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A soldier previously reported by The Salty Soldier for promoting adult content online while identifying herself as an Army Human Resources Specialist has resumed activity after briefly announcing she would take a hiatus following the publication of the report. Shortly after the February article was published, the soldier posted a message to followers stating she…
A series of online posts circulating across adult forums appear to show a man wearing Marine Corps camouflage trousers while participating in extreme fetish content — and the digital trail suggests the individual is stationed at Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay, commonly abbreviated as MCBH.. The posts surfaced in several online communities dedicated…
Six U.S. service members were killed after a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker crashed in western Iraq on Thursday during ongoing military operations connected to the war against Iran, according to U.S. Central Command. Two aircraft were involved in the incident. One KC-135 went down in what officials described as an apparent mid-air accident, while…
NORFOLK, Va. — Lt. Col. Brandon Shah, a U.S. Army officer and ROTC instructor at Old Dominion University, has been identified as the victim killed during Thursday’s terrorist attack inside a classroom on campus. Authorities say the gunman, Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, opened fire during an Army ROTC class inside Constant Hall shortly before 11 a.m.,…
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…
