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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National Guard awards $292 million for 2,000 ‘apartment-style’ units for DC deployments
The National Guard has awarded Placemakr, an apartment-hotel curation company, $292 million for 2,000 "apartment-style" units for troops deployed to D.C.
‘We’ll see how frightened America is’ — Chinese admiral says sinking US carriers key to dominating South China Sea
"What the United States fears the most is taking casualties,” the admiral said.
Terrorist behind 2000 destroyer Cole bombing killed in airstrike
The 2000 attack ripped a 40-by-60-foot gash into the ship’s side, killing 17 and wounding 39 more.
Air Force Academy to host outdoor NHL game in 2020
Falcon Stadium will become the second service academy stadium to host an outdoor NHL game.
‘You’re not some p-ssy sitting on the sidelines’ & other Mattis-isms: Secretary of Defense edition
Mattis brought characteristics he's well known during his time as secretary of defense.
Marine on duty dies from gunshot at Marine Corps Barracks in DC
Metropolitan police responded to the scene.
Here’s what Jim Mattis had to say in his farewell message to troops, DoD personnel
Outgoing Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis issued a farewell letter to all DoD personnel.
Army unit lifts sex ban, cancels order prohibiting ‘rubbing, humping, grinding’
One Germany-based Army unit was barred from engaging in a laundry list of sexual acts and forms of physical contact, all in the name vehicle and equipment upkeep.
A Royal gaffe: UK postal service issues ‘Best of British’ D-Day stamp featuring US troops 8,500 miles away in the Pacific
A commemorative 2019 stamp celebrating British history had a glaring inaccuracy that internet users were quick to point out.
Bring it on! New Taliban video shows intense training for cheer squad competition
Taliban training video documentation is the gift that keeps on giving.
