Army wife’s public content accounts vanish after identification, but the internet is forever
The public-facing social-media accounts previously used to promote subscription-based adult content under the handle “AllAccessMommy” have disappeared since The Salty Soldier identified the account holder as Jessica Verdeja, who publicly identified herself online as the wife of MSG Anthony Verdeja, an Operations NCO assigned to the 8th Military Police Brigade in Hawaii. At the time…
Drones, Robotics, MEDEVAC: The unanswered questions behind a fatal U.S.-British training incident in Iraq
More than a week after a training-related incident claimed the lives of a U.S. Army flight paramedic and a British Army non-commissioned officer at Erbil Air Base, Iraq, military officials have released remarkably few details about what actually occurred. The soldiers have been identified as Sgt. Devin A. Seibel, 26, of the U.S. Army’s Air…
Fort Stewart Staff Sergeant convicted of recording people’s private areas without consent
A Florida soldier stationed at Fort Stewart has been sentenced to eight months in military confinement after admitting he secretly recorded two people without their consent. Staff Sgt. Thomas J. Gwynn, 26, of Palmetto, Florida, pleaded guilty at a general court-martial on June 2, 2026, to two counts of indecent visual recording, a crime under…
Fort Campbell soldier accused of rape, sexual assault, strangulation, and suffocation given plea agreement
A Fort Campbell infantryman accused of raping and sexually assaulting multiple women in Tennessee and Alaska, including allegations that he strangled and suffocated victims during some encounters, was sentenced to 18 months confinement and a bad-conduct discharge after a plea agreement resulted in the dismissal of every rape and sexual assault charge brought against him….
Airman 1st Class Sean Chase identified as Airman found dead at Yokota Air Base
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — The U.S. Air Force has identified the Airman found unresponsive in an on-base dormitory at Yokota Air Base on May 30 as Airman 1st Class Sean S. Chase, a 22-year-old aircraft services technician assigned to the 730th Air Mobility Squadron. According to a June 2 announcement from Yokota Air Base…
Marine Intelligence Warrant Officer accused of strangling spouse and injuring child
A Marine Corps intelligence officer who once earned a combat commendation for his service in Afghanistan is now facing a series of serious criminal allegations in Okinawa, Japan. Chief Warrant Officer 2 Benjamin G. Dux, assigned to 3rd Intelligence Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, was charged earlier this year with multiple offenses involving…
Company commander takes plea deal after facing assault, sexual harassment, and fraternization allegations
FORT KNOX, Ky. — A U.S. Army captain assigned to Fort Knox and formerly a company commander within the 1st Theater Sustainment Command was sentenced to 180 days of confinement after pleading guilty at a special court-martial to conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman. According to Army Trial Judiciary records, CPT Koty M. Caldwell…
Judge rejects claims the Army and drug use explain Soldier’s abduction and rape of woman
A former Fort Carson soldier who admitted to sexually assaulting a woman after abducting her near a Colorado Springs park was sentenced Monday to an indeterminate prison term of 12 years to life, with a judge warning that she believes he remains a serious danger to the community. Pvt. Caden Michael Meade appeared before El…
Court records reveal new details in fatal Camp Lejeune barracks shooting
For more than a year, the public story surrounding Sgt. Dakota S. Honstein was relatively straightforward. A Marine stationed at Camp Lejeune had been accused of murder after a woman was fatally shot inside his barracks room. But buried within hundreds of pages of court filings, expert witness motions, evidentiary disputes, and trial records is…
West Point cadet’s AI-generated image case raises new First Amendment questions
WEST POINT, N.Y. — Newly obtained court records provide additional insight into the case of former West Point cadet Cayden N. Cork, who was dismissed from the Army after pleading guilty to extortion and indecent conduct involving AI-generated imagery. The records show prosecutors originally pursued a broader case than the offenses that ultimately resulted in…
