Author Archive
Jennifer Hlad
News Editor, Defense One

Jennifer Hlad is news editor at Defense One. Hlad was a Stars and Stripes reporter at the Pentagon in 2012 and 2013 before traveling with her Marine Corps husband to posts in Manama and Okinawa, all the while working a mix of assignments with Stripes, the Daily Beast, Military Times, and as a senior editor for Air Force Magazine and AFA publications. She is a graduate of the University of Georgia, and holds a master’s degree in journalism from the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland.
Threats
State of the Air Force and Space Force 2023
Training airmen to act more autonomously—and gearing up for more autonomous systems.
- Jennifer Hlad
Threats
Today's D Brief: Spring thaw in Ukraine; State of the Army; UK, US seize Iranian weapons; And a bit more.
- Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
Science & Tech
Leased Ship Will Shape USMC Amphib Requirements
The Marine Corps Warfighting Lab will wring out modified commercial ships to learn what is needed in future amphibious ships.
- Jennifer Hlad
Policy
Less Efficient, More Resilient: The Marine Corps’ Plan for Modernizing its Logistics Operations
Installations and Logistics 2030 document is latest release in the service’s ongoing Force Design efforts.
- Jennifer Hlad
Threats
Today's D Brief: US sends more troops to Taiwan; Americans 'live in an age of extremist mass killings'; Somali strike kills 7; 'Godzilla egg' in Japan; And a bit more.
- Ben Watson, Jennifer Hlad and Lauren C. Williams
Policy
Marines to Begin Testing Leased Vessel for Pier-less Operations
The service is leasing three commercial Stern Landing Vessels as it waits for the Landing Ship Medium to arrive.
- Jennifer Hlad and Lauren C. Williams