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PFC Sampson Kearns, a North Carolina Army National Guard soldier who built a loyal online following for his honesty, humor, and massive weight-loss transformation, has caught the attention of the U.S. Army’s top recruiting official. On July 31, Kearns posted a TikTok video showing a letter, a signed photo, and a challenge coin he received…
The Air Force has arrested an airman in connection with the July 20 death of Airman Brayden Lovan, a 21-year-old member of the 90th Security Forces Squadron at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming. The arrest comes after weeks of investigation and a service-wide pause on the use of the Sig Sauer M18 handgun involved…
She was one of the first women in the Marine Corps to serve on the front lines in Iraq as part of the pioneering Lioness program — a select group of female Marines embedded with combat units to perform a mission male Marines could not. She deployed to Iraq twice. Her first deployment in 2005–2006…
Editor’s Note: This article uses “she” when referring to Staff Sgt. Locklear-Mungin, in accordance with how she publicly identifies on social media and in her own statements. A U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant has taken to TikTok to announce that she was forced out of the military just weeks before reaching 13 years of service….
Editor’s Note: There is no evidence to suggest that Staff Sergeant Luis Garza, one of the victims, was involved in any bullying of the suspect prior to the mass shooting. We have been made aware that SSG Garza has received unwarranted threats following the release of his identity. For this reason, we have removed the…
LILLINGTON, N.C. — A U.S. Army combat medic stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina — one of the Army’s largest installations — has been arrested on multiple felony charges of sexual exploitation of minors. Sgt. Chad Michael Johnson, 36, was taken into custody on August 5 by the Harnett County Sheriff’s Office. Harnett County is…
The video above and the article below can be viewed ad-free at www.thesaltysoldieruncensored.com FORT STEWART, Ga. — The Army has officially identified the soldiers who acted heroically to stop an active shooter on Fort Stewart and provided an update on the condition of the five wounded service members. On the morning of August 6th, Sgt….
A Fort Leonard Wood soldier is facing multiple felony charges after police say he was found with a missing 14-year-old girl and admitted to having sexual contact with her. Juan Cabrer-Matias, an active duty Army soldier assigned to Fort Leonard Wood, was arrested Sunday and formally charged Monday in Pulaski County with Second-Degree Statutory Rape,…
= Updated at 0600 EST on August 7, 2025 FORT STEWART, Ga. — Five soldiers were wounded Wednesday morning in an active shooter incident on Fort Stewart, prompting a full base lockdown and swift law enforcement response. The shooter, now identified as Army Sgt. Quornelius Radford, was subdued by fellow soldiers at the scene and…
Update: Army general confirms shooter’s identity, details Fort Stewart attack FORT STEWART, Ga. — Five U.S. Army soldiers were wounded Wednesday morning in an active shooter incident on Fort Stewart, prompting a full base lockdown and multi-agency emergency response. The shooting occurred around 10:56 a.m. in the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team (2ABCT) area near…