Adam Ashton
- Description:
- I'm the military reporter for The News Tribune, where I write about Joint Base Lewis-McChord and the Washington National Guard. Previously, I was an assistant city editor and columnist at The News Tribune's sister newspaper, The Modesto Bee. The Bee twice cut me loose to cover the war in Iraq for our parent company's Baghdad bureau in 2008-09. I spent a total of four months there writing about plans for the drawdown of American forces, everyday life for Iraqis and the mistreatment of foreign laborers. In 2012, I embedded with Lewis-McChord soldiers for six weeks in southern Afghanistan. I grew up in the Bay Area and graduated from San Francisco State University. You can reach me at 253.597.8646 or adam.ashton@thenewstribune.com.
Posts by Adam Ashton:
- Wounded Air Force EOD technician from JBLM competing in military Warrior Games this week, May 3, 2012
- Soldiers in Afghanistan remember fallen JBLM sergeant, May 2, 2012
- JBLM soldier killed in southern Afghanistan, April 30, 2012
- Report: Pilot error caused fatal JBLM helicopter accident, April 30, 2012
- Washington airman to receive Silver Star for heroism in repelling Taliban ambush, April 27, 2012
- Army says new 7th Infantry Division headquarters at JBLM to focus on training and discipline, April 26, 2012
- Is JBLM getting an infantry division? Secretary of the Army visiting Thursday with news, April 25, 2012
- Embed update: U.S. troops fight “green on blue” killings with caution, relationships, April 20, 2012