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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Pentagon must do better to safeguard public information, GAO warns
Of 10 DOD components assessed, only U.S. Special Operations Command was found to have consistently trained troops about the risks of digital information.
20 percent of Theodore Roosevelt crew test positive for COVID-19
Just one sailor assigned to the aircraft carrier is currently receiving treatment at U.S. Naval Hospital Guam.
Destroyer Kidd nears 50 coronavirus cases as more than half the crew awaits testing
Approximately 55 percent of the destroyer Kidd’s crew is awaiting testing.
Navy’s top brass reportedly want fired Theodore Roosevelt CO restored to command
Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper has requested more time to review recommendations
Destroyer underway in Pacific fighting COVID-19 outbreak
The sailor who was removed from the ship is reportedly in stable condition.
Gen.(tlemen’s Quarterly) Jim Mattis, the patron saint of ... modeling?
“I did this one to help a vet in his business start up,” Mattis said. “Nothing more to it.”
‘Most gratifying thing I’ve done in the Marine Corps’ — Roosevelt sailors thank Marines in video
"We just started getting flooded with a bunch of letters, them showing their appreciation. It just meant a lot to us.”
Watch: Implications of President Trump’s tweet to ‘shoot down and destroy’ Iranian gunboats
The president’s instructions could carry an array of implications.
Navy puts surgical mask on its logo & social media responses go about as expected
A Facebook comment thread is seldom a destination where one arrives for venerable commentary.
Navy launching investigation into COVID-19 outbreak on Theodore Roosevelt
The carrier has not left the pier since arriving in Guam on March 27.
