Blake Stilwell

About Blake Stilwell

Blake Stilwell is an associate editor covering military entertainment, veteran employment and entrepreneurship and military history. He also edits veteran employment and fitness content, produces photo and video products and provides creative input for sales packages and initiatives.

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, a body of work that includes ABC News, NBC Olympics, HBO Boxing. 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 solely on writing and editing in 2015, and joined Military.com in 2019. 

Apart from Military.com, 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 was a speaker for the inaugural Adobe GovMax expo in Los Angeles and his military video work was nominated for Telly and regional Emmy awards. 

Blake is also an avid traveler and bar owner in his native Ohio. He sits on the Board of Directors for the Military Memoir Project and is a co-founder of the ShootOff Video Workshop. 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
• 2018:  MBA, Quantic School of Business and Technology

Connect with Blake

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