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Jacqueline Feldscher
Senior National Security Correspondent, Defense One
Jacqueline Feldscher is senior national security correspondent at Defense One. Previously, she was national security and space reporter at Politico. Before that, Feldscher covered defense issues in Congress and at the Pentagon for the Washington Examiner, the Washington Times, and Navy Times, covering the Navy and Coast Guard. She’s a graduate of Boston University, and holds a master’s in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.
Policy
Democrats Introduce New Path To Protect Troops’ Abortion Access
An NDAA amendment that would give troops the time and money to cross state lines for an abortion has 23 Democratic co-sponsors.
- Jacqueline Feldscher
Exclusive
Policy
US Troops Are Volunteering to Fly Abortion Seekers Across State Lines
Using personal planes, off duty, and out of uniform, the pilots say it’s their ”patriotic duty” to help Americans.
- Jacqueline Feldscher
Threats
AFA Conference Wire: Space Force Victory Lap
Day Two of the Air, Space, and Cyber conference led off with a keynote by the outgoing Space Force commander—and a new song.
- Jacqueline Feldscher
Threats
Today's D Brief: Russian officials rush to annex after Ukraine's successes; PsyOps under review; SecAF warns China; Space Force's new song; And a bit more.
- Ben Watson, Jennifer Hlad and Jacqueline Feldscher
Policy
The Space Force Has a Song
The song honors the “invisible front line” of warfighters keeping watch “beyond the blue.”
- Jacqueline Feldscher and Bradley Peniston
Policy
Lawmakers Highlight ‘Urgency’ To Train Aussie Submariners As AUKUS Celebrates One Year
“Whether you’re developing a workforce to build it or those to operate it, the sooner we begin that training pipeline, the better off we will be,” Rep. Donald Norcross said.
- Jacqueline Feldscher
Policy
No Abortion Access for 40 Percent of Female Troops, Study Finds
RAND says it’s “not unreasonable” that the lack of abortion access will make women more likely to leave service.
- Jacqueline Feldscher
Policy
Arlington’s Confederate Memorial Should Go, Commission Says
The 1914 monument “is problematic from top to bottom,” the Naming Commission’s vice chair said.
- Jacqueline Feldscher
Defense Systems
Space Chief Nominee Worried About Launchpad ‘Traffic Jams’
The Space Force will “need to look at other opportunities” as launch cadence grows, Lt. Gen. Chance Saltzman told lawmakers.
- Jacqueline Feldscher and Lauren C. Williams
Policy
Conservative Groups Urging Lawmakers To Vote ‘No’ On More Ukraine Aid
“This new package will prolong a fight that lacks an American dog, allowing regional allies to shirk their security responsibilities yet again,” one former Trump official said.
- Jacqueline Feldscher
Threats
Queen Elizabeth II Dead at 96
King Charles III succeeds Britain’s longest-serving monarch and most prominent global leader.
- Jacqueline Feldscher
Policy
White House Asks Congress For $13.7B for Ukraine
The administration has used about three-quarters of the $40 billion Congress authorized in May.
- Jacqueline Feldscher
Policy
Poll: Half of Americans Say Sending Troops to Afghanistan Was ‘A Mistake’
Less than one-quarter believe the two-decade conflict made America safer.
- Jacqueline Feldscher
Threats
The D Brief: Nuclear inspectors in Ukraine; More aid coming; US foils Iran robot-boat theft; Navy’s first female COB; And a bit more...
- Jennifer Hlad, Jacqueline Feldscher and Bradley Peniston