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.
‘Regardless of the impact to my career’ — Crozier’s email revealed, Navy won’t rule out reinstatement
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday is expected to make a decision regarding Crozier's future this week.
Navy IDs sailor who died from COVID-19 complications
The chief petty officer was moved to the intensive care unit on April 9 after being found unresponsive by other quarantined sailors.
COVID-19 outbreak on Theodore Roosevelt sparked by flight crews, officials believe
The first eight sailors to test positive did so over the course of March 24 and 25, more than two weeks — a period in excess of the virus’ incubation periods
Russian jet buzzes Navy P-8 Poseidon within 25 feet, intercept lasts 42 minutes
The maneuver "put our pilots and crew at risk."
Navy struggling to slow outbreak on USNS Mercy as 7 sailors test positive
The surge in confirmed cases has increased concern among sailors and family members who were already skeptical about the crew’s screening process.
4 more Theodore Roosevelt sailors with COVID-19 moved to hospital, 1 in ICU
The surge in hospitalizations comes one day after the first Roosevelt sailor died due to complications related to COVID-19.
With deployment over, Truman carrier strike group being kept at sea due to COVID-19
The current deployment is the aircraft carrier's third overseas cruise in the last four years.
The high-and-tights will continue until morale improves, coronavirus or no
“In today’s challenging environment, the barbershops are providing Marines and sailors with essential services.”
Naval Academy cancels Class of 2020 commissioning events over COVID-19 concerns
Academy officials said they will provide more information on what the commissioning will look like as it becomes available.
