J.D. Simkins

Editor, Staff Writer

J.D. Simkins is a writer and editor for Military Times, and a USMC veteran.

‘Mike is a cheater’ spray-painted on car belonging to veteran not named Mike

“I do not even know anyone named Mike,” Army veteran Nedra-Iman Brantley wrote in a Facebook post after discovering her vehicle.

A birthday toast to belligerent Marine commandant Anthony Gale, the only top officer ever fired

Gale was found guilty on myriad charges following a six-day bender in the nation's capital.

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.

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