Tara Copp

Pentagon Bureau Chief

Tara Copp is the Pentagon Bureau Chief for Military Times and author of the award-winning military nonfiction "The Warbird: Three Heroes. Two Wars. One Story."

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After 9 years deported, female Marine’s husband may be able to come home

PBS will soon air documentary of Marine veteran whose husband was deported to Mexico.

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Military Times Crash Database, Fiscal 2011 through 2018

Military Times has obtained updated data to report on every major aviation accident that has occurred during the past year.

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Is military aviation getting any safer? New mishap data shows mixed results.

Fatalities continue to rise, but the Pentagon reports the first decline in the number of aviation accidents since the 2013 budget cuts.

Air Force grounds B-1 bomber fleet to inspect ejection seats

It's the second time in a year that the bomber has been stood down over issues with ejection seats.

Troxell is back: The military’s top enlisted adviser is reinstated to duty after investigation

Administrative actions taken for use of staff, improper endorsement of products for which Troxell received no pay.

There are 4,000 active duty forces at the border. Here’s the latest list of units.

Active duty forces have been deployed to the border since October.

Here are the Air Force bases DoD says are most at-risk to climate change

Utah's Hill Air Force Base tops the list as most prone to damage from floods, wildfires, desertification or drought, DoD says.

Pentagon to move forward on limits for transgender troops as final legal hurdle falls

The Pentagon has said its new policy will take effect April 12.

Capitol Hill tries to deny Pentagon use of $1B for border wall

The White House push for a border wall is setting up a legal battle between the Pentagon and Capitol Hill.

Deployments to US-Mexico border straining Marine Corps, commandant warns

The Marines' top general said readiness would further erode without funding relief.

A government watchdog is investigating Trump’s defense secretary. Here’s why.

The acting defense secretary is under scrutiny for disparaging comments he reportedly made about Lockheed Martin while serving in an official role.

Some stateside military projects, NATO defense at risk to fund border wall

Defense officials have identified more than 400 projects across the globe that could be delayed by President Trump's planned border wall construction.

Rheinmetall unveils Panther main battle tank

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Retired Generals push back on plan to redesign how Marines fight

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Tara Copp

Pentagon Bureau Chief

All Stories By Tara

PBS will soon air documentary of Marine veteran whose husband was deported to Mexico.

Military Times has obtained updated data to report on every major aviation accident that has occurred during the past year.

Fatalities continue to rise, but the Pentagon reports the first decline in the number of aviation accidents since the 2013 budget cuts.

It's the second time in a year that the bomber has been stood down over issues with ejection seats.

Administrative actions taken for use of staff, improper endorsement of products for which Troxell received no pay.

Active duty forces have been deployed to the border since October.

Utah's Hill Air Force Base tops the list as most prone to damage from floods, wildfires, desertification or drought, DoD says.

The Pentagon has said its new policy will take effect April 12.

The White House push for a border wall is setting up a legal battle between the Pentagon and Capitol Hill.

The Marines' top general said readiness would further erode without funding relief.

The acting defense secretary is under scrutiny for disparaging comments he reportedly made about Lockheed Martin while serving in an official role.

Defense officials have identified more than 400 projects across the globe that could be delayed by President Trump's planned border wall construction.

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