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.
This one-time conscientious objector recorded 25 confirmed kills in a single day
His path to becoming a military icon almost never materialized.
Heroic walrus sinks Russian naval vessel in the Arctic
The frantic walrus could be heard screaming, “I am the egg man, I am the walrus, Goo goo g’joob."
Inside the hunt for Eagle 56
Like many really good sea stories, naval historian Paul Lawton’s begins with shots of 100 proof whiskey chased down by bottles of Budweiser.
The Army just listed an ad soliciting dead bodies
Uncle Sam wants you(r body parts)!
Thank you not so much, Mr. Roboto — temper excitement for military’s newest exoskeleton
But can it police call cigarette butts?
Sean Spicer dons ruffled shirt, shimmies his way onto ‘Dancing With the Stars’
“What were you doing there? It’s like you were being attacked by a swarm of wasps.”
Dutchmen arrested for trespassing near Area 51 with drone & camera equipment, because ... aliens
Though, the location is off, the alien-enthused festival still lives.
The Popeyes chicken sandwich is hurting military readiness
Popeyes set the world on fire August 12 with the release of a new crispy chicken
