Steve Walsh
As a military reporter, Steve Walsh delivers stories and features for TV, radio and the web.
Before coming to KPBS, Steve worked as a journalist in Northwest Indiana and Chicago. He hosted a daily public affairs show on and was an original host and producer for the storytelling project at in Chicago. He has been a reporter on , a collaboration between NPR and seven public radio stations that looks at veterans and the military.
He is a graduate of . He spent a large portion of his career as a print reporter for the and the in Gary, Indiana. At the Post-Tribune, he was embedded in Iraq twice. He was also an investigative reporter and covered the Indiana Statehouse during the term of three governors.
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Military personnel have been voting by mail since the Civil War. This year, some polls suggest that troops' political preferences may be changing. -
The One Navy Task Force is looking at why only a handful of African Americans reach top jobs. It's also examining discrimination in all aspects of Navy... -
The amphibious assault ship was in port at Navy Base San Diego when the fire broke out July 12, burning more than four days and sending smoke billowing through the city of San Diego. -
The military issued a "stop movement" order in March in response to the pandemic. While the ban has been loosened, some service members and their... -
The Marine Corps recently banned the confederate flag on military bases. It was the first step toward what the marine corps commandant called a difficult conversation about racism in the corps.
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Even as members of the Guard and Reserve are seeing longer and more frequent deployments, they don't always receive the same retirement, education, and... -
In this COVID-19 era, the Marines are grappling with how much to clamp down on different aspects of military life. That's made for some surprising decisions — including keeping barber shops open.
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Military recruiting and training has slowed down because of the pandemic. So the Navy is trying other ways to maintain the size of the force. -
More than two weeks after Capt. Brett Crozier was relieved of command of the aircraft carrier USS Roosevelt, friends and former shipmates are voicing... -
Deployments, job losses, and the Pentagon's "stop movement" order are among the factors contributing to financial stress for troops and their families.
