Thomas Burke

FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (R) takes part in an onstage interview with Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson (L) at the Washington Ideas Forum in Washington, September 30, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

Retired military endorsements erode public trust in the military

Thomas Burke and Eric Reid

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

A U.S. Army National Guard soldier wears a protective face mask while directing vehicles to pick up food for delivery to residents in need, at the Kingsbridge Armory which is being used as a temporary food distribution center during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Bronx borough of New York City, New York, U.S., April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar

COVID-19 and military readiness: Preparing for the long game

Thomas Burke, Chesley Dycus, Michael E. O’Hanlon, Eric Reid, and Jessica Worst

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

A soldier of the U.S. Army waits for the next cab driver at the Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx on April 18, 2020. The armory is used as a temporary food distribution center during the COVID-19 crisis and soldiers of the U.S. Army load meals into the cabs of TLC licensed drivers who deliver them to New Yorkers in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Gabriele Holtermann-Gorden/Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

How US military services are responding to the coronavirus and the pandemic’s impact on military readiness

Michael E. O’Hanlon, Thomas Burke, Chesley Dycus, Eric Reid, and Jessica Worst

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

U.S. military personnel wearing face masks arrive at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Extending soldiers’ assignments may help the military maintain readiness

Tuesday, April 14, 2020