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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Trump signs shipbuilding order as Navy leaders call for 381-ship fleet
The new policy aims to revitalize a U.S. shipbuilding industry that has fallen well behind production levels of its rivals from Beijing.
Kabul airlift, Abbey Gate bombing the subject of new HBO documentary
The film is a 78-minute chronicle of sheer chaos spread across 18 desperate days in August 2021.
Space Force debuts its official service song ‘Semper Supra’
The song is meant to reflect tones reminiscent of the other services’ traditional scores.
ABC’s ‘Our America’ docuseries to showcase the Montford Point Marines
The Montford Point Marines fought valiantly in a number of Pacific theater campaigns.
Here’s what happens when you flush a toilet on a Navy ship
Toilet-flushing is a complex process for the U.S. Navy.
Military personnel among names in leaked Oath Keepers membership list
Those named in the report ranged from junior personnel to officers and senior enlisted.
First look at WWI thriller ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ is here
The classic World War I novel is getting the big screen treatment once again — this time in its native language.
Depression, suicide risk high among LGBTQ youth with military parents
Data was collected from nearly 35,000 survey respondents between October and December 2020.
Underdeveloped brain led to 2006 bank heist, jailed ex-Ranger claims
The defendant argued that his actions as a 20-year-old were orchestrated by a brain that “does not fully develop until 25.”
Iranian charged in plot to murder former National Security Advisor John Bolton
The murder-for-hire was reportedly in response to the U.S. assassination of Qassim Soleimani, commander of the Revolutionary Guard's elite Quds Force.
