James R. Webb
James R. Webb is a rapid response reporter for Military Times. He served as a US Marine infantryman in Iraq. Additionally, he has worked as a Legislative Assistant in the US Senate and as an embedded photographer in Afghanistan.
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Veteran non-profit says it rescued dozens of Americans trapped in Ukraine
Project Dynamo says it has rescued 33 Americans since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began. However, the group reports at least another 1,000 have requested assistance.
Florida man guilty in $88 million drug scheme targeting Tricare, VA
The Justice Department says that the compounded drugs prescribed were "medically unnecessary" and were formulated to "maximize profit."
Road trip! Vietnam-era B-52 makes 1,400-mile highway journey for final mission
Damage Inc. II's more than 1,400-mile journey out of retirement constitutes the longest overland movement of a B-52 in history.
Afghan evacuation flights to resume with streamlined process
Flights from Afghanistan to Qatar are set to resume while the immigration process for Afghans is being trimmed from years to months.
She helped $15 million Tricare fraud scheme to push unneeded drugs on vets
Bonnie Jean Lawless Diaz, who pleaded guilty, was sentenced for her role in a conspiracy that pushed unneeded medicines on veterans.
Melvin Bowling, retired two-star and original ‘Early Bird’ contributor, dies at 88
MG Bowling accrued more than 6,500 flight hours and was one of a few Air Force pilots to fly missions off of Navy aircraft carriers.
Did the military prepare to shoot down a North Korean missile from the West Coast?
Although officials have yet to confirm a correlation, a North Korean missile launch coincided with parts of the West Coast grounding flights and clearing air space.
He won $346m in contracts meant for vets and minorities. He was neither
Man gets prison time for defrauding government of more than $340 million in contracts meant for vets and minorities.
What the controversial ‘accountability’ Marine officer is up to next
Hint: It will not mean running for political office in 2022, as many have speculated.
Marine officer who publicly demanded accountability discharged
Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller is a civilian again.
