# Caitlin Doornbos

> Caitlin Doornbos is a Washington D.C.-based political journalist and war correspondent for the New York Post, specializing in national security, foreign policy, and military affairs. A Kansas native, she built her career from local crime reporting to embedded battlefield dispatches in Ukraine, earning the Marie Colvin Award for Foreign Correspondence in 2025. She previously served as Stars and Stripes' Pentagon reporter and Indo-Pacific correspondent based at Yokosuka Naval Base in Japan, and was part of the Orlando Sentinel team that was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for coverage of the Pulse nightclub shooting.

- **Role:** Washington D.C. Reporter at The New York Post
- **Organizations:** The New York Post, Stars and Stripes, Times Radio London, Orlando Sentinel, Lawrence Journal-World
- **From:** Kansas, USA
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** High School Diploma, Hutchinson High School, Bachelor of Science in Journalism, University of Kansas, Master of Defense and Strategic Studies, University of Texas at El Paso
- **Known for:** 2017 Pulitzer Prize Finalist for Breaking News Reporting (as part of Orlando Sentinel staff) for coverage of the Pulse nightclub shooting, Marie Colvin Award for Foreign Correspondence (February 2025) from the Newswomen's Club of New York, Embedded with U.S. Military forces, Royal Australian Navy, and Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force

## Career timeline

- **2014** — Joined Lawrence Journal-World (Kansas) as crime and breaking news reporter
- **2016** — Joined Orlando Sentinel as breaking news reporter
- **2017** — Part of Orlando Sentinel team named Pulitzer Prize finalist for Breaking News Reporting - Pulse nightclub shooting coverage
- **2018** — Joined Stars and Stripes as Indo-Pacific Correspondent, based at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan
- **2021** — Moved to Pentagon as Stars and Stripes' sole Defense Department correspondent; covered U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan
- **2022** — Joined The New York Post as Washington D.C. correspondent covering national security and politics
- **2022-2024** — Multiple embeds with troops in Ukraine covering the Russian invasion, including access to a secret weapons repair base
- **2025** — Won the Marie Colvin Award for Foreign Correspondence from the Newswomen's Club of New York
- **2026** — Reported from Islamabad, Pakistan on diplomatic negotiations

## Achievements

- 2017 Pulitzer Prize Finalist for Breaking News Reporting (as part of Orlando Sentinel staff) for coverage of the Pulse nightclub shooting
- Marie Colvin Award for Foreign Correspondence (February 2025) from the Newswomen's Club of New York
- Embedded with U.S. Military forces, Royal Australian Navy, and Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force
- Sole Pentagon correspondent for Stars and Stripes (2021-2022)
- Led coverage of U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan for Stars and Stripes
- Based at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan for 3+ years covering U.S.-China tensions and 7th Fleet
- Reported from secret weapons repair base in Ukraine
- Frequent contributor to Times Radio London

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Reporting from Islamabad, Pakistan on diplomatic negotiations and Middle East peace discussions
- **2025-02** — Won the Marie Colvin Award for Foreign Correspondence at the Newswomen's Club of New York ceremony
- **2025-01** — Continued Ukraine war coverage for the New York Post

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caitlindoornbos/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/CaitlinDoornbos
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReporterCaitlinDoornbos

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Last updated: 2026-04-21