The Salty Soldier

For the dysfunctional, disgruntled, and salty soldiers

August 18, 2025

From Starbucks to Space Force: Guardian’s broken marriage, TikTok fame, and the kind of secrets China loves

The Salty Soldier09 mins

When Sergeant Michaela Sosville, formerly Michaela Faherty, left her job as a Starbucks barista in Los Angeles to join the Air Force in 2017, she probably didn’t expect her personal life to become a case study in how modern troops accidentally hand leverage to foreign intelligence. But her story — of a marriage gone cold,…

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Court records reveal new details about soldier accused of trying to pass U.S. military secrets to Russia

The Salty Soldier07 mins

An active-duty Army specialist at Fort Bliss is now sitting in federal custody after allegedly attempting to hand over classified U.S. military secrets to Russian government officials in exchange for citizenship and a safe escape. According to unsealed court documents, Spc. Taylor Adam Lee, 22, is facing federal charges of attempted transmission of national defense…

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