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Joe Gould @reporterjoe.bsky.social POLITICO Morning Defense anchor. Tips: jgould@politico.com. Ex Defense_News, ArmyTimes, NY Daily News & Hammond Daily Star. BK native.
Kelly Kennedy @kellyskennedy.bsky.social Army vet. Kidney donor. Combat ballerina.
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JD Simkins @jdsimkins.bsky.social Editor-in-Chief, Military Times & Defense News. Would rather be outside.
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Karsten Schneider @karsten-schneider.bsky.social President German Maritime Institute (DMI), retired RADM, German Navy
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Gerry Doyle @mgerrydoyle.bsky.social Bloomberg News Global Defense Editor. Novelist, aviation geek, bartender, dad. Ex-NYT, Reuters. Grew up in Midwest, moved to Mideast. Views my own. Wrote a fun book about Chinese missiles: https://tinyurl.com/2p94pay6
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Jeff Meiser @jwmeiser.bsky.social Former war college professor NDU now UPortland. Posts on politics, IR, strategy, hip hop. Book: Power and Restraint. My views rep only me.
Craig Whiteside @craigwhiteside.bsky.social teach for the Naval War College resident program at NPS in Monterey, CA; The ISIS Reader (Hurst 2020) and Non-state Special Operations (Routledge, 2025); dad, scout, sports fan, and Geronimo https://theisisreader.substack.com/
Jamie McTrusty @jamiemctrusty.bsky.social Posts on (mostly) Second World War aviation and naval history. See ALT text for picture credits and additional information!
Center for International Maritime Security (CIMSEC) @cimsec.bsky.social Non-partisan think tank building a global community of practitioners and academics in maritime security.
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Perry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social Government and policy writer. Views are my own. pbacon@tnr.com
Danielle Paquette @daniellepaquette.bsky.social National correspondent for the Washington Post (on maternity leave 🥹)
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Timothy Choi @timdocchoi.bsky.social Ship modeler, all-around Canadian boat guy (and gov't goon, so usual caveats apply). PhD'd in Norwegian, Danish, and Canadian naval forces: book version coming Soon™️.
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Josh Taylor @jtlbs.bsky.social Stratcomms professional. Former House and VA guy. Founder, Long Branch Strategies. Focused on issues impacting Veterans, military families, Congress and our constitutional republic.
Mike Stone @michaelstone.bsky.social Reuters reporter covering the U.S. arms trade. Mainly focused on Ukraine and Golden Dome for now. Read my stories here: https://www.reuters.com/authors/mike-stone/; RP's≠endorsements. Views=own.
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Dan Lamothe @danlamothe.bsky.social Military affairs reporter with The Washington Post. State-school alum. Beer-league softball enthusiast. Dog guy. Signal for encrypted tips: danlamothe.30
Paul Szoldra @paulszoldra.com Managing Editor @thewarhorsenews.bsky.social 🇺🇸 Marine vet. National security reporter & editor. Former EIC @taskandpurpose.com. Founder of @duffelblog.com. More: https://www.paulszoldra.com
Travis J. Tritten @travistritten.bsky.social Former Deputy Managing Editor, Military.com. DC by way of Ohio, Florida, South Carolina and Japan.
2023 Ford Foundation Award for Distinguished Reporting on National Defense
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Thomas Newdick @combatair.bsky.social Writer and editor. TWZ. Military aerospace and air warfare, mostly. Contact me: t.newdick (at) http://gmail.com. RT, like ≠ endorsement.
Steve Trimble @thedewline.bsky.social I’m the Defense Editor at Aviation Week.
"Herbal" Carmen @herbcarmen.bsky.social Landed big planes on boats, played E-Ring Ding Dong Ditch. USNA'90, Georgetown MSB'13. Proud husband of Dr. Debbie and swim dad of Dash-1 (JMU'22) & Dash-2 (Drexel'27)
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What's Going on With Shipping (Sal Mercogliano) @mercoglianos.bsky.social Mariner, Historian, Firefighter, Host of What's Going on With Shipping
Tom Porter @tomporterdc.bsky.social National advocate for #veteran and #military families. Former: Hill staff, energy lobbyist, #Navy PAO, OEF & Arabian Gulf. #California Native, #GirlDad #OIIIIIIIO
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History & Policy @historyandpolicy.bsky.social We publish high-quality historical research freely accessible online and create opportunities for historians, policy makers and journalists to connect and learn from each other.
