Eric Schmid
Eric Schmid covers the Metro East area in Illinois for St. Louis Public Radio. He joins the news team as its first Report for America corps member and is tasked with expanding KWMU's coverage east from the Mississippi. Before joining St. Louis Public Radio, Eric held competitive internships at Fox News Channel, NPR-affiliate WSHU Public Radio and AccuWeather. As a news fellow at WSHU's Long Island Bureau, he covered governments and environmental issues as well as other general assignments. Eric grew up in Northern Colorado but attended Stony Brook University, in New York where he earned his degree in journalism in 2018. He is an expert skier, avid reader and lifelong musician-he plays saxophone and clarinet.
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Smaller companies can offer unique solutions to problems the military faces, but they can struggle to break into a defense industry that can be frustrating to navigate. -
The U.S. Transportation Command has the primary responsibility to load planes, ships, and other vehicles with supplies bound for Ukraine. -
A recent study found military families are spending more time and money to find places to live when they change duty stations. -
Archives, artifacts, and 'a lot of rocks': The Army Corps of Engineers is training veterans for jobsAn Army Corps of Engineers program teaches former troops how to do curation work, while also preparing them for jobs in other fields. -
Annual physical fitness assessments are a cornerstone of military life. The military's newest branch, the Space Force, is ditching that model and switching to the more high-tech fitness trackers.
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Instead of an annual fitness test, the devices will monitor troops' activity throughout the year. -
Misunderstood and sometimes parodied, the U.S. Space Force is educating the public about its missionThe newest military service branch is responsible for protecting satellites and other objects in space, which it expects will be critical parts of future wars. -
Constant and sometimes sudden moves can disrupt military families' finances and cause challenges with their children’s schools and medical care. -
In the U.S., tornadoes cause more annual fatalities than hurricanes and earthquakes combined. Yet there isn't a national standard mandating that large warehouses include storm shelters for workers.
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U.S. gymnast Simone Biles is preparing to take the world stage yet again at the Tokyo Olympics. She dominated at the 2016 Games in Rio De Janeiro and looks to be even better this time around.
