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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China-Russia cooperation poses rising threat in Arctic, Pentagon warns
A surge in collaboration between China and Russia in the Arctic is heightening the Pentagon's urgency to devote resources to the region.
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.
Ex-soldier, a neo-Nazi, gets 45 years for plot to ambush his own unit
The former soldier pleaded guilty last year to plotting to murder members of his own unit with help from satanic neo-Nazis.
US Army veteran killed fighting in Ukraine
Andrew Peters, 28, was serving as a member of the International Legion of the Defense of Ukraine when he was killed at an unspecified location.
Four US troops wounded in helicopter raid that killed ISIS leader
Injuries to the four service members, as well as one working dog, were sustained when there was “an explosion on target.”
Auctioned revolver nets nearly $1M. Previous owner: Theodore Roosevelt
A Smith & Wesson revolver belonging to former President Theodore Roosevelt fetched a handsome price.
Japanese faces, American hearts
Executive Order 9066 forced first- and second-generation Japanese-Americans into internment camps.
Watch the first trailer for the stranger-than-fiction ‘Cocaine Bear’
The otherworldly circumstances that led to a black bear ingesting a mountain of cocaine form the basis of the upcoming film.
Soldier charged after allegedly firing weapon into homes while drunk
A Fort Hood soldier has been arrested and charged after he allegedly fired a weapon recklessly in a residential area.