Lili Bayer @liliebayer.bsky.social European Security Correspondent at Reuters, covering NATO, EU defense and foreign policy in Brussels.
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David Alman @davidalman.bsky.social Airman + consultant + aero engineer interested in national strategy, domestic policy, environmentalism, good food, and all things aviation. Views = mine alone and not representative of anyone I work for. #airpower
Dr Robert T. Foley @robertfoley.bsky.social Reader in Defence Studies, King's College London, at the Joint Services Command & Staff College. Sometime writer on warfare and strategic thought, particularly Germany in the First World War. Occasional runner of longish distances. Views my own.
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Popular Science @popsci.com Demystifying our weird world since 1872. Learn something new every day.
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Institute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social ISW is a policy research organization focused on U.S. national security. Email: press@understandingwar.org. For more: https://linktr.ee/understandingwar
Heather Mongilio @heathermongilio.bsky.social Reporter with USNI News, covering the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard. Focused on personnel, medicine and seas with colors in their names. American U, MIT alumna. Ice skater who bakes. Tips: hmongilio@usni.org, Signal: @HMongilio.52
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Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs Podcast @shipwreckspod.bsky.social ⚓ Maritime history | Shipwrecks & Sea Dogs
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The Latin American Aviation Historical Society @laahs.com A non-profit organization aimed to research, preserve and spread the history of aviation in Latin America.
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Britain’s War Memorials @britwarmemorial.bsky.social Exploring Britain’s war memorials. Boer War, First World War (Great War), Second World War et al. Member of the Great War Group #LestWeForget #Remembrance
Evan Wilson @evanwilson.bsky.social Naval historian. Associate Professor at US Naval War College. Views own. New book with Paul Kennedy: Planning for War at Sea: 400 Years of Great Power Competition.
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Haley Britzky @halbritz.bsky.social Pentagon for @CNN. Was: Army for @TaskandPurpose. Texan. Christian. E-4 Mafia stan. haley.britzky@cnn.com or haleybritzky@protonmail.com
Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social Journalist. Contributing editor @TaskandPurpose.com . Bylines at New Republic, The Prospect, Motherboard, Wired, elsewhere. Was once insulted by Martin Shkreli. Signal: nslayton.12
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Scott Edwards @scottedwards.bsky.social Maritime Security and ASEAN scholar. Lecturer, University of Reading and free and open Indo-Pacific Research Fellow, YCAPS
Dr. Erik Villard @erikthehistorian.bsky.social Military/Digital Historian and Vietnam War specialist, soccer player, EDM fan, avid gamer, lives with my wonderful wife and a posse of Shih-Tzu's and cats.
William Prom @wjprom.bsky.social Husband | father | writer | nonprofit veteran service organization money getter | recovering long distance runner | former USMC rocket scientist 
Matthew Hallex @mhallex.bsky.social Defense researcher working space, nukes, strategy & Asia.
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Paul Hansen @paulhans.bsky.social Systems Administrator. Military History. Counter-Terrorism. MTB/Gravel Cyclist. Native Plants, Ecoregion 25l (High Plains, Front Range Fans). Strategy board games. Native of Rocky Mountains and still there.
Jay Thomas @jaythomas9.bsky.social Retired Asst Dir at NHHC - the historic artifact/ art/ underwater archaeology part. Former Naval War College adjunct. Husband, dad of adults, ex-SWO, historical geographer. USC 🐔, UMD 🐢 alum.
Chris Ingram @chrisgingram.bsky.social Strategist || Military Writers Guild Board Member || #MilSky Admin || Intersection of Foreign Policy, Conflict, Economics, Politics, History, and Writing || Non-partisan, but not amoral || Opinions my own.- H @handle.invalid @handle.invalid
Maz Jovanovich @mazjovanovich.bsky.social Aussie military aviatrix, test pilot, lapsed physicist, occasional writer. Come for the aeroplanes, stay for the snark.
