Jon Simkins

Editor, Staff Writer

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

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1864 letter recounts Confederate soldier’s masturbation addiction

To this day, desperate cries of “It’s Johnny Reb, not Johnny Rub!” echo throughout the South.

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Gone in 60 Minutes: Guard Humvee stolen on July 3 still missing

Not since Steve McQueen deftly maneuvered his 1968 Mustang GT Fastback in the ‘68 smash hit “Bullitt” has northern California seen such daring driving.

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Pentagon Porta-John painting the unwitting unifier of officer-enlisted

Whether the oil painter sought to depict a subject capable of uniting all military demographics is unknown, but he succeeded nonetheless.

Get to know the heroic namesake of the newly christened Fort Johnson

The Army redesignated Fort Polk, Louisiana, as Fort Johnson on June 13.

A military man in combat in a scene from the 2001 film "Black Hawk Down."

43 of the most timeless war movies ever made

If looking for war movies to binge, try these absolute classics.

‘Ghosts of Beirut’ spotlights decades-long CIA hunt for terror leader

The 25-year manhunt launched in the wake of the 1983 Beirut bombings form the basis of the four-part Showtime series “Ghosts of Beirut."

Revolver of Confederacy’s Jefferson Davis fetches $470K at auction

A revolver worn by Confederate States of America President Jefferson Davis on the day of his surrender fetched a pretty penny.

Army offers $25,000 reward for information in death of ROTC student

Banales reportedly planned to become an Army nurse following his graduation.

Marines’ before-and-after portraits show the misery of OC spray

Nothing quite prepares one for the trauma of OC spray.

Undrafted Army linebacker inks deal with the Minnesota Vikings

Andre Carter II, a senior edge rusher at West Point, was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent.

Spousal unemployment and the history of troops in drag | Defense News Weekly Full Episode 7.8.23

The U.S. military has banned drag shows. But it used to love them.

Military comedian on the not-so-funny topic of spousal unemployment

Turning Ukrainians into soldiers and fortifying NATO’s eastern front

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Nearly 80 years after going MIA in WWII, US soldier accounted for

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Army vet accused of stealing and crashing Humvee at Fort Stewart

Gen. Randy George, once admonished, is now Army chief in waiting

Jon Simkins

Editor, Staff Writer

All Stories By Jon

To this day, desperate cries of “It’s Johnny Reb, not Johnny Rub!” echo throughout the South.

Not since Steve McQueen deftly maneuvered his 1968 Mustang GT Fastback in the ‘68 smash hit “Bullitt” has northern California seen such daring driving.

Whether the oil painter sought to depict a subject capable of uniting all military demographics is unknown, but he succeeded nonetheless.

The Army redesignated Fort Polk, Louisiana, as Fort Johnson on June 13.

If looking for war movies to binge, try these absolute classics.

The 25-year manhunt launched in the wake of the 1983 Beirut bombings form the basis of the four-part Showtime series “Ghosts of Beirut."

A revolver worn by Confederate States of America President Jefferson Davis on the day of his surrender fetched a pretty penny.

Banales reportedly planned to become an Army nurse following his graduation.

Nothing quite prepares one for the trauma of OC spray.

Andre Carter II, a senior edge rusher at West Point, was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent.

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