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Rebeccah Heinrichs
Adjunct Fellow
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Biography:
Rebeccah Heinrichs is an adjunct fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, noted for her support of a robust Department of Defense with a focus on nuclear deterrence and missile defense policy.
Her op-eds have appeared in numerous publications including the Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Washington Times, Investor’s Business Daily, Politico, The Hill, and FoxNews.com. She has presented to the Aerospace Industries Association, the Reserve Officers Association, and the Heritage Foundation.
Rebeccah served as the Military Legislative Assistant for House Armed Services Committee Member, Trent Franks (AZ-02), and managed the House of Representatives Missile Defense Caucus. She graduated with Highest Distinction from the College of Naval Command and Staff at the U.S. Naval War College where she received the Director’s Award for academic excellence. She received her bachelor of arts degree from Ashland University (Ohio).
Rebeccah Heinrichs is an adjunct fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, noted for her support of a robust Department of Defense with a focus on nuclear deterrence and missile defense policy.
Her op-eds have appeared in numerous publications including the Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Washington Times, Investor’s Business Daily, Politico, The Hill, and FoxNews.com. She has presented to the Aerospace Industries Association, the Reserve Officers Association, and the Heritage Foundation.
Rebeccah served as the Military Legislative Assistant for House Armed Services Committee Member, Trent Franks (AZ-02), and managed the House of Representatives Missile Defense Caucus. She graduated with Highest Distinction from the College of Naval Command and Staff at the U.S. Naval War College where she received the Director’s Award for academic excellence. She received her bachelor of arts degree from Ashland University (Ohio).
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