Steve Walsh
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As a military reporter, Steve Walsh delivers stories and features for TV, radio and the web.
Before coming to KPBS, Steve worked as a journalist in Northwest Indiana and Chicago. He hosted a daily public affairs show on Lakeshore Public Radio and was an original host and producer for the storytelling project Vocalo.org at WBEZ in Chicago. He has been a reporter on Back At Base, a collaboration between NPR and seven public radio stations that looks at veterans and the military.
He is a graduate of Indiana State University. He spent a large portion of his career as a print reporter for the Times of Northwest Indiana and the Post-Tribune in Gary, Indiana. At the Post-Tribune, he was embedded in Iraq twice. He was also an investigative reporter and covered the Indiana Statehouse during the term of three governors.
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The Marines are the last service to integrate women into boot camp. For the first time this spring, female recruits completed the grueling boot camp in San Diego.
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Every unit is holding a "stand down" to talk about extremism in the ranks. But the armed forces are still grappling with fundamental questions of how to define, identify and best deal with it.
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Some say Black sailors have to navigate both unconscious and active bias in the Navy.
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Most overseas troops use the mail and the law requires their ballots to go out early.
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The amphibious assault ship was in port at Navy Base San Diego when the fire broke out July 12, burning more than four days and sending smoke billowing through the city of San Diego.
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The Defense Department has confirmed that Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher won't face a review panel that could have stripped him of his SEAL status. But what about three other SEALs who were implicated?
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The president championed the Navy SEAL's cause and restored him to his former rank. But days later, top Navy officials said Gallagher may lose his standing as a member of the elite fighting force.
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A military jury in San Diego acquitted Navy SEAL Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher of all but one count of war crimes, in a case revolving around the killing of a 17-year-old ISIS prisoner.
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Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher goes on trial for war crimes in San Diego on Monday. He is among a number of special operators facing trial for violations of military law.
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U.S. special forces make up only 2% of the military. Congress is questioning whether the U.S. special forces can continue to fight the bulk of America's battles.