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.
1,800-year-old Roman penis carvings discovered near Hadrian’s Wall — some things never change
Militarized affinity for phallic scribbling dates back long before the first illustrations were ever fashioned by bored American service members.
Not so fast, less than furious — 10 soldiers busted for street racing
The often-romanticized, adrenaline-fueled life of a street racer isn’t always all it’s cracked up to be.
The motivated Marine Corps origin of the ‘distracted boyfriend’ meme, 'rah?
Who among us wouldn’t get distracted by such a display?
Air Guardsman arrested after reportedly posing as CIA agent to impress woman at church
There are red flags and then there are red banners.
Was Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan plugged into the Matrix when he visited Afghanistan?
Wherever the look originated from, Shanahan certainly made a splash in the most un-Mattis-like manner.
Sunken aircraft carrier Hornet — best known for Doolittle Raid — located miles below the waves
The members of the research vessel Petrel crew are no strangers to historic underwater archaeological discoveries.
Meal, Ready-to-Trump: MRE package bears striking resemblance to president — and Kanye?
That is a presidential silhouette if there ever was one.
Air Force general calls himself out for wearing upside-down ribbon rack during State of the Union
A key characteristic of a good leader is one’s ability to put pride aside and admit one’s own mistakes.
Drunk sailor trespasses, gets naked, showers in couple’s home at 5 am, because Atsugi
Just another weekend in the Navy.
