FDD sponsors educational opportunities for mid-career U.S. national security professionals. Alumni of these
programs are not FDD employees and join FDD’s National Security Network (NSN).
National Security Network Participant
National Security Network Participant
Jennifer Bales
U.S. Army
Biography
Last updated: May 7, 2020
Jennifer Bales is a U.S. Army Strategist and a former UH-60 Blackhawk Pilot with deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan in support of Operations Inherent Resolve and Enduring Freedom. She is currently a student at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, D.C. where she is pursuing a Master’s in International Public Policy with a Strategic Studies concentration. Jennifer earned her Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the U.S. Military Academy, her Master of Public Health from Dartmouth College, and her Master of Science in Organizational Leadership from Norwich University.