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.


  • Unveiling the National Defense Strategy
    Unveiling the National Defense Strategy

    The Pentagon has unveiled the Trump administration’s first National Defense Strategy, and Defense News Associate Editor Aaron Mehta has the details. (Jeff Martin, Alan Lessig, Dustin Q. Diaz and John Bretschneider/Staff)

  • Creating a makeshift lock
    Creating a makeshift lock

    On this week’s edition of Deadly Skills, retired Navy SEAL Clint Emerson explains how to create a lock when you don’t have one. (Daniel Woolfolk/Staff)

  • Rehabilitating the VA
    Rehabilitating the VA

    In an exclusive interview, VA secretary David Shulkin gives his take on what 2018 needs to look like for the embattled department. (James Williams, Dustin Q. Diaz and Jeff Martin/Staff)

  • What will the future Navy look like?
    What will the future Navy look like?

    Congressional leaders explain to naval warfare reporter David Larter their views for the future of the Navy. (Alan Lessig, James Williams, Rachel Rakoff and John Bretschneider/Staff)

  • The next generation of Aegis radar
    The next generation of Aegis radar

    Raytheon provides an update on the AN/SPY-6, the next generation of radars for the U.S. Navy’s surface ships. (Jeff Martin, Alan Lessig, John Bretschneider, Rachel Rakoff and Dustin Q. Diaz/Staff)

  • Are more amphibious warfare ships needed?
    Are more amphibious warfare ships needed?

    As the F-35B-capable amphibious assault ship Wasp arrives in Japan, the U.S. Navy may need more of its kind. (Jeff Martin and Dustin Q. Diaz/Staff)

  • Navy unveils new round of discipline after collisions
    Navy unveils new round of discipline after collisions

    Navy unveils new round of discipline after collisions The U.S. Navy has convened court-martials for several officers, and a senior admiral has stepped down as repercussions continue from two 2017 collisions that left 17 sailors dead. (Jeff Martin and Dustin Q. Diaz/Staff)

  • Defense News Weekly full episode Jan. 14, 2018
    Defense News Weekly full episode Jan. 14, 2018

    On this week’s episode, get the latest on the Navy’s surface force, go up close with American fighters patrolling the Baltic and hear about new progress in missile defense.

  • Purple Heart returned to family of war hero
    Purple Heart returned to family of war hero

    The lost Purple Heart of a decorated war hero is returned to his family in an emotional ceremony following the work of the Purple Hearts Reunited organization. (Ben Murray/Staff)

  • Take a look at the Army’s Air Assault School
    Take a look at the Army’s Air Assault School

    Enter Air Assault School and experience the current state of helicopter insertions. (Daniel Woolfolk/Staff)

  • Unveiling the National Defense Strategy
    Unveiling the National Defense Strategy

    The Pentagon has unveiled the Trump administration’s first National Defense Strategy, and Defense News Associate Editor Aaron Mehta has the details. (Jeff Martin, Alan Lessig, Dustin Q. Diaz and John Bretschneider/Staff)

  • Creating a makeshift lock
    Creating a makeshift lock

    On this week’s edition of Deadly Skills, retired Navy SEAL Clint Emerson explains how to create a lock when you don’t have one. (Daniel Woolfolk/Staff)

  • Rehabilitating the VA
    Rehabilitating the VA

    In an exclusive interview, VA secretary David Shulkin gives his take on what 2018 needs to look like for the embattled department. (James Williams, Dustin Q. Diaz and Jeff Martin/Staff)

  • What will the future Navy look like?
    What will the future Navy look like?

    Congressional leaders explain to naval warfare reporter David Larter their views for the future of the Navy. (Alan Lessig, James Williams, Rachel Rakoff and John Bretschneider/Staff)

  • The next generation of Aegis radar
    The next generation of Aegis radar

    Raytheon provides an update on the AN/SPY-6, the next generation of radars for the U.S. Navy’s surface ships. (Jeff Martin, Alan Lessig, John Bretschneider, Rachel Rakoff and Dustin Q. Diaz/Staff)

  • Are more amphibious warfare ships needed?
    Are more amphibious warfare ships needed?

