Geoff Ziezulewicz
Senior Reporter
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.
All Stories By Geoff
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.
Harbor security boat sinking probe reveals lax command leadership
One junior sailor reported that he had seen his chief “maybe five times in two years," according to the investigation.
USS George Washington concludes maintenance overhaul
The ship was originally slated to conclude its maintenance in 2021.
USS John Finn’s second-in-command fired along with CO last week
The Navy policy is to announce when a commanding officer is relieved, but not when other members of the command triad are removed.
Services need to track recruits’ medical waiver decisions, DoD IG says
Tracking why an applicant does not request a medical waiver could help improve the ongoing military recruiting crisis, according to the watchdog.
Audit: Navy has failed to properly run suicide prevention program
An internal audit reveals the service has struggled to ensure sailors are getting suicide training and has failed to track suicide-related behaviors.
Navy relieves commanding officer of destroyer John Finn in Japan
Cmdr. Angela Gonzales was relieved of command late last week.
DoD pauses debt collection for retirees overpaid due to Navy error
“I’m sure DFAS is looking at the Navy like, what the hell did you do to us?," said one affected retiree.
Investigation: Four sailor suicides from same command not connected
Fair winds and following seas ET2 Kody Decker, ETSN Cameron Armstrong, MMFN Deonte Autry and FC2 Janelle Holder.
Why the drinking water got tainted on the carriers Nimitz and Lincoln
The Navy has released its investigations into water contamination that plagued the two carriers last fall.
