Alex Horton
Next Generation National Security Fellow, 2019
Staff Reporter, The Washington Post
Alex Horton is a staff reporter at The Washington Post, where he covers national and breaking news with a focus on security and justice issues.
Previously, he was a national reporter at Stars and Stripes, worked at the community service nonprofit The Mission Continues and helped build the digital communications office at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Alex served as an Army infantryman for 15 months in Iraq, where his unit saw some of the heaviest fighting in Baghdad and Diyala province during the troop surge. He is a Georgetown University graduate and a native of North Texas, where he had a very brief career as a Zamboni driver.
Recent Publications & News
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Use of medical helicopter to target protesters is under investigation, National Guard says
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By Dr. Kyleanne Hunter
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Immigrant doctors want to help the Army fight the coronavirus. The Pentagon won’t let them.
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By Paul Scharre
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What is SA-15, the air defense system that may have shot down a Ukrainian plane?
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By Will Mackenzie
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‘Our friends didn’t have to die’: Afghanistan Papers surface pain and familiar frustrations
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By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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Vindman’s dress uniform reveals a tug of war using troops as political totems, experts say
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By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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