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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‘Warfare’ directors talk filmmaking process, capturing combat realism
Directors Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland discuss everything that went into creating one of the most realistic depictions of combat ever made.
‘WTF, Over?’: The Duffel Blog card game you didn’t know you needed — until now
The prompt-and-response, Cards Against Humanity-style card game is well on its way to finding its way onto predeployment packing lists everywhere
NHL takes over Annapolis, puts on a show
The Capitals and Maple Leafs took it outside for the first ever outdoor NHL game on a military installation.
Threats and military exercises fuel tension between China and Taiwan
China threatens to use military force if U.S. ships make port visits to Taiwan.
US Forces Japan lifts alcohol ban and curfew for troops
The ban was imposed after a vehicle accident that killed an Okinawa man.
Three people remain missing after Navy COD plane crashes in Pacific
A plane carrying 11 crew and passengers was transporting personnel from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni to the carrier Reagan.
Legendary NFL champion, Vietnam combat vet throws hat into anthem kneeling ring
A four-time Super Bowl champion and Vietnam vet who lost part of his right foot after suffering a combat injury is the latest — and perhaps most qualified — figure to chime in.
NFL anthem protests: Sit or stand?
Intense NFL action dominated the American sports landscape Sunday, but it’s what happened before the games that garnered the most headlines.
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.
