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Ben Wolfgang

bwolfgang@washingtontimes.com

Ben Wolfgang is a national security correspondent at The Washington Times, a senior member of its Threat Status team, and the host and producer of the award-winning Threat Status Podcast. Ben covers national security, foreign policy, military affairs, the defense industry and the rapidly evolving landscape of military technology.
A Pennsylvania native, he joined The Washington Times in 2011 after serving as a political reporter at The Republican-Herald in Pottsville, Pa. Over the course of his career, Ben has covered the White House, Congress, and four presidential campaigns.
His reporting has earned recognition from some of journalism's most respected organizations, including the Virginia Press Association and the Society of Professional Journalists' Washington, D.C. Chapter, among other honors.
Ben has interviewed heads of state, chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, senior military commanders, cabinet secretaries, senior government officials, and the CEOs of many of the nation's largest and most influential defense companies.
Ben is a frequent guest on broadcast media, with appearances on C-SPAN, the Sirius XM POTUS channel, and other outlets.
He can be reached at bwolfgang@washingtontimes.com.

Articles by Ben Wolfgang

The Pentagon, as seen in an undated aerial photo. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Austin, Texas, selected for Army Futures Command

Leaders in Austin, Texas, say their city is ready to play a central role in the Army's biggest reorganization effort in over more than decades and that the "unique combination of resources" in and around the state capital make it the ideal partner for the Pentagon.

July 15, 2018
Capt. Philip Gunn participates in a flyover during the interment ceremony of retired Brig. Gen. Robinson Risner on Jan. 23, 2014, at Arlington National Cemetery. (Image: Air Force) ** FILE **

Pentagon picks Austin, Texas, to host Army Futures Command

Defense Department leaders will announce Friday morning they've picked Austin as the epicenter of the Army's biggest reorganization effort in over four decades, according to The Associated Press, tapping the Texas capital to host the prestigious Army Futures Command.

July 13, 2018
President Trump broached the subject of the Nord Stream 2 project, which wasn't expected to be on this week's NATO agenda. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump’s Nord Stream objection divides NATO

President Trump on Wednesday stoked divisions in Europe by wading into the middle of an intense fight over the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline, a project that critics fear will give Moscow new leverage in the region and could create a geopolitically dangerous Russian-German economic alliance.

July 11, 2018
Capt. Philip Gunn participates in a flyover during the interment ceremony of retired Brig. Gen. Robinson Risner on Jan. 23, 2014, at Arlington National Cemetery. (Image: Air Force) ** FILE **

Pentagon’s Army Futures Command put 5 cities in competition

It's the military version of the Amazon headquarters sweepstakes. Five city finalists are vying to land the Pentagon's Army Futures Command, a newly launched operational arm designed to modernize the Army while developing cutting-edge technologies.

June 28, 2018
Freedom Alliance scholars met last week with Marines in Washington as part of their annual weekend retreat. They said the gatherings have become crucial to healing. (Photo by Wanda Cruz)

Freedom Alliance scholars grateful for scholarships, peer support

Less than a week after Nicolas Munsen's father died during exercises off the coast of Puerto Rico, his family received a heartbreaking letter: The Navy pilot soon intended to return home, retire from military service and focus on raising then-2-year-old Nicolas.

June 25, 2018
U.S. Strategic Command Commander Gen. John Hyten, testifies before a House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Space Subcommittee and House Armed Services Committee Strategic Forces Subcommittee joint hearing on 'Space Situational Awareness: Whole of Government Perspectives on Roles and Responsibilities' on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 22, 2018. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Donald Trump’s Space Force unlikely anytime soon

President Trump demands quick results, but the Pentagon is about to test his patience as military leaders embark on a daunting mission to assess whether the commander in chief's call for an American "Space Force" is even practical.

June 24, 2018
Defense Secretary James Mattis speaks about the National Defense Review, Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, in Washington. China's expanding military and an increasingly aggressive Russia are among the U.S. military's top national security priorities, the Pentagon said Friday. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

James Mattis hails Germany’s defense efforts

Twenty-four hours after his boss took yet another shot at Germany on Twitter, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis on Wednesday praised the European nation and said it's "on the right trajectory" with respect to its financial contributions to NATO, also telling reporters at the Pentagon that Berlin is an indispensable partner to the U.S. military mission in Afghanistan.

June 20, 2018
The Pentagon vehemently denies that the White House exerted any political pressure throughout the process for awarding the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract, which ultimately went to Microsoft. (Associated Press/File)

Pentagon still mum on mysterious airstrike in Syria

Pentagon officials are staying quiet about a mysterious airstrike Sunday that struck Syrian regime forces near the Iraqi border, insisting the U.S. military didn't carry out the attack but refusing to offer any clarity on who did.

June 19, 2018