kelseybaker @kelsbbaker

Military affairs reporter at Business Insider. Marine vet, front porch ornithologist, “informal and aggressive.” Message me on Signal: kelseybaker75.75 Joined July 2022

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Military.com News Guild @MilNewsGuild

4 weeks ago

Valnet's sister company Iron Corp is attempting to recruit new employees for @Militarydotcom in an effort seemingly aimed to union bust. We hope to work with them so new roles are publicly listed with salary rates and union membership disclosed as typically required.

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Military.com News Guild @MilNewsGuild

a month ago

.@Militarydotcom was recently purchased by Valnet. Immediately after the purchase, Iron Corp - a subsidiary - has demanded employees sign contracts which reduced benefits and set up non-compete clauses which employees may struggle to continue working in journalism.

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Howard Altman @haltman

3 months ago

New rules imposed by @SecDef on Pentagon media access further chill the free flow of information vital to the public. Our @Milreporters statement: militaryreporters.org/2025/05/mre-sp…

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Alex Horton @AlexHortonTX

3 months ago

Sgt. Quandarius Stanley wanted to make the Army a lifelong career. The failed Gaza pier mission cut that short, and his mysterious death at VA sent his mother on a quest for answers. Free to read: wapo.st/3SlTnZy

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Konstantin Toropin @KToropin

3 months ago

I think for a lot of folks, imposing more rules on the press at the Pentagon may not seem that extreme. It was my pleasure to chat with @prestonstew_ about why this latest policy change by @SecDef is a big deal.

Preston Stewart @prestonstew_

3 months ago

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Alex Horton @AlexHortonTX

5 months ago

Printing this out in a wallet-sized card for PAOs who wrongly tell me something is too OPSEC-sensitive to release x.com/TheAtlantic/st…

The Atlantic @TheAtlantic

5 months ago

Printing this out in a wallet-sized card for PAOs who wrongly tell me something is too OPSEC-sensitive to release x.com/TheAtlantic/st…

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Haley Britzky @halbritz

6 months ago

This is a, frankly, laughable way to speak to someone like @patriciakime who has been tirelessly covering the military and veterans for YEARS. You’ll be hard-pressed to find more of a pro who cares as much as she does. The work she has done is completely indispensable.

VA Secretary Doug Collins @SecVetAffairs

6 months ago

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Patty Nieberg @PattyNieberg

7 months ago

This is also how @JSchogol73030 and I get around not having WiFi because the Pentagon does not provide it for journalists like most other public or federal buildings do in DC. (The DC metro even has WiFi for god's sake.)

Jim LaPorta @JimLaPorta

7 months ago

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Steve Beynon @StevenBeynon

7 months ago

SCOOP: The Army has seemingly been pocketing money it taxes out of soldier's paychecks meant for food, and can't account for over $151 million meant to take care of troops. military.com/daily-news/inv…

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Haley Britzky @halbritz

7 months ago

Great piece from @JSchogol73030 @TaskandPurpose showing the faces behind the headlines —

Jeff_Schogol @JSchogol73030

7 months ago

Great piece from @JSchogol73030 @TaskandPurpose showing the faces behind the headlines —

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Drew F. Lawrence @df_lawrence

7 months ago

In One of the Marines' Most Iconic Jobs, a Stunning Pattern of Suicide. .@kelsbbaker & I spent over a year investigating the mental health crisis among Marine Corps drill instructors. military.com/daily-news/inv…

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Haley Britzky @halbritz

7 months ago

"People...have problems in their personal lives. But when you have the drill instructor job, it amplifies those problems." Must-read reporting from @kelsbbaker @df_lawrence about the tragic mental health crisis among Marine Corps drill instructors washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

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Dan Lamothe @DanLamothe

7 months ago

At a cost of _______?

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Dan Lamothe @DanLamothe

7 months ago

To the right in this photo is Capt. Rebecca Lobach. She's a helicopter pilot who died in the collision Wednesday between a Black Hawk and American Eagle Flight 4352 over D.C., killing all 67 people involved. Here's what I learned after talking to her friends:

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Haley Britzky @halbritz

7 months ago

The Army has identified the third crew member in the Black Hawk crash as Capt. Rebecca Lobach (right, in pic below). People close to her remember her as extremely motivated, kind, and "made for" aviation. "She was absolutely deserving of everything that she accomplished." RIP.

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Steve Beynon @StevenBeynon

7 months ago

The Army is not identifying the pilot of the crashed Blackhawk - this is an extraordinary shift from norms - but it was also clear how certain figures were gearing to politicize the situation in a very ugly way.

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/r/Army @rArmyReddit

7 months ago

Member literally one year ago when @davis_winkie wrote Broken Tracks and showed how we had certain CMFs and units with a higher risk of suicide and no one was tracking it and nothing was done. And now suicide risk is conveniently a reason for action. We banning all 19Ks too?