Todd South
Editor-at-large
Todd South has written about crime, courts, government and the military for multiple publications since 2004 and was named a 2014 Pulitzer finalist for a co-written project on witness intimidation. Todd is a Marine veteran of the Iraq War.
All Stories By Todd
Army Guardsman indicted for trying to ship military radio to Russia
Federal authorities also allege the Guardsman photographed a U.S. military base, believing it would benefit the Russian government.
Back to 13-Marine squads and a new company for infantry battalions
Squads had grown to 15 Marines during infantry battalion experiments in recent years.
Top Marine’s deployment plans face familiar wrinkle: Inert Navy ships
Amphibious ships have fallen below a readiness rate of 50% due to maintenance and procurement backlogs.
Army reduces transition job-training time, prioritizing junior troops
Junior soldiers will have 120 days to use end-of-contract training programs before leaving the Army, while higher ranks get either 90 or 60 days.
Army looks to expand its holistic health program for Guard, Reserve
A series of pilot studies will examine how the Army's all-around health and fitness program can be implemented among dispersed units.
Marine writes book aiming to clear his name after bloody Iraq ambush
Lance Cpl. Jonathan Phillips spent 20 months in prison, half of that in solitary confinement.
Army slashes mandatory training requirements with regulation update
The Army's list of 27 mandatory training tasks has been whittled down to 16.
Oshkosh Defense unveils new variant of Marine remote fires vehicle
Oshkosh Defense's ROGUE-Fires features multilaunch capabilities for payload-agnostic delivery.
Marines’ barracks-fixing ‘Operation Clean Sweep’ returns to California
The operation will be conducted twice annually.
101st Airborne tests new battalions designed for large-scale battles
The division printed its own drones and conducted three large-scale air assaults.
