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.
‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’ catches heat for its inclusion of white phosphorus
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, for PC, PS4, and Xbox One, hits shelves October 25.
Pin-Ups For Vets unveils 2020 calendar
“I couldn’t be prouder to be a part of this organization."
Navy football nixes ‘inappropriate’ gun motto
"The bottom line is, we missed the mark here."
1943 Superman comic pits the Man of Steel against the military’s arch nemesis: Jody
Fred Fore is a hopelessly idiotic and overly aggressive dolt in pursuit of Seaman Joe’s gal back home.
Insomnia in the military is up 650 percent since 2003 — here’s how DoD is hoping to curb that trend
Solutions to the alarming trend have proved elusive.
To the surprise of no one, CBS cancels Marine courtroom drama ‘The Code’
It seemed doomed from the start.
Detail, please halt! Belgian cadets display the worst drill in the history of upright walking
The following is an open letter to the esteemed Belgian Defence Forces on behalf of a now-perturbed international community.
Great balls of fire! The sizzling ‘Top Gun 2’ trailer is here
It looks like a doozy.
