J.D. Simkins
Executive Editor
J.D. Simkins is the executive editor of Military Times and Defense News, and a Marine Corps veteran of the Iraq War.
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‘Warfare’ directors talk filmmaking process, capturing combat realism
Directors Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland discuss everything that went into creating one of the most realistic depictions of combat ever made.
They ‘weren’t going to get beat that day’ — the Medal of Honor recipients who held COP Keating against all odds
It was the first time a single engagement resulted in two Medals of Honor since the Battle of Mogadishu in 1993.
Blissfully ignorant toy company releases ‘Blue Falcon’ action figure
Blue Falcon is always ready to lay waste to merriment.
New Navy rating ‘translates more easily to the civilian sector’ ... of retail?
Finally, a military job that prepares transitioning service members for ultracompetitive civilian vocations like Starbucks barista.
‘When in doubt, lash out’: The 82nd Airborne’s crossing of the Waal River, 76 years later
The 75th anniversary of Operation Market Garden was celebrated throughout the Netherlands.
Good riddance, blueberries! Navy bids farewell to its worst uniform ever
I, for one, welcome our NWU Type III overlords.
This one-time conscientious objector recorded 25 confirmed kills in a single day
His path to becoming a military icon almost never materialized.
Heroic walrus sinks Russian naval vessel in the Arctic
The frantic walrus could be heard screaming, “I am the egg man, I am the walrus, Goo goo g’joob."
Inside the hunt for Eagle 56
Like many really good sea stories, naval historian Paul Lawton’s begins with shots of 100 proof whiskey chased down by bottles of Budweiser.
