Breaking Defense Hires Kyle Rempfer as Assistant Editor
Kyle Rempfer joins the defense news outlet on June 15 after four years at the Washington Post and five years at Military Times. The move expands an editorial staff that now totals 20 plus correspondents.
Breaking DefenseBreaking Defense hired Kyle Rempfer as assistant editor to support its defense coverage. com. The hiring responds to rapid growth at the outlet, which now employs 20 staffers plus a global network of correspondents.
Breaking Defense describes itself as the world’s largest news organization dedicated to defense. Rempfer spent four years at the Washington Post as a general assignment editor and reporter. There he edited national and international news and won an award for reporting on an explosion at a Special Operations outpost in Syria.
Before that, he worked five years at Military Times and received an award from the Military Reporters and Editors Association. Rempfer is a veteran of the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, where he served as a combat controller for the 21st Special Tactics Squadron within the USAF Special Operations Command.
From Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. Aaron Mehta, editor-in-chief of Breaking Defense, said Rempfer’s military service and reporting experience would sharpen stories and ease workload in the newsroom. Mehta noted he had worked around Rempfer in the past and admired his work from afar.
David Smith, publisher and managing director of Breaking Defense, said the addition brings sharp reporting instincts and valuable insights that will strengthen coverage. Smith said the outlet continues to raise standards for depth and quality as it grows.