    As the F-35B-capable amphibious assault ship Wasp arrives in Japan, the U.S. Navy may need more of its kind. (Jeff Martin and Dustin Q. Diaz/Staff)

  • Navy unveils new round of discipline after collisions
    Navy unveils new round of discipline after collisions

    Navy unveils new round of discipline after collisions The U.S. Navy has convened court-martials for several officers, and a senior admiral has stepped down as repercussions continue from two 2017 collisions that left 17 sailors dead. (Jeff Martin and Dustin Q. Diaz/Staff)

  • Defense News Weekly full episode Jan. 14, 2018
    Defense News Weekly full episode Jan. 14, 2018

    On this week’s episode, get the latest on the Navy’s surface force, go up close with American fighters patrolling the Baltic and hear about new progress in missile defense.

  • Purple Heart returned to family of war hero
    Purple Heart returned to family of war hero

    The lost Purple Heart of a decorated war hero is returned to his family in an emotional ceremony following the work of the Purple Hearts Reunited organization. (Ben Murray/Staff)

  • Take a look at the Army’s Air Assault School
    Take a look at the Army’s Air Assault School

    Enter Air Assault School and experience the current state of helicopter insertions. (Daniel Woolfolk/Staff)

  • Unveiling the National Defense Strategy
    Unveiling the National Defense Strategy

    The Pentagon has unveiled the Trump administration’s first National Defense Strategy, and Defense News Associate Editor Aaron Mehta has the details. (Jeff Martin, Alan Lessig, Dustin Q. Diaz and John Bretschneider/Staff)

  • Creating a makeshift lock
    Creating a makeshift lock

    On this week’s edition of Deadly Skills, retired Navy SEAL Clint Emerson explains how to create a lock when you don’t have one. (Daniel Woolfolk/Staff)

  • Rehabilitating the VA
    Rehabilitating the VA

    In an exclusive interview, VA secretary David Shulkin gives his take on what 2018 needs to look like for the embattled department. (James Williams, Dustin Q. Diaz and Jeff Martin/Staff)

  • What will the future Navy look like?
    What will the future Navy look like?

    Congressional leaders explain to naval warfare reporter David Larter their views for the future of the Navy. (Alan Lessig, James Williams, Rachel Rakoff and John Bretschneider/Staff)

  • The next generation of Aegis radar
    The next generation of Aegis radar

    Raytheon provides an update on the AN/SPY-6, the next generation of radars for the U.S. Navy’s surface ships. (Jeff Martin, Alan Lessig, John Bretschneider, Rachel Rakoff and Dustin Q. Diaz/Staff)

  • Are more amphibious warfare ships needed?
    Are more amphibious warfare ships needed?

    As the F-35B-capable amphibious assault ship Wasp arrives in Japan, the U.S. Navy may need more of its kind. (Jeff Martin and Dustin Q. Diaz/Staff)

  • Navy unveils new round of discipline after collisions
    Navy unveils new round of discipline after collisions

    Navy unveils new round of discipline after collisions The U.S. Navy has convened court-martials for several officers, and a senior admiral has stepped down as repercussions continue from two 2017 collisions that left 17 sailors dead. (Jeff Martin and Dustin Q. Diaz/Staff)

  • Defense News Weekly full episode Jan. 14, 2018
    Defense News Weekly full episode Jan. 14, 2018

    On this week’s episode, get the latest on the Navy’s surface force, go up close with American fighters patrolling the Baltic and hear about new progress in missile defense.

  • Purple Heart returned to family of war hero
    Purple Heart returned to family of war hero

    The lost Purple Heart of a decorated war hero is returned to his family in an emotional ceremony following the work of the Purple Hearts Reunited organization. (Ben Murray/Staff)

  • Take a look at the Army’s Air Assault School
    Take a look at the Army’s Air Assault School

    Enter Air Assault School and experience the current state of helicopter insertions. (Daniel Woolfolk/Staff)