Greg Jaffe
Staff Writer

Greg Jaffe covers the military for The Washington Post where he has been since March 2009. Prior to the Post, he was a reporter with The Wall Street Journal from 1995-2008. He began covering the military for the Journal in January 2000. He began his career at the Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser.

Latest by Greg Jaffe

Trying to build a bomb that won't blow up

Trying to build a bomb that won't blow up

Pentagon scientists test a formula for fertilizer that supposedly can't be used by insurgents to create bombs.

Trying to build a bomb that won’t blow up

Trying to build a bomb that won’t blow up

Pentagon scientists test a formula for fertilizer that supposedly can’t be used by insurgents to create bombs.

S.C. congressman sees budget cuts’ impact — but not a backlash

S.C. congressman sees budget cuts’ impact — but not a backlash

Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.) feared constituent anger as spending cuts hit home. He found something different.

In Mass., injured veteran gets a small-town homecoming

In Mass., injured veteran gets a small-town homecoming

Joe Deslauriers served as the grand marshal of the early Memorial Day parade in Bellingham, Mass.