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.
Documentary chronicles efforts to repatriate American service members missing since WWII
Project Recover has completed more than 60 missions in over 20 countries and located more than 180 Americans once missing in action.
Watch North Korean soldiers obliterate bricks with their heads
No number of “Boom!” “Whap!” and “Doink!” quips from John Madden’s elite vernacular can channel the blunt force trauma celebrated by the supreme leader.
Cleveland Browns QB Baker Mayfield wears custom cleats in tribute to corpsman slain in Kabul
Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Maxton “Max” Soviak was laid to rest Sept. 13 in Milan, Ohio.
‘We have been hit by a fish!’ Lest we forget the great submarine vs. swordfish battle of 1967
At a depth of approximately 2,000 feet off the coast of Florida, the sub was suddenly blindsided by an aggravated swordfish.
‘Interpreters’ documentary spotlights plight of Afghans, Iraqis who risked everything to help U.S. troops
In the aftermath of the Taliban’s Afghanistan takeover, the dire situation encountered by interpreters has once more become a prevalent topic of conversation. But for how long?
No bulls--t: Professional Bull Riders to compete on the flight deck of the USS Lexington
Cowboys, 2,000-pound bovines, an aircraft carrier, Texas. Hell yeah.
Pin-Ups For Vets releases 2022 calendar to raise money for veterans
Pin-Ups For Vets has visited nearly 15,000 hospitalized veterans and donated over $80,000 toward veterans’ healthcare programs.
Taliban photo appears to mock Iwo Jima flag raising in latest propaganda push
The Taliban’s media wing has wasted little time releasing droves of new propaganda in the wake of its ascension to power.
Veterans who once sought ‘hearts and minds’ in Afghanistan must now mend their own
Though such a reversal of fortune may have been predicted in the wake of the total withdrawal of U.S. troops, few anticipated the speed of the Taliban’s route.
