Adam Ashton

Olympia, Wash.

In a dozen years at McClatchy dailies, I’ve walked with infantry in Afghanistan, covered disasters in Iraq and pried records from government agencies at every level. As an editor, I supported other journalists in holding leaders accountable through records-driven investigation.

Adam Ashton

Olympia, Wash.

Transgender soldier endures ‘excruciating’ wait for Army reforms
Her wife and friends know Jennifer Peace as a woman; the Army still calls her a man.
The News Tribune
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The killer with two faces: Robert Bales in Afghanistan
Our FOIA fight yielded exclusive documents about the worst atrocity of the Afghanistan War.
The News Tribune
Soldiers from JBLM's hardest-hit battalion help each other heal
Dan Boirum feared the worst when he heard the explosion that hit one of his closest friends.
The News Tribune
Brutal JBLM combat tour never ended for some
Five years after coming home, James Kirker was the after-war's latest casualty.
The News Tribune
As PTSD cases surge, Army overhauling mental health services
The Army aims to end an era of experimentation in which it tried nearly 200 programs.
The Seattle Times
Army “VIP culture” led to parachute accident that killed colonel
"This VIP crap stops now," fumed a three-star general following the death of one of his top deputies.
The News Tribune
Quietly, Guam is slated to become massive new U.S. military base
Thousands of Marines are coming to this island, but it's not clear what they'll do when they arrive.
McClatchy
Green Beret who beat Afghan over child’s rape faces discharge
Elite soldier's defense of an Afghan child rape victim later threatens his career.
The News Tribune
The last moments of an Army nurse killed in Afghanistan
Ordered to stand still, Capt. Jennifer Moreno ran through a minefield for a wounded comrade.
Army Times
Military doctor fights to clear name
Maj. Eric Smith spent seven months in jail for using cocaine. Later tests showed he didn't take the drug.
The Seattle Times
Robert Bales makes bid for mercy
"My mind was consumed by war,” said the soldier who committed the worst atrocities of the Afghanistan War.
The News Tribune
Lost platoon: How the Army lost sight of a Stryker kill team
Before the notorious murders, the Army missed signs of a rogue platoon in Afghanistan.
The News Tribune
On Okinawa, clash over war and peace began in WWII
A deep look at the long-running stalemate over what do with the Marines on Okinawa.
McClatchy
The Cavalry at Home: A soldier’s wounds and a will to live
Shot six times by Afghan traitors who killed four of his teammates, David Matakaiongo is still standing.
The News Tribune
Rest of Iraq asks: where’s the U.S.?
Iraqis who once chanted "leave occupier" ask for more American help against the Islamic State.
McClatchy Newspapers
Army widows take care of their own
Young Army widows near Fort Lewis support each other where the military fails them.
The News Tribune

About

Adam Ashton

Adam Ashton covers the military and Joint Base Lewis-McChord for The News Tribune of Tacoma. He has reported for McClatchy-owned daily newspapers in California and Washington since 2004. Prior to joining The News Tribune in 2010, Ashton was an assistant city editor and columnist at The Modesto Bee. He has reported from Iraq for McClatchy’s Baghdad bureau and from Afghanistan for The News Tribune. He is a 2003 graduate of San Francisco State University, and he lives in Olympia, Wash. with his wife, Christina Salerno.