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.
The Navy's 30-day review reveals few answers for cockpit air problems
Navy pilots have reported 461 physiological episodes in F/A-18 fight jets and T-45 trainer aircraft since May of 2010 — an average of more than one every six days. Yet the recent completion of a 30-day review led by Adm. Scott Swift, commander of the Pacific Fleet, revealed few answers.
Rolling Thunder: A young Marine vet shares the story of his inaugural ride
Jon Simkins, Navy Times' managing editor and a Marine who served in Iraq, rode a Harley in Rolling Thunder's 30th Anniversary.
Navy SEAL killed in parachute accident identified
A Navy SEAL team member who plummeted to death Sunday after his parachute failed to open during a Fleet Week demonstration has been identified as 27-year-old Remington J. Peters of Colorado.
The best Med float and WestPac liberty ports — tell us what you think
Reader survey: For those of you — sailors and Marines — who have ventured off on a Med cruise or WestPac deployment, which port call was the best?
Pacific Fleet commander to investigate T-45 and F/A-18 incidents
The commander of the Pacific Fleet, Adm. Scott Swift, will lead a month-long review of the recent physiological episodes experienced by pilots flying in the T-45 and F/A-18 aircraft.
Inaugural Naval Academy Baseball Classic leaves lasting impressions
Washington Nationals manager Dusty Baker made his Major League Baseball debut as a 19-year-old on Sept. 7, 1968, for an Atlanta Braves team stacked with great players like Joe Torre, Felipe Alou and Hank Aaron.
Major League Baseball comes to Annapolis
Rain washed out Friday's exhibition game between the Washington Nationals and Boston Red Sox at Nationals Park, but skies should be clear in time for the two teams' tilt at the Naval Academy Saturday at 2 p.m.
