noun
war correspondent
A journalist reporting from a conflict zone; a formal military-related term.
彼は軍事通信員として戦地に派遣された。
He was dispatched to the battlefield as a war correspondent.
従軍記者 is a more common term for a war correspondent, while 軍事通信員 is a formal, military-specific designation.
Compound of 軍事 (military) + 通信員 (correspondent, communications personnel).