J.D. Simkins
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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.
WWII cryptologist, math genius Alan Turing chosen as the face of new English currency
Turing's life was the subject of the 2014 feature film, “The Imitation Game."
Marine veteran’s MAGA-themed wedding pays tribute to President Trump
The celebration in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to honor the couple’s union produced quite the spectacle.
A few good tweets: Congressman thanks fictional Marine for his service, retweets account calling him a white supremacist
Representative Steve King did not have the best Fourth of July.
Black Rifle Coffee’s music video showcases the military’s day-to-day monotonies the public never sees
The melody brings to mind the many delectable symphonies concocted by legendary musicians and rock-wielding demon tamers, Tenacious D.
Washington residents: Hearing helicopters from military bases like ‘living in a war zone’
Life in the D.C. bush is cruel.
Civil War epic ‘Glory’ returning to theaters in July
New York Times hailed the film as evoking an “almost overwhelming emotional impact.”
Navy mulls nixing 2019 F/A-18 Super Hornet demonstrations
The Navy will continue operating its Legacy Flight program as scheduled.
‘Not as thin as he thinks’ — drunk Royal Navy pilot gets stuck in chimney during mess night game
“The guy got stuck and ended up pissing and puking all over himself while stuck upside down.”
This emo Russian owl drone is a real ... hoot
One could even go so far as to argue that Mr. Owl of Tootsie Pop commercial fame was more menacing.
