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A U.S. Army sergeant has drawn attention after uploading a series of online videos that appear to show inappropriate relationships with fellow soldiers — including adultery and fraternization with subordinates — all while in uniform. The videos, which were shared publicly on social media platforms, have raised concerns about violations of the Uniform Code of…
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have dismissed a reservist soldier after video footage surfaced showing him repeatedly kicking a Palestinian man in the West Bank town of Dura, near Hebron. The incident, which occurred in early October 2025, has sparked widespread condemnation and prompted a Military Police investigation. The Incident Surveillance footage shared on social…
Fort Stewart, Georgia — A young soldier’s family is calling for transparency and accountability after what they describe as a miscarriage of justice within the U.S. Army legal system. PFC Montrevious L. Riley, now 20, says he took a plea deal at his September 2025 court-martial despite maintaining his innocence in an assault case that…
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the creation of a new Barracks Task Force aimed at tackling one of the military’s longest-running quality-of-life problems: substandard troop housing. In a memorandum dated October 6, Hegseth directed the Under Secretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment (USW[A&S]) to form the task force and appoint the…
Military culture runs on discipline, reputation, and the idea that the uniform stands for something larger than any one of us. That’s why a North Carolina couple—both identifying as veterans—has sparked debate across the veteran community after building a social media persona that blends military identity with highly public displays of their private relationship. Their…
It’s 2014. Syria’s burning, ISIS propaganda videos are flooding the internet, and half the planet’s glued to grainy footage of trucks with machine guns welded to the bed.But this time, one of those trucks wasn’t some beat-up Toyota from the desert.It was a Texas plumber’s Ford F-250, still rocking the company logo and phone number,…
HAVELOCK, N.C. — A 19-year-old U.S. Marine stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point has been arrested and charged with felony animal cruelty after police say he brutally killed his 8-month-old Labrador retriever mix. According to the Havelock Police Department, Lance Corporal Taylor Heinrich, of Havelock, was taken into custody after officers and Havelock…
Staff Sgt. Alonzo Alcantara, a Marine small arms repair technician and former recruiter, has been sentenced to 26 years in military prison for killing his wife, Ruby Tenorio Alcantara, at their home on Marine Corps Base Hawaii in September 2024. Alcantara pleaded guilty under a deal that reduced a potential life sentence, admitting he used…
In the military, we like to believe we’re trained to endure anything. But no training prepares you for burying your spouse, watching addiction dismantle your life, or pulling yourself out of a hole so deep, you’re not sure daylight even exists. For Natalee King, a United States Air Force veteran, Gold Star widow, and recovery…
The Army’s most ambitious battlefield communications project in decades was recently flagged for serious cybersecurity problems—problems so critical that internal documents said the system could let adversaries gain undetectable access. But Army leaders insist those issues were caught early and fixed fast, keeping the program on track for future fielding. So what exactly happened, and…