Jon Simkins

Editor, Staff Writer

Jon Simkins is a writer and editor for Military Times, and a USMC veteran.

Tom Cruise confirms ‘Top Gun’ sequel release delayed 6 months due to COVID-19

"I know many of you have waited 34 years. Unfortunately, it will be a little longer."

Navy fires Theodore Roosevelt skipper following leaked letter pleading for COVID-19 assistance

"He did not take care, and what that did is it created panic on the ship."

Navy says it will still do urinalysis tests ‘to the greatest extent possible’ amid COVID-19 concerns

Individuals teleworking, feeling sick, or in quarantine will be exempt.

Air Force Academy Class of 2020 to graduate early on April 18 over COVID-19 concerns

What that ceremony will look like remains to be seen.

‘I survived Guam, I can get through this bulls--t’ — WWII vet, 95, makes full recovery from COVID-19

Kelly tested positive for COVID-19 on March 17, sending the entire family into a two-week quarantine in their home.

Tom Cruise asked to pilot a Super Hornet in the ‘Top Gun’ sequel & the Navy wasn’t having it

The film is currently scheduled to hit theaters on June 24, 2020.

Air Force Academy cadets eye May graduation after second cadet death in 3 days

"We will make it to the finish line."

First COVID-19 case confirmed at Navy’s Recruit Training Command

The new case comes despite last week’s move to lock down all staff and recruits at the Navy training center for up to 90 days — with staff forced to remain — to halt the pandemic’s spread.

COVID-19 screening uncertainty looms over USNS Comfort as Trump bids sailors ‘bon voyage’

"We also know how dangerous of a breeding ground a ship can be for a highly contagious pathogen."

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Air Force Academy cadet found dead Thursday on campus

Per Department of Defense policy, the cadet’s name will be withheld until next-of-kin notification.

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