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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‘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.
Congressman, a former dentist, says he’d ‘rather die gloriously in battle than from’ coronavirus
Gosar knows a thing or two about glorious battles.
Iwo Jima 75th anniversary reunion called off due to coronavirus concerns
The option of rescheduling for a later date remains on the table.
‘Greyhound’ trailer puts Tom Hanks at the helm of a Nazi-hunting WWII destroyer
Hanks also penned the screenplay for the film.
Green plastic Army women set features working dogs and handlers, Rosie the Riveter
The toys come in sets of 36 and are expected to be released this October.
Coronavirus is here to ruin all hope for beards in the military
A limited number of styles are permissible as long as the hair does not break the seal of the mask.
That time an Airman was busted down for urinating in office coffee maker
The airman first class was reduced in rank to airman basic, the service’s lowest rank.
Astronaut to administer enlistment oath for 800 future soldiers from space
The enlistment ceremony will be available to live stream Feb. 26.
‘If fear takes over, you become useless’ — Medal of Honor recipient recounts the Battle of Iwo Jima
“They were trying to do something to my country, and I wasn’t gonna let them do that.”
Classic German WWI novel is getting the big screen treatment
“'All Quiet on the Western Front' may be set in 1918, but it speaks directly to our times and the divisive tone in today’s discourse.”
