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Kellan Howell

Kellan Howell

khowell@washingtontimes.com

Kellan Howell is a continuous news writer for The Washington Times, covering defense and national security. Originally from Williamsburg, Virginia, Kellan graduated from James Madison University where she received bachelor's degrees in media arts and design and international affairs with a concentration in western European politics.
During her time at JMU, she interned for British technology and business news website "ITPro" in London and worked as a freelance reporter for The Washington Guardian. She was also an executive editor of 22807, a new student magazine covering arts and culture in the JMU community.
Kellan can be reached at khowell@washingtontimes.com.

Articles by Kellan Howell

In this photo taken on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015, smoke rises after shelling by Syrian army in Jobar, Damascus, Syria. Backed by Russian airstrikes, the Syrian army has launched an offensive in central and northwestern regions.  (Alexander Kots/Komsomolskaya Pravda via AP) RUSSIA OUT

MSF: Syrian airstrikes hit multiple hospitals, 35 dead, 72 wounded

The international medical charity Doctors Without Borders, also known by its French name Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said Thursday that an onslaught of airstrikes on hospitals over the past month in Syria have killed at least 35 patients and medical staff and wounded 72.

October 29, 2015
Soldiers with the Georgia National Guard 876th Vertical EN Company file into a departure ceremony before the unit deploys to Afghanistan, Thursday, May 29, 2014, in Toccoa, Ga. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Military service members, families uncertain about their future: survey

Most service members joined the military at least in part because of the promised financial security. But they are becoming increasingly uncertain that these promises will pan out and such doubts are reducing willingness to stay in the military, according to an annual survey by Blue Star Families.

October 28, 2015