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.
Did Nike just rip off the Naval Academy’s coat of arms?
The two do look awfully similar...
Oki-based Marines, sailors star in new music video from Asking Alexandria
Marines and sailors on Camp Schwab were recently treated to a rare on-base concert.
Valor Friday: This Navy captain received the Medal of Honor for heroism under friendly fire
June 8, 1967 began as a routine day for the USS Liberty...until all hell broke loose.
Check out the Taliban’s new punk rock uniforms
The Pakistani Taliban has debuted a new uniform that combines decades of punk rock, splashes of Gwen Stefani — and a dash of dominatrix.
Have you seen the uniforms the Navy is testing? Tell us what you think
Roughly 250 sailors will be testing variations of the two-piece uniforms until September.
‘What the hell was he thinking?’: Families of McCain sailors tear into former CO at court-martial
One-by-one, 15 gut-wrenching statements were read while the destroyer’s former commanding officer, Cmdr. Alfredo J. Sanchez, sat only a few feet away.
Former McCain CO sentenced at court-martial for fatal collision
As the judge readied to announce the terms, Sanchez’s defense asked that he be given a just sentence.
Navy chief gets busted down in rank at McCain collision court-martial
He was certifying sailors who did not know how to use the basic ship-steering equipment.
Daredevil Travis Pastrana, Black Rifle Coffee partner for death-defying stunt
Black Rifle approached Pastrana with the idea after others told them it was too crazy.