Minor Spear Carrier @tyrellmayfield.bsky.social || Pathfinding in a Brave New World || Former Minor Spear Carrier || Redefining the Modern Military || Writing a Kabul Memoir || Loyal Servant of the Republic || No Official Statements || BoD at @thestrategybridge.sky.social ||
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Bill Hamblet @billhamblet.bsky.social Editor, father, recovering gymnast
Malcolm Davis @drmalcolmdavis.bsky.social Australian Defence and Space Policy Analyst based in Canberra with ASPI. Interested in space policy, defence and national security issues, strategic policy issues, international relations, and personal interests include astronomy and electronic music. 
Joshua White @joshuatwhite.bsky.social Professor of Practice, Johns Hopkins SAIS. Nonresident Fellow, Brookings. Former White House and Pentagon official. Asianist. (Views are my own.)
David M. Andrews @davidmandrews.bsky.social ✍️🎙🎧 on defence, international security, foreign policy, alliances, and the politics of national security | fmr. ANU NSC, Australian Department of Defence | Ps 46 | 🇦🇺 in 🇮🇩
Xavier Vavasseur @xaviervav.bsky.social Naval reporter, @navalnews.com founder and chief editor. Interest in Defense⚔️, Navy⚓, F1🏎️, Sci-Fi👽. Born in 🇼🇫, 🇫🇷🤝🇺🇸
UK Defence Journal @ukdefencejournal.org.uk One of the UK's largest independent defence and technology news websites.
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James Patton Rogers @jamespattonrogers.bsky.social Executive Director of the Cornell Brooks Tech Policy Institute at Cornell University. War Historian, Author, Policy Advisor, & Broadcaster. I work on the history of drones, precision weapons, and the future of autonomous warfare. www.jamespattonrogers.com
The Krulak Center for Innovation and Future Warfare @thekrulakcenter.bsky.social https://www.usmcu.edu/Academic-Programs/Brute-Krulak-Center-for-Innovation-and-Creativity/
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Aaron Stein @aaronstein1.bsky.social President/CEO @fpri.bsky.social; Podcast w/ blogfather @armscontrolwonk.bsky.social; Recent Substacker; Author: US War Against ISIS. Views are all my own
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Jonathan Caverley @jcaverley.bsky.social Political scientist who is a visiting senior fellow at IISS and professor (on leave) at the US Naval War College. Sure it works in practice, but how does it work in theory? Opinions are mine.
Craig Hooper @craighooper.bsky.social An occasional navalist, maritime geek and national security gadfly. Paying attention to overlooked things.
Aaron-Matthew Lariosa @aaronmatthewil.bsky.social Reporting 🇵🇭🇺🇸 defense issues. All opinions are my own.
Tayfun Ozberk @tayfunozberk.bsky.social Defence Analyst | Navy Veteran | Analyses of emerging technologies from naval warfare perspective | Correspondent at Defense News, Naval News & Shephard News ⚓️
Isaac Alexander @jetcitystar.bsky.social Editor In Chief JetCityStar. ✈ Aviation , ➤ Defense & 🚀 Space News. Former Hype Aerospace, Global Aerospace Chat & Global Military Aviation Chat Host.
Jen Judson @jenjudson.bsky.social Defense reporter at Bloomberg News, 115th National Press Club president, Military Reporters & Editors VP, boy mom, Colorado native
Stian Eisenträger @eisentrager.bsky.social Editor-in-chief of the Norwegian Nursing Magazine. Former Editor-in-chief of the Norwegian Defense Magazine, Forsvarets forum.
Olivier Schmitt @olivierschmitt.bsky.social Prof at Institute for Military Operations, Royal Danish Defence College/senior associate fellow at NATO Defence College |Warfare, alliances and geoeconomics | Assoc ed of the European Journal of International Security |🇫🇷 in 🇩🇰| https://olivier-schmitt.com/
Jonas Olsson @jonasolsson.bsky.social Defence Correspondent BreakingDefense.com | Nordic/Baltic security & breaking stories | Former SVT journalist (Sweden’s public broadcaster, 30+ years) 🌍 linktr.ee/jonasolsson
Proceedings Magazine @usniproceedings.bsky.social Since 1874, Proceedings has been the open forum for critical, honest debate about the future of the Sea Services. Home of the Proceedings Podcast. https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings
Dr Rob Thompson 🇺🇦 @drrobthompson.com Bluesky’s resident Vietnam War historian. Army University Press historian and documentary maker. Author of _Clear, Hold, and Destroy_—a book about pacification in Phú Yên. All views my own.
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