Jerome is The Sun’s Defence Editor and covers all things military and war. He leads our coverage of the war in Ukraine and has spent months on the frontline. Before that he was in Kabul to witness the Taliban's armed takeover and the British and US withdrawal. Normally based in London, Jerome specialises in stories about the Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force. He first joined The Sun in 2003 as a graduate trainee and rejoined in 2020, as Defence Editor, after working as a foreign correspondent for The Times.