Leo Shane III
Deputy Editor
Leo covers Congress, Veterans Affairs and the White House for Military Times. He has covered Washington, D.C. since 2004, focusing on military personnel and veterans policies. His work has earned numerous honors, including a 2009 Polk award, a 2010 National Headliner Award, the IAVA Leadership in Journalism award and the VFW News Media award.
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Congress to boost junior enlisted pay by thousands of dollars in 2025
Troops E-4 and below will see a 14.5% pay raise under a deal reached by congressional negotiators this week.
All hail the new king: PODCAST
Defense Nerds podcast for May 13, 2019: Patrick Shanahan's nomination, Iran, North Korea, military nicknames.
This week in Congress: Defense, VA nominees finally moving ahead
Military and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of May 13, 2019.
Let’s start our own defense company: PODCAST
Defense Nerds podcast for May 6: Feres doctrine, Yemen war veto, sonobuoys, clapping for Mike Pence.
This week in Congress: The VA budget and the border wall
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of May 6, 2019.
What’s in a name: PODCAST
Political Fallout Shelter podcast for April 29: Patrick Shanahan's nomination, AOC on VA policy, the Harry S. Truman decommissioning.
This week in Congress: Vets suicides in the spotlight
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of April 29, 2019.
The watchers without a wall: PODCAST
Podcast topics for the week: Southern border military deployments, the NDAA schedule, Congress' military budget confusion and Game of Thrones defense acquisition talk.
Trump to boost troop deployments at U.S. southern border again
The president also lamented that if troops "got a little rough, everybody would go crazy."
Let’s play Senate thermonuclear war: PODCAST
Changes in Senate confirmation votes, VA Secretary Robert Wilkie's interview with Military Times, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg's address to Congress, and military conspiracy theories.
