Michael Fabey has reported on military and naval affairs for most of his career. He is an editor at Janes International

Crashback: The Power Clash Between the US and China in the Pacific (Scribner 2017) is his first book.

In his work for National Geographic Traveler, the Economist Group, Defense News, Aviation Week, and Jane’s, he has collected more than two dozen reporting awards, including the prestigious Timothy White Award. Few journalists have had as much firsthand experience of America’s naval ships and aircraft and the officers who command them. A Philadelphia native, he currently resides in Spotsylvania, Virginia.