Davis Winkie

Senior Reporter, Army Times

Davis Winkie is a senior reporter covering the Army, specializing in accountability reporting, personnel issues and military justice. He joined Military Times in 2020. Davis studied history at Vanderbilt University and UNC-Chapel Hill, writing a master's thesis about how the Cold War-era Defense Department influenced Hollywood's WWII movies.

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Soldier, 3 children killed in mass shooting at sergeant major’s home

A U.S. Army Central soldier and three children are dead after an Army civilian shot them and died by suicide at a sergeant major's home Tuesday evening.

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The stars born on Highway 8

Seven officers found themselves on an extraordinary stage in April 2003 as the 3rd Infantry Division’s 2nd Brigade brought the Saddam regime to its knees.

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Military groups call on lawmakers to give Texas troops death benefits

Texas lawmakers are considering legislation that would guarantee National Guard troops on state deployment $500,000 in death benefits for their survivors.

Family says Fort Hood soldier found dead faced sexual harassment

Pvt. Ana Basaldua Ruiz was found dead in a maintenance bay, according to Spanish-language media reports.

Junior ROTC has ‘mixed’ impact on student outcomes, new study shows

Former high school cadets have better military career outcomes than their peers, too, the report found.

How embracing ‘Be all you can be’ resurrected Army marketing

The rebrand is the latest move in a series of service-wide efforts that may reduce recent years’ recruiting struggles.

Junior NCO promotions have collapsed — here’s the data, and why

Promotion rates for sergeants and staff sergeants are in freefall, so Army Times crunched the numbers and found out why.

Army redesigning fires units amid modernization push, chief says

Gen. James McConville indicated a force structure redesign is underway.

Special ops aviation unit presents dozens of valor, combat awards

The awards were for four operations that took place in recent years, officials said.

Fatal overdoses high at these Army posts, overall rate decreasing

Five Army installations experienced twice as many overdose deaths per capita than the rest of the military between 2017 and 2021.

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Davis Winkie

Senior Reporter, Army Times

All Stories By Davis

Soldier, 3 children killed in mass shooting at sergeant major’s home

A U.S. Army Central soldier and three children are dead after an Army civilian shot them and died by suicide at a sergeant major's home Tuesday evening.

The stars born on Highway 8

Seven officers found themselves on an extraordinary stage in April 2003 as the 3rd Infantry Division’s 2nd Brigade brought the Saddam regime to its knees.

Military groups call on lawmakers to give Texas troops death benefits

Texas lawmakers are considering legislation that would guarantee National Guard troops on state deployment $500,000 in death benefits for their survivors.

Family says Fort Hood soldier found dead faced sexual harassment

Pvt. Ana Basaldua Ruiz was found dead in a maintenance bay, according to Spanish-language media reports.

Junior ROTC has ‘mixed’ impact on student outcomes, new study shows

Former high school cadets have better military career outcomes than their peers, too, the report found.

How embracing ‘Be all you can be’ resurrected Army marketing

The rebrand is the latest move in a series of service-wide efforts that may reduce recent years’ recruiting struggles.

Junior NCO promotions have collapsed — here’s the data, and why

Promotion rates for sergeants and staff sergeants are in freefall, so Army Times crunched the numbers and found out why.

Army redesigning fires units amid modernization push, chief says

Gen. James McConville indicated a force structure redesign is underway.

Special ops aviation unit presents dozens of valor, combat awards

The awards were for four operations that took place in recent years, officials said.

Fatal overdoses high at these Army posts, overall rate decreasing

Five Army installations experienced twice as many overdose deaths per capita than the rest of the military between 2017 and 2021.

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