J.D. Simkins
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J.D. Simkins is Editor-in-Chief of Military Times and Defense News, and a Marine Corps veteran of the Iraq War.
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Highway patrol: US Marine F-35s conduct flight operations on Finnish roads
The first ever deployment of U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning IIs to Finland proved to be a memorable one.
Chelsea Manning loses Maryland Democratic primary in a landslide
The 30-year-old internationally known transgender former soldier announced her bid for the U.S. Senate back in January.
Navy chief reportedly beat up kid at youth soccer game
The 14-year-old required stitches and sustained a concussion.
Veteran sets himself on fire in protest outside Georgia Capitol
The veteran was then rushed to the nearby Grady Memorial Hospital with burns to 85 to 90 percent of his body.
Mountaineer flies 7th Fleet flag on Earth’s highest peak
A 20-year-old mountaineer took the flag to the summit of the 29,029-foot mammoth, Mount Everest.
Mattis to Naval War College grads: ‘If this was vodka, it’d be a lot better speech’
The 2018 graduates were treated to some candid comments from the defense secretary.
Navy investigating destroyer McCain sailors for alleged racist, sexist comments on Snapchat, Facebook
Other sailors screenshot the exchanges before they were deleted.
Army Ranger lost his hand throwing an enemy grenade away, but stayed in the fight
Petry’s actions that day saved his fellow Rangers.
Former Marine jumps fence at White House, says birds and the sky told him to attack President Trump
He told authorities he was on a mission from God to attack President Donald Trump and “make him cry like a b---h.”
This Marine buttstroked a Taliban fighter to death with the enemy’s own weapon
The Marine was awarded the Navy Cross for his actions.
