J.D. Simkins
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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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Polish general fired after anti-tank mines found in Ikea warehouse
An Ikea warehouse representative reportedly telephoned military officials and inquired about “when they would collect their mines.” As one does.
Navy cancels E-4 advancement exams for active-duty and FTS sailors
Approximately 20,000 sailors currently holding the rank of E-3 were scheduled to take the exam.
20 percent of Theodore Roosevelt crew test positive for COVID-19
Just one sailor assigned to the aircraft carrier is currently receiving treatment at U.S. Naval Hospital Guam.
Destroyer Kidd nears 50 coronavirus cases as more than half the crew awaits testing
Approximately 55 percent of the destroyer Kidd’s crew is awaiting testing.
Navy’s top brass reportedly want fired Theodore Roosevelt CO restored to command
Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper has requested more time to review recommendations
Destroyer underway in Pacific fighting COVID-19 outbreak
The sailor who was removed from the ship is reportedly in stable condition.
Gen.(tlemen’s Quarterly) Jim Mattis, the patron saint of ... modeling?
“I did this one to help a vet in his business start up,” Mattis said. “Nothing more to it.”
Navy takes first steps toward rebuilding base rocked by twin earthquakes
Officials estimate the magazine construction project will be completed by August 2022.
‘Most gratifying thing I’ve done in the Marine Corps’ — Roosevelt sailors thank Marines in video
"We just started getting flooded with a bunch of letters, them showing their appreciation. It just meant a lot to us.”
Watch: Implications of President Trump’s tweet to ‘shoot down and destroy’ Iranian gunboats
The president’s instructions could carry an array of implications.
