Independent military reporting for those who’ve served — and won’t stay silent.
A Kansas National Guardsman arrested for allegedly trying to aid a Russian intelligence service had been working as a long-haul tanker truck driver, The Salty Soldier has confirmed. According to a U.S. Department of Justice press release, Canyon Anthony Amarys, 28, of Alamogordo, New Mexico, was arrested on October 28 and charged with attempting to…
Before she ever wore the uniform, Specialist Malarie Veillon was a young college student just trying to find her footing in life. She was attending Southeastern Louisiana University, like many others her age—chasing classes, friends, and weekend escapes. But when tragedy struck in 2022, her life spiraled into a darkness she wasn’t sure she could…
Editor’s Note: A previous version of this article contained an incorrect image of then-2nd Lt. Jaime S. Gustitus following her graduation from the Air Force Institute of Technology’s Graduate School of Engineering and Management in 2023. The image has since been updated. DAYTON, Ohio — Newly obtained police documents and radio transmissions are shedding more…
Editor’s Note: A previous version of this article contained an incorrect image of then-2nd Lt. Jaime S. Gustitus following her graduation from the Air Force Institute of Technology’s Graduate School of Engineering and Management in 2023. The image has since been updated. WEST MILTON, Ohio — Authorities have confirmed the deaths of three Wright-Patterson Air…
CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — The beard wars have officially gone global. According to an internal message from the 51st Fighter Wing at Osan Air Base, U.S. Air Force members with approved shaving waivers have been told they’re “NOT authorized to attend” Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s upcoming troop engagement in South Korea. The message,…
Commanders don’t tense up because she’s bringing tanks. They tense up because she’s bringing questions. Sergeant Major Delia Quintero is the Army’s Inspector General Sergeant Major—the senior enlisted backbone of an enterprise built to check standards, surface problems, and make sure leaders aren’t hiding mold under a fresh coat of paint. She took the job…
Army Sergeant Kayla Thomas grew up in the rough streets of Baltimore, but she’s turned her Army uniform into a ticket to opportunity—and a platform to speak her mind. Known online as @1realmash, Thomas has built a strong social media following, runs a podcast called The Mashup, and uses her experience in uniform to inspire…
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The airman found dead earlier this month at F.E. Warren Air Force Base has been identified as Airman 1st Class Marcus Tyione White-Allen, a 21-year-old member of the 90th Security Forces Squadron who was under investigation for the July 2025 fatal shooting of fellow airman Brayden Lovan. White-Allen was discovered deceased on…
An FBI agent who once investigated Americans for the January 6th Capitol riot has now avoided jail himself—after shooting and killing a U.S. Army veteran in the middle of a Virginia street. Special Agent Benjamin Spinale, a 13-year FBI veteran, was convicted of two misdemeanors this month in Stafford County, Virginia. Despite killing Army veteran…
The U.S. Army is tightening eligibility for its Future Soldier Preparatory Course (FSPC) — a program once hailed as the service’s answer to historic recruiting shortfalls — limiting new participants to focus on either academics or fitness, but not both. An Army spokesman confirmed the change this week, noting that implementation has been delayed due…