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.
No one knew they were fighting specifically for venerable US military installations until today
We live in the upside-down.
Netflix is beating the US military (so far) in getting ‘Space Force’ trademarked
Applications submitted by Netflix reportedly date back as far as January 2019.
Watch this National Guard formation get a lesson on crowd tactics by a civilian protester
“It’s almost like a training that I’m watching,” the person behind the camera remarks.
Rifle-toting vet arrested after dressing up, trying to join National Guard crowd control formation
Wong’s time in formation didn’t last, as puzzled troops began to question the authenticity of the unfamiliar service member.
Not even a severed arm could stop him from taking down Nazis — now his story is a graphic novel
The native Hawaiian’s road to history began when he witnessed the December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor first-hand.
Watch this F-35 nearly plummet into the ocean during a carrier’s limited power test launch
These pilots aren’t paid enough.
Colt 1911 pistol carried by Marine on Iwo Jima going up for auction
The items are expected to sell for somewhere between $35,000 and $55,000.
Watch the first trailer for the Battle of Kamdesh thriller, ‘The Outpost’
Given the magnitude of the film’s subject, let’s hope it does it justice.
Someone taped Steve Carell’s picture over Space Force’s top officer at the USAF museum
Exactly how long Carell’s image has blanketed Raymond’s is unknown.
