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An Iran-aligned militia group has claimed responsibility for the loss of a U.S. Air Force KC-135 aerial refueling aircraft in western Iraq, even as U.S. military officials say the crash was not caused by hostile action. The group calling itself the “Islamic Resistance in Iraq” circulated a statement and graphic online claiming its fighters shot…
Nearly a year after a U.S. Army soldier was found dead inside a vehicle outside the barracks at Wheeler Army Airfield in Hawaii, the Army still has not publicly identified the service member or explained how the death occurred. The body was discovered in early April 2025 in a vehicle parked along Amelia Earhart Street…
A former Virginia National Guardsman previously convicted in a federal terrorism case has been identified as the gunman behind a deadly shooting Thursday at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. Authorities say Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, 36, opened fire inside Constant Hall, a building that houses the university’s College of Business, during what law enforcement sources…
Newly obtained court documents are shedding additional light on the case of a U.S. Army staff sergeant and former drill sergeant convicted earlier this year at Fort Benning for offenses involving child sexual abuse material. As previously reported by The Salty Soldier, Staff Sgt. Kyle J. Maneke was convicted Feb. 2, 2026, at a general…
SPRINGFIELD, Georgia — Newly obtained police footage and records reviewed by The Salty Soldier suggest significant investigative shortcomings in the second DUI arrest of the driver responsible for the crash that killed a decorated U.S. Army Ranger — failures that may help explain why the case ultimately ended in a plea deal. The materials relate…
A Louisiana National Guard soldier was shot Tuesday evening at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans in what early reports suggest may have been an accidental discharge involving another service member. According to reporting by WVUE Fox 8, New Orleans Police Department units responded around 6:56 p.m. on March 10 to Jackson Barracks, located at 6400…
The first week of the war with Iran has already taken the lives of seven American service members. From a deadly Iranian drone strike in Kuwait to a missile attack on a U.S. base in Saudi Arabia, the attacks that killed them occurred within days of each other as the conflict rapidly escalated across the…
An active-duty Army sergeant assigned to Fort Bragg who was previously exposed for promoting adult content and advertising paid encounters online continues to publicly market similar material across multiple social media platforms — including posts made within the past 24 hours. The soldier, Sergeant Yessica Nunez Melendez, has operated online profiles used to promote explicit…
A Fort Bragg soldier who admitted to assaulting his wife and threatening to kill his spouse and unborn child has been sentenced to 245 days in confinement following a special court-martial. According to military court records, Pfc. Sean J. Marcum, an automated logistics specialist assigned to G Company, 307th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd…
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