Blake Stilwell

About Blake Stilwell

Blake Stilwell is an associate editor covering military entertainment, veteran employment and entrepreneurship and military history.

He is a former U.S. Air Force combat cameraman with degrees in Graphic Design, Television and Film, International Relations, Public Relations, Business Management and Middle Eastern Affairs. After leaving the military, he began working in film and television production in New York and Los Angles, work that includes ABC News, NBC Olympics, and HBO. After spending two years in Washington with White House Communications, he joined the Near East Foundation as its Media Officer for the Middle East and Africa. Based in the Palestinian Territory, he coordinated strategic communications between eight country offices, international media and government partners. He began a career focused on writing and editing in 2015, and joined Military.com in 2019.

Blake’s work has been seen on CBS News, Fox News, CBC, The Chicago Tribune, Business Insider, Task & Purpose, Coffee or Die, Recoil Magazine, Skillset Magazine, We Are The Mighty, American History Magazine, MHQ and was shockingly even used in a Supreme Court argument. He is an avid traveler and small business owner in his native Ohio. He spends most of his energy fixing up a very old house.

Expertise

2001 - 2007: Combat Photojournalist, United States Air Force
2007: Intern, ABC News, Longform Documentary
2008: Assistant Editor, NBC Olympics
2008-2009: Media Manager, HBO
2009-2011: Technician, White House Communications Agency
2013-2015: Media Officer, Near East Foundation
2015-2019: Managing Editor, The Mighty Networks
2019-Present: Associate Editor, Military.com

Education

2002: AA, Audiovisual Production, Community College of the Air Force
2004: BFA, Graphic Design, American Intercontinental University
2008: MA, Television, Radio, Film, Syracuse University
2013: MS, Public Relations, Syracuse University
2013: MA, International Relations, Syracuse University
2013: Certificate of Advanced Study, Middle Eastern Affairs, Syracuse University

Connect with Blake

Email: blake.stilwell@military.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/blakestilwell

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A soldier standing guard on the corner of 7th & N Street NW in Washington D.C. with the ruins of buildings that were destroyed during the riots that followed the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. (Warren K. Leffler/Library of Congress)

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U.S. Army soldiers during a sweep of the Viejo section of Panama City on Dec. 27, 1989. (U.S. Army photo)

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A UH-1D helicopter from the 336th Aviation Company sprays a defoliation agent over farmland in the Mekong Delta. (U.S. Army/Spc. Brian K. Grigsby)

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Ken Burns' 'The American Revolution' is scheduled to begin airing on Nov. 16, 2025. (PBS)

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Award-winning actor James Earl Jones was considered an excellent cadet and looks back fondly on his time in the Army. (Paramount Pictures)

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The Thunderbirds are the Air Force's flight demonstration squadron and are the subject of the Netflix documentary film, 'Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds.' (U.S. Air Force/Tech. Sgt. Nicolas Myers)

America's Best Pilots Get the Netflix Documentary Treatment in 'Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds'

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds air demonstration team performs 75 demonstrations every year and has never canceled a show...

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For anyone who's ever wondered what makes a civilian pose as a veteran for personal gain, the sixth season of the "Deep Cover...

The B-1 Lancer bomber might soon be replaced, but it's not yet ready to fly into the sunset. (Newsweek/Unconventional)

Newsweek's 'Unconventional' Went Behind the Controls of the Soon-to-Be-Retired B-1 Bomber

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Joe Don Baker as Chief of Detectives Earl Eischied on the 1979 series "Eischied." (Columbia Pictures Television)

Army Veteran and 'Walking Tall' Actor Joe Don Baker Dies at 89

Baker, a former Texas football player who served two years in the U.S. Army before making his television debut, died on May 7...

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