A C-17 flies over a drop zone at Bezmer Air Base, Bulgaria, at dusk on July 18. Eleven C-130s and two C-17s passed over the airfield, dropping paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team based out of Vicenza, Italy, along with others from Portugal and Canada as part of Swift Response, an exercise within Saber Guardian. (Jed Judson/Staff)
Jen Judson is an award-winning journalist covering land warfare for Defense News. She has also worked for Politico and Inside Defense. She holds a Master of Science degree in journalism from Boston University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Kenyon College.