Jaime Moore-Carrillo

Editorial Fellow

Jaime Moore-Carrillo is an editorial fellow for Military Times and Defense News. A Boston native, Jaime graduated with degrees in international affairs, history, and Arabic from Georgetown University, where he served as a senior editor for the school's student-run paper, The Hoya.

Soldiers worry that ROTC admin error could upend retirement plans

Former participants in a popular Army education program worry they may be forced to delay their retirement plans after the discovery of an admin error.

Sergeant’s car crash heroics earn him Soldier of the Year nod

Sgt. Michael Wolkeba, stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas, offered life-saving medical support to accident victims last summer.

US soldiers in S. Korea investigated for smuggling synthetic marijuana

South Korean investigators this week raided the homes of five civilian accomplices and 17 U.S. troops based at Camp Humphreys and Camp Casey.

Soldiers with 82nd, 101st Airborne to deploy to Europe this fall

The deployments are one-for-one replacements of teams already stationed across the continent to support and train with European partners.

Pentagon to revisit ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ discharges

'Don't Ask, Don't Tell,' repealed 12 years ago today, forced thousands of LGBTQ+ troops to leave the military under less than honorable circumstances.

Poor oversight leaves military barracks in dire condition, report says

The watchdog report documented widespread housing issues with the barracks already familiar to many lower-ranking service members across the armed forces.

Soldier reenlists while standing on division sergeant major’s desk

Soldiers have long used reenlistment ceremonies to buck the branch’s formalities, and to bend boundaries in a job that often demands unflinching discipline

Watchdog: VA may have overpaid millions in Gulf War Syndrome benefits

Investigators estimate that the Veterans Benefits Administration “prematurely” approved thousands of claims.

Nearly two years later, Afghan allies still left hoping for help

Advocates worry that Congress may never pass reforms needed to help Afghan allies safely escape the Taliban and resettle in America.

Air Force reservist arrested for alleged Jan. 6-related crimes

Maj. David Scott Stapp joins an ever-growing list of at least 131 current and former service members to be implicated in crimes connected to the breach.

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Veteran says ecstasy helped his PTSD, but FDA is unmoved