James "Jim" LaPorta is an American investigative reporter covering national security, the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community for Rolling Stone.
A Marine, LaPorta served two tours in the Afghanistan as an infantry squad leader and intelligence cell chief.
[9] LaPorta has served as a technical advisor to 20th Century Studios and Wolf Entertainment for This is Us, Chicago P.D., and FBI.
[10] LaPorta joined the United States Marine Corps in June 2006, leaving active duty in 2014 and separating from the service in 2017.
[11] He has written at length about his struggles stemming from his experiences in Afghanistan, which he has called "a monster in my life" which he attributes to his failed marriage, health issues, fellow servicemembers' deaths and suicides, and fears of developing cancer from exposure to burn pits.