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A U.S. Army noncommissioned officer is at the center of growing controversy after internet users uncovered a connection between her personal social media accounts and adult content posted to a subscription-based platform. The NCO, who re-enlisted in 2024 while wearing the U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM) patch, appears to have maintained a relatively quiet online…
The Department of the Air Force has issued a sweeping update to its uniform and grooming regulations, significantly revising DAFI 36-2903 in a new guidance memorandum released July 11, 2025. The changes affect everything from facial hair and fingernail standards to uniform configuration and terminology—and mark a clear shift in the service’s appearance policies and…
A U.S. Army sergeant assigned to the 554th Engineer Company, 92nd Engineer Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, was convicted on May 1, 2025, of sexually abusing a child under the age of 12, following a general court-martial held at Fort Stewart, Georgia. Sergeant Daniel C. Millikan pleaded guilty—by exceptions and substitutions—to one specification of violating Article…
Update: Since the original publication of this article, Army Captain Nicole Albertson has made her TikTok account private. However, screenshots and screen recordings of the content were captured beforehand. Two dual-military officers — an Air Force Major and an Army Captain — appear to be pushing the limits of Department of Defense social media policies…
A former U.S. Marine who once served at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison after being convicted of producing and collecting child sexual abuse material (CSAM) from minors he manipulated online for years. Anthony Joseph Fritzinger, 25, of Middletown, New Jersey, was found guilty in September…
The U.S. Army has formally referred charges against Specialist Wooster Rancy in connection with the October 2024 murder of Sergeant Sarah Roque, a fellow soldier assigned to the same battalion at Fort Leonard Wood. The case now moves forward to a general court-martial following a May Article 32 hearing that revealed disturbing details of the…
A 19-year-old U.S. Marine stationed at Camp Pendleton is facing multiple felony charges in Colorado after allegedly contacting and sexually exploiting underage children through social media apps. Authorities believe additional victims may still be unidentified. Pfc. Justin Ryder Simmons, a Marine meteorology and oceanography specialist from Windsor, Colorado, was arrested on June 16 at Marine…
FORT SILL, OK — A noncommissioned officer at the U.S. Army Fires Center of Excellence has been convicted of multiple offenses—including conspiracy, drug possession, and larceny—and will be separated from the military with a bad-conduct discharge following a June 25, 2025, special court-martial. Staff Sergeant Kolby M. Blackwelder was found guilty by a military judge…
A National Guard Military Police officer was recently promoted to sergeant, despite maintaining a very public and unconventional online presence that has raised eyebrows within the military community. The soldier, who serves in a southern state’s National Guard, joined the military in 2020 after graduating high school. She later earned her Airborne wings and currently…
A docuseries streaming on VET TV titled “Let’s Talk About the War” has been striking a nerve across the veteran community—and for good reason. The multi-part series takes a raw, unfiltered look at the psychological carnage left behind after two decades of American combat operations in the Global War on Terrorism. This isn’t the kind…