Geoff Ziezulewicz
Senior Reporter
Geoff is the managing editor of Military Times, but he still loves writing stories. He covered Iraq and Afghanistan extensively and was a reporter at the Chicago Tribune. He welcomes any and all kinds of tips at geoffz@militarytimes.com.
All Stories By Geoff
Israel marks a year since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack as war rages on
The U.S. military has stood with Israel since Hamas' attack into the country on Oct. 7, 2023, and suffered attacks on Middle Eastern positions as well.
Navy filing homicide charges for McCain, Fitzgerald commanders
In all, five officers and a chief could face courts-martial in the collisions last summer that killed 17 sailors.
How Peter Mims spent a week hiding in a warship’s engine room
The inside story of the sailor who holed up in the Shiloh engine room’s catacombs.
Russian jet buzzes Navy aircraft, causing ‘violent turbulence’
The incident took place during routine operations over the Black Sea, officials said.
New alcohol ban for Japan-based troops and civilians
The ban announced Sunday came after an Okinawan man died in a vehicle accident with a truck driven by a U.S. Marine.
Three carrier strike groups to unite for west Pacific exercise
The convergence of the Reagan, Roosevelt and Nimitz carrier strike groups in 7th Fleet waters this weekend will be the first such exercise in a decade.
Crushed in their racks: Inside the John S. McCain disaster
Living quarters rapidly flooded after the McCain collided with an oil tanker on Aug. 21. The 10 sailors who drowned never had a chance to escape.
Trump's armada: Navy assembles 3 carriers in Asia for the president’s visit
The Navy’s rare move to simultaneously surge to three aircraft carriers in the Pacific will create a major display of American sea power.
36 Fitz sailors receive Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal
The sailors were recognized for their bravery after the destroyer's fatal June 17 collision.
At-sea disasters came during ‘the most basic of operations,’ Pacific Fleet CO says
Recent at-sea disasters that led to sailor deaths occurred while conducting basic duties like anchoring, navigation, surface ship contact management and carrier qualifications, Pacific Fleet commander Adm. Scott Swift said Tuesday, according to an internal message obtained by the Navy Times.
