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GRAND FORKS, N.D. — An active-duty U.S. Air Force service member is facing multiple felony charges after investigators say he attempted to meet with someone he believed to be a 14-year-old girl following sexually explicit online communications. Christopher Adrian Nunez, 31, of Grand Forks, has been charged with luring a minor by computer or electronic…
For more than thirty years, Americans have heard the same warning: Iran is getting close to a nuclear weapon. Months away. Maybe a year. Running out of time. That warning has been repeated across decades—and across administrations. So why, after all this time, did it suddenly become urgent enough to justify war in 2026? For…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Reports of unidentified drones flying over Fort Lesley J. McNair are now under investigation, placing renewed attention on one of the most sensitive Army posts in the country. According to multiple reports, several drones were allegedly observed over the Washington, D.C. installation within the past 10 days. The post houses the National…
Former Navy SEAL and endurance athlete David Goggins is back in uniform and currently serving in Air Force Special Warfare, according to confirmation provided to The Salty Soldier. An Air Force spokesperson confirmed that Goggins is assigned as a Master Sergeant to the U.S. Air Force Special Warfare Training Wing at Joint Base San Antonio–Lackland….
Six U.S. service members were killed when a KC-135 Stratotanker crashed in Iraq during a refueling mission supporting operations in the Middle East, according to officials from the Department of War and U.S. Central Command. The aircraft went down in western Iraq while operating in what officials described as “friendly airspace.” Early reports indicate the…
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…
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…
Three U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jets were shot down over Kuwait late Sunday in what U.S. officials have confirmed was a friendly fire incident involving Kuwaiti air defenses. According to United States Central Command (CENTCOM), the aircraft were flying combat missions in support of Operation Epic Fury when they were mistakenly engaged…
Three U.S. servicemembers have been reported killed amid escalating military operations tied to the February 28 U.S.–Israel strikes on Iran, according to follow-on reporting citing U.S. Central Command sources. The confirmed fatalities mark a significant development in what initially began with official messaging describing “no reported U.S. casualties” during the first wave of Iranian retaliatory…
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. — The Salty Soldier was alerted earlier this week by an anonymous source to the death of an Airman at Dover Air Force Base during the February winter storm. At the time of the tip, no public reporting or widely circulated announcement regarding the incident could be located. Following a…
