Alex Horton

Next Generation National Security Fellow, 2019

Staff Reporter, The Washington Post

Press: [email protected]

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.

In The News
- The Washington Post
- January 11, 2025
Soldier’s Suicide Exposes Military’s Struggle with Mental Health Stigma
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
In The News
- The Washington Post
- December 5, 2024
Bronze Stars, Like Those Hegseth Earned, Are Common Among Military Officers
By Katherine L. Kuzminski & Dr. Jason Dempsey
In The News
- The Washington Post
- October 12, 2024
Russia’s Illicit Starlink Terminals Help Power Its Advance in Ukraine
By Stacie Pettyjohn
In The News
- The Washington Post
- July 28, 2024
F-16 Fighter Jets Arrive in Ukraine but May Not Tip Advantage Against Russia
By Becca Wasser
In The News
- The Washington Post
- February 22, 2024
What the Pentagon Has Learned from Two Years of War in Ukraine
By Stacie Pettyjohn

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