Jonathan Lehrfeld
Early Bird Brief Editor, Military Times
Jonathan is a staff writer and editor of the Early Bird Brief newsletter for Military Times. Follow him on Twitter @lehrfeld_media
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Weighing benefits: Could anti-obesity meds help troops’ weight issues?
Advocates argue that anti-obesity drugs like Ozempic could help overweight troops, but the services have no uniform policy for such treatments.
What is the Osprey, the aircraft at the center of multiple tragedies?
A brief history of the iconic, sometimes deadly, V-22.
Navy to make their longest ball run yet to Army-Navy game
Midshipmen from the Naval Academy are making their longest ball run yet to this year’s Army-Navy game.
50 years later, memories of biggest blowout Army-Navy game remain
This year marks 50 years since the 1973 Army-Navy football game, the biggest blowout in the history of the series.
California Guard Humvee stolen four months ago recovered after chase
Authorities recovered and returned a stolen California National Guard Humvee.
US Navy seeks to raise allowed number of accidental whale collisions
The Navy requested a cap increase on the number of marine mammals it is allowed to unintentionally harm during Pacific training.
Pentagon IDs soldier who died in non-combat incident in Qatar
The Pentagon announced the non-combat related death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve.
Former airline, military pilot indicted for alleged cockpit threat
A grand jury indicted Jonathan J. Dunn over a 2022 incident in which he allegedly threatened to shoot the captain of a commercial flight.
Vet who lied about paralysis pleads guilty to nearly $700K in fraud
A former soldier who pleaded guilty to theft of government money and providing false statements faces prison for his actions.
Campaign medal for Iraq service gets reinstated
A campaign medal for service in Iraq returns.
