Author Geoff Ziezulewicz

Geoff Ziezulewicz

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Geoff is the managing editor of Military Times, but he still loves writing stories. He covered Iraq and Afghanistan extensively and was a reporter at the Chicago Tribune. He welcomes any and all kinds of tips at geoffz@militarytimes.com.

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How one warship thwarting a Houthi attack a year ago changed the Navy

The Navy's fierce and ongoing battle to stop Iran-backed Houthi attacks in the Red Sea began with the USS Carney a year ago, on Oct. 19, 2023.

17 months ago

Army special forces join search for missing Navy pilots after crash

The search continued late Thursday for the aviators whose jet crashed in remote terrain Tuesday, the Navy said.

17 months ago

‘I’m House’ — inside the case of the commander in flip-flops who got canned

Cmdr. John W. House was fired as head of Navy Recruiting District Michigan in January.

Here’s why a Navy cyber chief faces court-martial

The chief cryptologic technician (collection) is slated to go to trial this May.

Did loose lockers doom the Fitzgerald seven?

Three survivors of the Fitzgerald collision echo a secret Navy report into the fatal 2017 disaster about the potentially lethal problem caused by dislodged lockers blocking escape routes. But it remains unclear what the Navy has done to fix it.

Another Norfolk sailor awaits sentencing on gun charge

Engineman 3rd Class Tesora Amanda Cortes Trejorojas pleaded guilty last month in New Jersey.

This sailor brought acid aboard his carrier

Two more sailors from the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan’s nuclear department have pleaded guilty to drug charges.

Before he was caught, this sailor trafficked firearms

The sailor was assigned to the Norfolk-based aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush when prosecutors say he unlawfully sold at least 23 guns for profit.

Say it ain’t so, CNO! Do more unlawful command influence woes dog Fitz cases?

Attorneys tell Navy Times that a widely-shared op-ed assigning blame in the 2017 collision could become legal ammo for defense lawyers.

Navy recruit dies at Great Lakes

Officials are probing her death.

Mystery Navy tweeter unmasked in court filings alleging unlawful command influence

Prosecutors say that any damage to their court-martial case against a lieutenant can be mitigated later by a military judge.

Here’s what Big Navy says it’s doing to fix the surface fleet

At the one-year anniversary of the establishment of a reform committee, a status update notes progress on several fronts but cautions that much work remains to be done.