Kyle Rempfer

Staff Reporter

Kyle Rempfer was an editor and reporter who has covered combat operations, criminal cases, foreign military assistance and training accidents. Before entering journalism, Kyle served in U.S. Air Force Special Tactics and deployed in 2014 to Paktika Province, Afghanistan, and Baghdad, Iraq.

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Drowning death spotlights problem with older military dive vests

Investigators said the “primary contributing factor” to the Green Beret's death was the “inadequacy of the Aqualung Scout Swimmer Vest."

14 months ago

New book on Mullah Omar and the Taliban offers hard lessons for the US

U.S. leadership was consistently caught flat-footed, failing to deliver on their perennial promise to “turn the corner” in the war.

16 months ago

Dems target loophole that lets US proxy forces skip human rights vetting

Section 127e funds partners who conduct counterterrorism missions, while Section 1202 is intended for irregular warfare.

Troops sent to bolster NATO begin turnover as US mulls larger footprint in Europe

“The deployments are one-for-one unit replacements, which will leave our overall force posture in the region — approximately 100,000 — unchanged,” the Pentagon's spokesman said.

Pentagon chief talks to Russian counterpart for first time since Ukraine war began

This is the first conversation between the two defense chiefs since Feb. 18, a week before the war started.

Eight Green Berets quietly disciplined after Afghan prisoner’s beating death

The Afghan prisoner's blood was found on the walls and ceiling of the interrogation room where he was questioned.

US veterans head to Ukraine to fight, but Zelenskyy’s legion faces hurdles

Many veterans are eager to fight for Ukraine. But it may not be that easy.

Two Army Patriot missile batteries dispatched to Poland

U.S. European Command said the Patriots would “proactively” counter “any potential threat” to U.S. and NATO forces.

New images show about 150 helicopters, large ground force 100 miles from Kyiv

The Russian push on Kyiv has lost some of its momentum but it has plenty of combat power remaining.

US fighters, helos arriving in NATO countries as Russia pushes farther into Ukraine

Russia's mass invasion began before dawn Thursday. The U.S. is sending more aircraft to neighboring countries.

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