James LaPorta is an investigative reporter for The Associated Press covering national security, the intelligence community, and the U.S. military. He is a military advisor to the award-winning television show This is Us on NBC.

His reporting has garnered various journalism awards and accolades with bylines, work, and commentary appearing on and in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Newsweek The Daily Beast, Vice News, CBS News, CNN, NBC News, MSNBC, PBS News Hour, BBC News among others in the United States and internationally.

James is a Marine Corps infantry veteran of the Afghanistan war. From 2006 until 2014, he served in multiple leadership billets, working as an infantry squad leader, a combat marksmanship instructor, and an intelligence cell chief. James LaPorta is an investigative reporter for The Associated Press covering national security, the intelligence community, and the U.S. military. He is a military advisor to the award-winning television show This is Us on NBC.

His reporting has garnered various journalism awards and accolades with bylines, work, and commentary appearing on and in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Newsweek The Daily Beast, Vice News, CBS News, CNN, NBC News, MSNBC, PBS News Hour, BBC News among others in the United States and internationally.

James is a Marine Corps infantry veteran of the Afghanistan war. From 2006 until 2014, he served in multiple leadership billets, working as an infantry squad leader, a combat marksmanship instructor, and an intelligence cell chief.