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A Texas National Guard soldier was arrested in Hidalgo County after McAllen police obtained a warrant alleging continuous sexual abuse of a child under the age of 14, according to police and court records. Juan Salas-Sandoval was taken into custody by the McAllen Police Department on December 16, 2025, following the issuance of an arrest…
OKLAHOMA CITY — A 20-year-old U.S. Navy sailor stationed at Tinker Air Force Base died Dec. 9 after jumping from a highway overpass near the Interstate 40 and Interstate 35 interchange, authorities said. The death was confirmed by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, which reported that a person died after jumping from the bridge, prompting a…
A U.S. Air Force airman believed to be assigned to Dyess Air Force Base was arrested on an assault charge in late December, weeks after resolving a separate drunken-driving case through a court-ordered probation program, according to public records reviewed by The Salty Soldier. The airman, Zeb Lee Howze V, was arrested by the Abilene…
A Fort Riley-based U.S. Army Military Police noncommissioned officer was arrested in Geary County, Kansas, on felony rape and misdemeanor sexual battery charges just months after being publicly recognized as one of the Military Police Corps’ top-performing NCOs. Staff Sgt. Roland Joseph Dore Jr., 35, was arrested shortly after midnight on Dec. 22, 2025, following…
An Army human resources specialist stationed at Fort Benning has been sentenced to confinement and discharged from the service following a fatal hit-and-run case that moved through both civilian and military justice systems. Specialist Adonis S. Cooley was convicted Dec. 16, 2025, at a general court-martial convened at Fort Benning, Georgia. According to military court…
The Israel Defense Forces confirmed Thursday evening that a man captured on video ramming a vehicle into a Palestinian man while he was praying in the occupied West Bank is an Israeli reservist soldier. The incident occurred near the village of Deir Jarir, east of Ramallah, and has prompted a military investigation and disciplinary action….
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Friends, family members, and fellow soldiers are mourning the loss of a young U.S. Army paratrooper who was killed Friday afternoon in a motorcycle crash near Fort Bragg. Army officials and local police identified the soldier as Spc. Aaron Isaiah Aguero, 20, who was assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team,…
ALAMOGORDO, N.M. — An active-duty U.S. Air Force airman who has been missing for nearly six months is now being investigated as a possible desertion case, according to Air Force officials. Staff Sgt. Isaiah Morningstar, 28, assigned to Holloman Air Force Base, was last seen in the Alamogordo area in July 2025 before departing southern…
Federal authorities have confirmed that a Texas man arrested alongside his wife during a nationwide FBI crackdown targeting child sexual abuse material (CSAM) offenses was serving on active duty in the U.S. Air Force at the time the alleged crimes occurred. In a statement provided to The Salty Soldier, the Department of Justice confirmed that…
An active-duty U.S. Air Force noncommissioned officer is facing scrutiny over her online activity and outside income streams, raising questions about military regulations, use of social media, and standards enforcement. The Salty Soldier has identified Air Force Staff Sergeant Hannah Kaipat Smith, an E-5 currently residing in South Carolina, as operating multiple public-facing social media…