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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Troops with medical shaving waivers to face separation, Hegseth says
Under the new guidelines, troops granted a medical waiver must receive treatment and see the medical condition resolved within a year or face separation.
These are the Navy hospitalmen accused of reprehensible behavior in the maternity ward
HN Allyson Jeanette Thompson and HN Joan Hunter Barrett Fender can be seen and heard laughing and joking as they mishandle an hours-old newborn baby.
Floatin’ in ecstasy: Veterans suffering from PTSD may soon find help from an unlikely source
MDMA was recently designated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a “breakthrough therapy” for treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder.
Sailor, girlfriend arrested for 'torture' of 5-year-old boy
A sailor at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Detachment-San Diego was arrested Aug. 15 and charged with willful harm to a child, infliction of great bodily injury and torture.
MREs for civilians?! Amazon will soon start selling ready-to-eat chow
The infamous Meal Refusing to Exit — er … Meal, Ready to Eat — is coming to Amazon.
Navy Times Sailor of the Year Honorable Mention feeds the homeless
“How do you ever find time for yourself?” That’s a question Information Systems Technician First Class Toni Boyd hears often.
7 US sailors missing after catastrophic collision
The guided missile destroyer Fitzgerald collided with a merchant vessel just southwest of Yokosuka, Japan at around 2:30 a.m. local time Friday, according to a Navy release.
The Navy's 30-day review reveals few answers for cockpit air problems
Navy pilots have reported 461 physiological episodes in F/A-18 fight jets and T-45 trainer aircraft since May of 2010 — an average of more than one every six days. Yet the recent completion of a 30-day review led by Adm. Scott Swift, commander of the Pacific Fleet, revealed few answers.
Rolling Thunder: A young Marine vet shares the story of his inaugural ride
Jon Simkins, Navy Times' managing editor and a Marine who served in Iraq, rode a Harley in Rolling Thunder's 30th Anniversary.
Navy SEAL killed in parachute accident identified
A Navy SEAL team member who plummeted to death Sunday after his parachute failed to open during a Fleet Week demonstration has been identified as 27-year-old Remington J. Peters of Colorado.
