Travis J. Tritten

Travis J. Tritten has reported for Stars and Stripes for three years, including assignments in the Philippines and Iraq. He graduated from Ohio State University in 2001 with a bachelor of arts in journalism. Tritten covered government and politics for daily newspapers in Florida and South Carolina before joining Stars and Stripes. He is based on Okinawa.

Contact information:

trittent@pstripes.osd.mil

Okinawa bureau, Unit 35157, APO AP 96374.

Phone:
Military DSN line: 645-3358
Calling from inside Japan:
Cell: 080-6748-9904
Comm: 098-970-3358

Calling from outside Japan
Cell: 81-80-6748-9904
Comm: 81-98-893-2702
Skype ID: PSS-ED-travis.tritten

Latest Blog Postings

Spouse Calls

"There's a role I can play to help"

There's more to the Lt. Dan Band than entertainment, and more to Gary Sinise than acting. His efforts for U.S. troops keep him on the road.
Pacific Storm Tracker

Super Typhoon 18W (Jelawat), # 8: Okinawa on Saturday; Kanto next?

Looks like it will be a rainy, gusty Saturday evening for Okinawa as Jelawat moves through the area; Kanto Plain might be next.
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Super Typhoon 18W (Jelawat), # 7; Tropical Storm 19W (Ewiniar), # 1

Jelawat forecast to lose strength as it approaches Okinawa; Ewiniar should remain well of Japan’s east coast.
Stripes Central

Senators: We’re still working on sequestration

Just two days after Congress left town without a solution, Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee promised publicly they’re still focused on the issue
Pacific Storm Tracker

Super Typhoon 18W (Jelawat), # 6

Jelawat intensifies into super typhoon again; latest track shows Jelawat possibly curving over Okinawa on the weekend (again).
The Ruptured Duck

VA launches next round of retraining program

The program, created by Congress late last year, awards unemployed veterans one year of GI Bill benefits to learn new, high-demand skills.

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