Davis Winkie

Senior Reporter, Army Times

Davis Winkie is a senior reporter covering the Army. He focuses on investigations, personnel concerns and military justice. Davis, also a Guard veteran, was a finalist in the 2023 Livingston Awards for his work with The Texas Tribune investigating the National Guard's border missions. He studied history at Vanderbilt and UNC-Chapel Hill.

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Vietnam-era Medal of Honor recipient receives Special Forces honor

Col. Paris Davis was recognized at an event that also honored Special Forces troops who trained their Thai counterparts.

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Rules for military base visitors still missing after years of waiting

Defense leaders had promised changes on visitor access to bases four years ago, but entry standards remain unfinished.

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Battalion commander relieved after holiday ball faces court-martial

Lt. Col. Jon-Paul Depreo was relieved due to an incident at the unit's holiday ball last year.

Retired Special Forces soldier killed in Bakhmut, Ukraine

Retired Staff Sgt. Nicholas Maimer was qualified as a Special Forces engineer sergeant, an infantryman, a cavalry scout and a tank crewman.

WWI-era biplane loses war against gravity (again)

Why do Kentucky pilots keep crashing World War I-era planes? Maybe it's because they fix them and fly them again.

Halfway through base name changes, business as usual across the Army

The Army crossed the halfway mark in the final phase of shedding its Confederate base names when Georgia’s Fort Benning was rechristened Fort Moore.

Army starts no-penalty purge of ‘ineffective’ recruiters

U.S. Army Recruiting Command will remove “ineffective” recruiters from the duty assignment without giving them a negative evaluation.

FBI probes how failed soldier turned Texas mall shooter

The suspect in the deadly shooting at a Texas outlet mall was discharged from the U.S. Army in 2008.

At least 190 pilots left the Army years early due to admin error

While the Army assess its losses, current pilots are organizing against what they see an involuntary contract extensions.

Short-handed Army to miss recruiting goal for second year in a row

The Army's top civilian warned that critical units could soon be undermanned if recruiting doesn't improve.

What are federal employees wearing after the COVID pandemic?

Watch an automated Howitzer fire in Israel

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