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FORT STEWART, Ga. — A series of social media posts from a soldier being held by military police at Fort Stewart sparked confusion and online rumors Wednesday, just hours after a confirmed active shooter incident left five soldiers wounded on the base. TikTok Rumors Spark Confusion The situation began Tuesday night, when Staff Sergeant Garvin,…
Updated at 1510 EST **A law enforcement official has stated the suspect is a 28-year-old male Army sergeant** FORT STEWART, Ga. — Five soldiers were wounded Wednesday morning in an active shooter incident on Fort Stewart, according to official Army sources. The shooting occurred in the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team (2ABCT) area near Wright…
A social media personality closely tied to the Marine Corps is once again drawing attention—and raising eyebrows—for content that some say directly undermines the Corps’ push for professionalism and discipline. This week, the woman behind the account @sierrasunshine12 posted a photo of herself on Reddit appearing to flaunt Operation Ironclad, the Marine Corps’ campaign to…
GRANITEVILLE, S.C. — A U.S. Army captain assigned to Fort Gordon has been arrested for a second time after investigators discovered a video on his phone allegedly showing him sexually assaulting a 16-year-old who was physically helpless at the time of the incident. Captain Sean Benjamin Cushman, 29, was booked into the Aiken County Detention…
Some soldiers chase the limelight. Others just show up, do the job, and crush every standard in their path. Sgt. Maciel Hay falls firmly into the second category. She didn’t set out to be a headline or a talking point — but when the Army made her the poster child for “first active-duty female sniper,”…
A senior army NCO, a Detroit native and former acting first sergeant of the 274th Movement Control Team (MCT), Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Division Sustainment Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division — based at Fort Stewart, Georgia — was arrested in Rock Island County, Illinois, on multiple felony charges related to child sexual abuse and child pornography….
Authorities in Montana are in their fourth day of an intensive manhunt for Michael Paul Brown, a 45-year-old Iraq War veteran accused of walking into a neighborhood bar and gunning down four people in broad daylight. The shooting happened around 10:30 a.m. Friday at The Owl Bar in Anaconda, Montana — a quiet mining town…
For years, scammers have impersonated U.S. service members online, using stolen photos to run romance cons and trick victims out of money. But a new and more disturbing trend is emerging—one made possible by advances in artificial intelligence. Some soldiers with large social media followings are discovering that scammers are now digitally altering their images…
The airman who went viral as the so-called “pushing regs final boss” says his Air Force career is coming to an end. TJ Williams, who became an online lightning rod for his five-year shaving waiver and the beard that came with it, announced on TikTok (@TJurwavy) that he’s in the process of separating from the…