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Ben Wolfgang

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Ben Wolfgang is a national security correspondent at The Washington Times, a senior member of its Threat Status team, and the host and producer of the award-winning Threat Status Podcast. Ben covers national security, foreign policy, military affairs, the defense industry and the rapidly evolving landscape of military technology.
A Pennsylvania native, he joined The Washington Times in 2011 after serving as a political reporter at The Republican-Herald in Pottsville, Pa. Over the course of his career, Ben has covered the White House, Congress, and four presidential campaigns.
His reporting has earned recognition from some of journalism's most respected organizations, including the Virginia Press Association and the Society of Professional Journalists' Washington, D.C. Chapter, among other honors.
Ben has interviewed heads of state, chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, senior military commanders, cabinet secretaries, senior government officials, and the CEOs of many of the nation's largest and most influential defense companies.
Ben is a frequent guest on broadcast media, with appearances on C-SPAN, the Sirius XM POTUS channel, and other outlets.
He can be reached at bwolfgang@washingtontimes.com.

Articles by Ben Wolfgang

Members of a Ukrainian air-defense unit demonstrate their work near Kyiv on Monday, May 8, 2023. From camouflaged positions, the units dart out by truck into the farm fields around the capital, ready to take down enemy drones or missiles. Since Russia resumed regular air attacks on April 28, the units have a perfect score, intercepting every drone and missile shot at the capital. (AP Photo/Andrew Kravchenko)

Drone wars feed need to constantly improve; Russia, Ukraine seek best in class

Those in military circles describe it as a real-life version of whack-a-mole, played for the highest stakes. Counterdrone technology emerged at the forefront at the Special Operations Forces Week conference, where defense industry leaders pointed to the war in Ukraine as proof of why their drone-killing products are vital to fight the battles of today and tomorrow.

May 20, 2023
This photo provided by the North Korean government shows what it says is a ballistic missile in North Pyongan Province, North Korea, on March 19, 2023. North Korea says its ballistic missile launch over the weekend simulated a nuclear attack against South Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea hides its war capabilities from the world

The U.S. military routinely prepares contingency plans for virtually every possible conflict on the planet, from a surprise Chinese attack on Taiwan to a sudden conflagration in the Middle East, Africa or elsewhere.

May 11, 2023
Smoke is seen in Khartoum, Sudan, Wednesday, April 19, 2023. The U.S. conducted its first organized evacuation of citizens and permanent residents from Sudan, the State Department said Saturday, April 29, two weeks into a conflict that has turned Khartoum into a war zone and thrown the country into turmoil. American unmanned aircraft, which have been keeping an eye on overland evacuation routes for days, were providing armed overwatch for the American operation, according to two people briefed on the operation who were not authorized to speak publicly. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali, File)

U.S. drones protect bus convoy as hundreds of Americans flee Sudan

U.S. drones and other military assets protected a weekend bus convoy that moved hundreds of Americans through Sudan to the country's coast, officials said, as Washington ramps up its effort to get citizens out of the war-torn African country as quickly as possible.

April 30, 2023
In this photo reviewed by U.S. military officials, the control tower of Camp VI detention facility is seen on April 17, 2019, in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. The U.S. has transferred Guantanamo detainee Said bin Brahim bin Umran Bakush back to his home country of Algeria citing that his continued detention was no longer necessary, the Department of Defense announced Thursday, April 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Guantanamo Bay detainee sent to Algeria, leaving just 30 prisoners at site

The Pentagon said Thursday that an Algerian prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility will be transferred back to his home country, leaving 30 prisoners at a site that once held hundreds of alleged jihadis rounded up in the years after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

April 20, 2023
This image made from video provided by WCVB-TV, shows Jack Teixeira, in T-shirt and shorts, being taken into custody by armed tactical agents on Thursday, April 13, 2023, in Dighton, Mass. (WCVB-TV via AP)

Low-level National Guard Airman arrested over sensational intel leaks

The FBI on Thursday arrested 21-year-old National Guard Airman Jack Teixeira in connection with a massive leak of highly classified U.S. intelligence documents, while suspicions deepened that the leak might have become intertwined with a disinformation and influence operation run by a foreign adversary of the United States.

April 13, 2023
President Joe Biden talks to reporters before boarding Air Force One, Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Biden is traveling the United Kingdom and Ireland in part to help celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Biden administration in full-blown damage control mode as leak scandal grows

Key lawmakers demanded answers Tuesday as outrage grew over a major leak of highly classified government documents, with U.S. allies left fuming by apparent American spying efforts and foes openly gloating over a deeply embarrassing scandal that has caught the Biden administration off guard.

April 11, 2023
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a ceremony to commemorate South Korean soldiers killed in three major clashes with North Korea in the West Sea in past years, at the national cemetery in Daejeon, South Korea, Friday, March 24, 2023. Leaders of the U.S. Congress have invited Yoon to address a joint meeting during a visit to Washington later this month. (Im Hun-jung/Yonhap via AP, File)

After leak of secret documents, South Korea to raise spying allegations with U.S.

South Korean officials said Sunday they will "come up with our response accordingly" after revelations that the U.S. reportedly spied on its close ally and gathered signals intelligence related to South Korea's internal debate over weapons sales to the U.S., and Seoul's fears that those weapons would ultimately end up in Ukraine.

April 9, 2023