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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Iowa National Guard IDs soldiers killed in ambush in Syria
Both soldiers were deployed with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, which is currently conducting ongoing counter-terrorism operations in the region.
Get to know the heroic namesake of the newly christened Fort Johnson
The Army redesignated Fort Polk, Louisiana, as Fort Johnson on June 13.
43 of the most timeless war movies ever made
If looking for war movies to binge, try these absolute classics.
‘Ghosts of Beirut’ spotlights decades-long CIA hunt for terror leader
The 25-year manhunt launched in the wake of the 1983 Beirut bombings form the basis of the four-part Showtime series “Ghosts of Beirut."
Revolver of Confederacy’s Jefferson Davis fetches $470K at auction
A revolver worn by Confederate States of America President Jefferson Davis on the day of his surrender fetched a pretty penny.
Marines’ before-and-after portraits show the misery of OC spray
Nothing quite prepares one for the trauma of OC spray.
Interior designers remodel Jack Teixeira’s camo bedroom monstrosity
His spartan bunker of a bedroom could do with a real makeover.
Lawyer pleads guilty to defrauding veterans, retirees out of millions
A woman used her law firm to prey on retiree investors and “military veterans in desperate financial straits.”
The ‘Puerto Rican Rambo’ who went on 200 combat missions in Vietnam
He would deploy five times to Vietnam between 1961 and 1970.
Military Times’ 10 best Vietnam War movies
In honor of Vietnam War Veterans Day, we put together a top-10 list of films — excluding documentaries — we consider the best about the Vietnam War.
