Based in Washington, Jen managed Aviation Week’s worldwide defense, space and security coverage from 2013 to January 2024.
Prior to taking on the Executive Editor 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.
A year and a half after Turkey moved forward with the acceptance of Russian surface-to-air missiles, the U.S. is finally imposing sanctions on the NATO ally with whom relations are increasingly strained.
The U.S. director of national intelligence announced that the nation is creating an Intelligence Community Commercial Space Council, during a Dec. 9 meeting of the National Space Council.