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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Troops with medical shaving waivers to face separation, Hegseth says
Under the new guidelines, troops granted a medical waiver must receive treatment and see the medical condition resolved within a year or face separation.
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.
The Army just listed an ad soliciting dead bodies
Uncle Sam wants you(r body parts)!
Thank you not so much, Mr. Roboto — temper excitement for military’s newest exoskeleton
But can it police call cigarette butts?
Sean Spicer dons ruffled shirt, shimmies his way onto ‘Dancing With the Stars’
“What were you doing there? It’s like you were being attacked by a swarm of wasps.”
Dutchmen arrested for trespassing near Area 51 with drone & camera equipment, because ... aliens
Though, the location is off, the alien-enthused festival still lives.
