Armed Forces Journal is the leading joint-service monthly magazine for U.S. military officers and leaders in the defense community.

AFJ has been providing essential review and analysis for almost 150 years. Founded in 1863 as The Army and Navy Journal, it quickly became the fashionable forum for the exchange of military ideas. Today, AFJ offers ideas and perspective about military strategy, doctrine, technology, procurement, logistics, and more. It is produced by Gannett Government Media, which is owned by Gannett Co.. Its circulation is about 27,000.

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Editor: Bradley Peniston

Assistant Editor: Jack Wittman

Contributing Editors: Joseph J. Collins, Bob Killebrew, Dan Green, Gene Myers, P.W. Singer

Managing Editor for Operations: Linda Monroe

Page Designers, Copy Editors, and Web editors: Ameir Ali, Rachel Barth (design editor), Andy Charest, Philip Creed (Web chief) Sara Davidson, Trigie Ealey, Dan Ennis, Clara Fletcher, Chris Gaudet, Barbara Greiling (deputy copy chief), Betsy Hathaway, Krissi Humbard, Kevin Kaley, Kevin Lilley, Karen Small (copy chief), Sean Smyth, Jack Weible, Steve Weigand, Megan Wiegand

Managing Editor for Interactive and Visual: M. Scott Mahaskey

Assistant Managing Editor for Interactive and Visual: Angy Stricherz

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AFJ is produced by Gannett Government Media (GGM), the world's leading publisher of news about military and government. Founded in 1940 as the Army Times Publishing Company, the company has added publications to serve each of the branches of the U.S. military, the global defense community, the U.S. federal government, and several specific defense-industry sectors. The company was sold to Gannett in 1997, and its name changed to Gannett Government Media in 2011.

Publisher and President: Elaine Howard

Editor in Chief: Tobias Naegele

Senior Managing Editor: Alex Neill

Armed Forces Journal is part of the Defense News Media Group, GGM's defense business-to-business unit. Each of its publications is the leader in its market segment. They include:

• Defense News. The authoritative news source for the world's defense decision-makers, Defense News provides the global defense community with the latest news and analysis on defense programs, policy, business and technology. With bureaus and reporters around the world, Defense News sets the standard for accuracy, credibility and timeliness in defense reporting.

• Training & Simulation Journal. Often called TSJ, this bimonthly journal covers trends in the global military training and simulation market, and provides a forum for market leaders to exchange information on emerging issues, technologies, and products.

• C4ISR Journal. A monthly professional journal, C4ISR Journal was the first major periodical created to cover intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and network-centric warfare.

The Defense News Media Group also produces and contributes to high-profile conferences that bring together the best minds in defense from the military, government and industry. Learn more about sponsoring these events.

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Gannett Government Media also publishes:

• The weekly newspapers and websites of the Military Times Media Group: Army Times, Navy Times, Air Force Times and Marine Corps Times. Aimed at the rank and file of the U.S. military, these cover pay, benefits, careers, operations and lifestyles.
• Federal Times, the leading newsweekly for federal government managers.