Based in Washington, Jen manages Aviation Week’s worldwide defense, space and security coverage.
Prior to taking on her current role, Jen was Aviation Week's Congressional Editor. Jen came to Aviation Week in March 2011 from Politico, where she covered the intersection of defense and politics. She also worked as a reporter and editor for Defense Daily, Inside the Army, The Other Paper and The Columbus Dispatch.
Jen received a Master’s degree in journalism as a Kiplinger Fellow at the Ohio State University. She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in history and journalism from the University of Michigan.
William Lynn Title: CEO, Finmeccanica North America, DRS Technologies Age: 60 Education: Undergraduate degree, Dartmouth College; Graduate degrees, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University; Cornell Law School
Even as Secretary of State John Kerry was touting a U.S.-Russian agreement to de-escalate the situation in Ukraine, the Polish defense minister was in the U.S. thanking the U.S. military for an agreement to keep 12 F-16s and support personnel in Poland through year-end. The minister, Tomasz Siemoniak, adds that Poland is also discussing a deeper partnership with the U.S. including the permanent presence of its aircraft in the region and deepening cooperation with U.S. special operations forces, cyberdefense and the acquisition of long-range precision missiles.
