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Jennifer Hlad

News Editor, Defense One

Jennifer Hlad
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.

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.

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.

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.