Jeff Martin

Jeff Martin is the Associate Editor for Multimedia and the host & producer of Defense News Weekly, airing online and on American Forces Network worldwide. In his role as Associate Editor, he reports worldwide on the military and defense industry and leads a market-leading multimedia team.


  • The Jolly Green Giants of the Pacific
    The Jolly Green Giants of the Pacific

    Get a look at how the men and women of the 33rd Rescue Squadron are saving lives despite aging aircraft.

  • The F-35A’s first deployment
    The F-35A’s first deployment

    Get a firsthand look at the initial deployment of combat-coded F-35As at Kadena Air Base in Japan

  • Kadena Air Base: A commander’s perspective
    Kadena Air Base: A commander’s perspective

    Brig. Gen. Case Cunningham, the commander of the 18th Wing and Kadena Air Base on Okinawa, Japan, gives his perspective on the base’s role in the Asia-Pacific region.

  • Equine therapy
    Equine therapy

    Horses can sometimes be a powerful therapy tool. Find out how they are helping veterans.

  • Bullpup rifles for America?
    Bullpup rifles for America?

    At Shot Show 2018, ground combat reporter Todd South explains what a bullpup rilfe is, and how the U.S. military could get them.

  • Capturing the battlefield
    Capturing the battlefield

    Today, capturing and sharing images from the battlefield is easy. But one hundred years ago, it was much different.

  • A rare look at special ops in the Pacific
    A rare look at special ops in the Pacific

    At Okinawa’s Kadena Air Base, the air commandos of the 353rd Special Operations Group fly the MC-130 all over the region. Get a rare look at the group’s aircraft and operations.

  • Understanding the Munich Security Conference
    Understanding the Munich Security Conference

    Defense News Executive Editor Jill Aitoro discusses the 2018 Munich Security Conference in Germany.

  • Fueling the Pacific
    Fueling the Pacific

    If an aircraft is going to get anywhere in the Pacific, it needs fuel. And at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, the 909th Air Refueling Squadron is making that happen.

  • F-35B deployment prep ongoing
    F-35B deployment prep ongoing

    U.S. Marine F-35Bs from VMFA-121, based at Iwakuni, Japan, are preparing for the aircraft’s first-ever carrier deployment. At the Singapore Airshow, one pilot provides an update.

  • The Jolly Green Giants of the Pacific
    The Jolly Green Giants of the Pacific

    Get a look at how the men and women of the 33rd Rescue Squadron are saving lives despite aging aircraft.

  • The F-35A’s first deployment
    The F-35A’s first deployment

    Get a firsthand look at the initial deployment of combat-coded F-35As at Kadena Air Base in Japan

  • Kadena Air Base: A commander’s perspective
    Kadena Air Base: A commander’s perspective

    Brig. Gen. Case Cunningham, the commander of the 18th Wing and Kadena Air Base on Okinawa, Japan, gives his perspective on the base’s role in the Asia-Pacific region.

  • Equine therapy
    Equine therapy

    Horses can sometimes be a powerful therapy tool. Find out how they are helping veterans.

  • Bullpup rifles for America?
    Bullpup rifles for America?

    At Shot Show 2018, ground combat reporter Todd South explains what a bullpup rilfe is, and how the U.S. military could get them.

  • Capturing the battlefield
    Capturing the battlefield

    Today, capturing and sharing images from the battlefield is easy. But one hundred years ago, it was much different.

  • A rare look at special ops in the Pacific
    A rare look at special ops in the Pacific

    At Okinawa’s Kadena Air Base, the air commandos of the 353rd Special Operations Group fly the MC-130 all over the region. Get a rare look at the group’s aircraft and operations.

  • Understanding the Munich Security Conference
    Understanding the Munich Security Conference

    Defense News Executive Editor Jill Aitoro discusses the 2018 Munich Security Conference in Germany.

  • Fueling the Pacific
    Fueling the Pacific

    If an aircraft is going to get anywhere in the Pacific, it needs fuel. And at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, the 909th Air Refueling Squadron is making that happen.

  • F-35B deployment prep ongoing
    F-35B deployment prep ongoing

    U.S. Marine F-35Bs from VMFA-121, based at Iwakuni, Japan, are preparing for the aircraft’s first-ever carrier deployment. At the Singapore Airshow, one pilot provides an update.

  • The Jolly Green Giants of the Pacific
    The Jolly Green Giants of the Pacific

    Get a look at how the men and women of the 33rd Rescue Squadron are saving lives despite aging aircraft.

  • The F-35A’s first deployment
    The F-35A’s first deployment

    Get a firsthand look at the initial deployment of combat-coded F-35As at Kadena Air Base in Japan

  • Kadena Air Base: A commander’s perspective
    Kadena Air Base: A commander’s perspective

    Brig. Gen. Case Cunningham, the commander of the 18th Wing and Kadena Air Base on Okinawa, Japan, gives his perspective on the base’s role in the Asia-Pacific region.

  • Equine therapy
    Equine therapy

    Horses can sometimes be a powerful therapy tool. Find out how they are helping veterans.

  • Bullpup rifles for America?
    Bullpup rifles for America?

    At Shot Show 2018, ground combat reporter Todd South explains what a bullpup rilfe is, and how the U.S. military could get them.

  • Capturing the battlefield
    Capturing the battlefield

    Today, capturing and sharing images from the battlefield is easy. But one hundred years ago, it was much different.

  • A rare look at special ops in the Pacific
    A rare look at special ops in the Pacific

    At Okinawa’s Kadena Air Base, the air commandos of the 353rd Special Operations Group fly the MC-130 all over the region. Get a rare look at the group’s aircraft and operations.

  • Understanding the Munich Security Conference
    Understanding the Munich Security Conference

    Defense News Executive Editor Jill Aitoro discusses the 2018 Munich Security Conference in Germany.

  • Fueling the Pacific
    Fueling the Pacific

    If an aircraft is going to get anywhere in the Pacific, it needs fuel. And at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, the 909th Air Refueling Squadron is making that happen.

  • F-35B deployment prep ongoing
    F-35B deployment prep ongoing

    U.S. Marine F-35Bs from VMFA-121, based at Iwakuni, Japan, are preparing for the aircraft’s first-ever carrier deployment. At the Singapore Airshow, one pilot provides an update.