duty troops might be done, but more than 12,000 Guardsmen are still helping vaccinate the public.
Army Ranger veteran receives Medal of Honor for Korean War heroism
Badly wounded, Col. Puckett told his soldiers to leave him behind as they withdrew. They didn’t listen, nor did they ever forget.
Army vet marching 1,800 miles to fight veteran suicide
Former Army Capt. Greg Washington will begin his walk on Friday in Mississippi.
Climate change an ‘existential threat,’ says SECDEF
A new Defense Department installation climate exposure report released last week has senior officials sounding the alarm on climate change.
Colorado Guard JAG officer suing superiors over his participation in BLM protests
Army Capt. Alan Kennedy, a part-time JAG in the Colorado National Guard, is suing his superiors for giving him discipline and reprimands he claims limited his off-duty freedom of speech.
Meet the Guard’s one-year pandemic vets
Military Times spoke with two troops who have been on duty battling the COVID-19 pandemic since spring 2020 to chart the course of the Guard's response through their eyes.
