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The U.S. military has always had an unofficial economy running parallel to the official one. Service members have long relied on side work—everything from ride-share driving to lawn care—to make ends meet. But in recent years, a new kind of side hustle has quietly emerged across the ranks, one that military leadership is still struggling…
WILMINGTON, N.C. — Officials at the University of North Carolina Wilmington and Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune have determined that social media claims alleging Marines were being attacked by university fraternity members are false. The rumors, which circulated widely across Facebook and text chains in early November, claimed that a fraternity initiation at UNCW involved…
Editor’s Note: This article was updated at 4:15 p.m. EST on November 11, 2025, to reflect new information from official court filings and witness statements. FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Sergeant Major Daniel Paul Deen, 41, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, is scheduled to face a General Court-Martial…
For the first time, the City of Killeen, Texas, has released dash cam video from the night the man accused of killing Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen took his life. The Salty Soldier obtained this footage, shedding new light on the final moments of a man whose actions forever changed the U.S. military. In the…
An updated version of this article has been published here: FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Sergeant Major Daniel Paul Deen, 41, is set to face a General Court-Martial at Fort Bragg on November 13, 2025, following a series of domestic violence convictions and prior criminal cases in North Carolina that span more than two decades. Deen’s…
A former U.S. Army intelligence sergeant from Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) was sentenced this week to four years in federal prison for attempting to deliver national defense information to the Chinese government, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Joseph Daniel Schmidt, 31, pleaded guilty in June to two felony counts — attempting to deliver…
In 1969, Creedence Clearwater Revival released Fortunate Son, a song that captured the frustration of an entire generation sent to fight in Vietnam while the privileged stayed home. It was an anthem for the rank and file — the ones without a silver spoon, the ones whose last names didn’t open doors in Washington. “It…
LANCASTER, Calif. — A 19-year-old U.S. Marine, Lance Cpl. Tevon Wade, was shot and killed after a Halloween party in Lancaster early Saturday morning. The suspect remains at large, and investigators are asking for the public’s help. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, deputies responded to reports of a shooting around 12:45 a.m….
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. — Seven people were evaluated and briefly hospitalized Thursday after opening a package containing an unidentified “white powder” at Joint Base Andrews, the secure Maryland installation known as the home of Air Force One. According to base officials, the incident occurred inside the Air National Guard Readiness Center, a facility responsible…
WEST POINT, N.Y. — Cadet Cayden N. Cork, once celebrated in his Florida hometown for his academic excellence and family legacy of service, is now facing a General Court-Martial (GCM) at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. According to official Army court records, Cork is charged with Article 127 (Extortion), three specifications of Article…