Rebecca Kheel

Rebecca Kheel is a congressional reporter for Military.com. She previously worked as a defense reporter for The Hill, covering all things defense from the view at the Capitol, including negotiations over annual defense authorization and appropriations bills, fights about the foreign policy crisis of the day and more.

Prior to coming to D.C., she was a local reporter at the Orange County Register in California, writing about everything from disputes over new housing developments to the latest theme park ride openings.

She has a bachelor’s degree in newspaper journalism and history from Syracuse University.

Email: rebecca.kheel@military.com

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Gen. Christopher Cavoli at reactivation ceremony, 56th Artillery Command.

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Airman loads ammunition, weapons and other equipment bound for Ukraine.

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recruit chief petty officer does a mass count of his division as they prepare to march in formation

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A Colorado man holds a sign saying "hands off Roe" as a Capitol police officer walks past barricades outside of the Supreme Court.

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A maintenance worker for Balfour Beatty Housing power-washes a driveway in a military residential community at Naval Station Mayport, Florida.

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Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley testifies.

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Airman chains down an M777 howitzer loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III

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The Pentagon funding is part of a broader $40 billion security and humanitarian aid package approved by the House.

A man rides his bicycle next to a destroyed Russian tank in Chernihiv, Ukraine.

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Maj. Gen. William Cooley gives akeynote presentation.

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Advocates are hopeful the general's court-martial is the beginning of a sea change in the military justice system.

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