# Tessa Robinson *Chief Emeritus, Former CIA* Tessa Robinson served as Editor in Chief for We Are The Mighty for 5.5 glorious years from January 2020 - May 2025. She spent over a decade with the federal government working in emergency management before reinventing herself as a writer courtesy of military life. Prior to WATM, Robinson served as Managing Editor for Spouse & Family at Military.com and Branded Content at Task & Purpose. She's the author of the New York Times Deployment Diary and founder of Humans on the Homefront. When she's not scrolling through social media aimlessly looking for stories, she's coaching her daughter's basketball team or playing baseball with her son. ## Recent Articles - [Darius Rucker receives Veterans Voice Award at the 52nd American Music Awards]() - [How comedy healed this veteran’s soul]() - [How the Army’s first female reserve soldier to graduate from Ranger School goes all in]() - [USAA pledges $500 million over 5 years to support military families]() - [USAA’s Poppy Wall of Honor returns to National Mall for 6th year to honor and remember fallen service members]() - [Why this VC has invested $80 million in veteran-owned companies]() - [First American pope, Pope Leo XIV, is the son of WWII Navy veteran]() - [AMC, Cinemark, Regal offer Military ID holders discounted tickets to see ‘Warfare’ on the big screen]() - [‘WARFARE’ hit me like a gut punch]() - [Why eMerge Americas needs to be on every veteran’s radar]()