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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The fatal shooting of an Air Force Security Forces airman by members of his own squadron outside Kirtland Air Force Base in February remains under investigation by multiple agencies, including the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (OSI), the FBI, and Albuquerque Police Department (APD). Airman Basic Brion Teel-Scott, 28, was killed…
This article was updated with new information on August 12th at 1612 EST BUNNLEVEL, N.C. — A Fort Bragg soldier already facing serious criminal charges is now accused of secretly recording people in a bathroom, according to court records. Sgt. Chad Michael Johnson, 36, a combat medical specialist assigned to the 44th Medical Brigade, XVIII…
An Army wife has gone public with a confession about something she did while her husband was deployed — a choice that she says still makes her face turn red to this day. In her post, she explains how a last-minute decision to download dating apps “just to see who was out there” led to…
PFC Sampson Kearns, a North Carolina Army National Guard soldier who built a loyal online following for his honesty, humor, and massive weight-loss transformation, has caught the attention of the U.S. Army’s top recruiting official. On July 31, Kearns posted a TikTok video showing a letter, a signed photo, and a challenge coin he received…
The Air Force has arrested an airman in connection with the July 20 death of Airman Brayden Lovan, a 21-year-old member of the 90th Security Forces Squadron at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming. The arrest comes after weeks of investigation and a service-wide pause on the use of the Sig Sauer M18 handgun involved…
She was one of the first women in the Marine Corps to serve on the front lines in Iraq as part of the pioneering Lioness program — a select group of female Marines embedded with combat units to perform a mission male Marines could not. She deployed to Iraq twice. Her first deployment in 2005–2006…
Editor’s Note: This article uses “she” when referring to Staff Sgt. Locklear-Mungin, in accordance with how she publicly identifies on social media and in her own statements. A U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant has taken to TikTok to announce that she was forced out of the military just weeks before reaching 13 years of service….
Editor’s Note: There is no evidence to suggest that Staff Sergeant Luis Garza, one of the victims, was involved in any bullying of the suspect prior to the mass shooting. We have been made aware that SSG Garza has received unwarranted threats following the release of his identity. For this reason, we have removed the…
LILLINGTON, N.C. — A U.S. Army combat medic stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina — one of the Army’s largest installations — has been arrested on multiple felony charges of sexual exploitation of minors. Sgt. Chad Michael Johnson, 36, was taken into custody on August 5 by the Harnett County Sheriff’s Office. Harnett County is…
The video above and the article below can be viewed ad-free at www.thesaltysoldieruncensored.com FORT STEWART, Ga. — The Army has officially identified the soldiers who acted heroically to stop an active shooter on Fort Stewart and provided an update on the condition of the five wounded service members. On the morning of August 6th, Sgt….
