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

Army saw spike in suicides in July

Greg Jaffe

Thirty-eight soldiers killed themselves in July, the worst month for suicides since the Army began releasing figures in 2009, according to Pentagon officials.

Panetta, in Israel, stresses that U.S. military action against Iran is option

Panetta, in Israel, stresses that U.S. military action against Iran is option

Greg Jaffe

Defense secretary’s emphasis on choices if diplomacy fails was not a policy change but gave his remarks a new, harder edge.

U.S. war model fans tensions with China and inside Pentagon

U.S. war model fans tensions with China and inside Pentagon

Greg Jaffe

The plan of attack for a theoretical future military action has angered the Chinese military and has been pilloried by some Army and Marine Corps officers as excessively expensive.

Panetta confident that Morsi is ‘president of all’ Egyptians

Panetta confident that Morsi is ‘president of all’ Egyptians

Greg Jaffe

U.S. seeks to maintain ties with Egypt’s military even as it prods generals to turn over power to new Islamist government.

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