Brian Everstine

Pentagon Editor

WASHINGTON, DC

Summary

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, Brian covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times. Over a decade as a defense journalist, he has reported from dozens of bases at home and abroad, including austere airstrips in Afghanistan, the cockpit of a B-52 over the South Pacific and the boom operator station of a KC-46. Before the military beat, Brian covered the Washington state legislature for the Associated Press.

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Articles

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon’s targeting of major Army Aviation priorities came as a surprise to many, and officials question the ramifications.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force’s LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program may face a funding cut.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
A team of Pentagon acquisition leaders and company officials met regularly to find ways to fix the slow progress of a new Air Force One.
Budget, Policy & Operations