Independent military reporting for those who’ve served — and won’t stay silent.
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…
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…
A 27-year-old Air Force member assigned to Nellis Air Force Base has been found guilty at a general court-martial after attempting to pay for sex with someone he believed was a 14-year-old girl. Senior Airman Errol Pottinger, originally from Fort Pierce, Florida, was sentenced to five years of confinement, a dishonorable discharge, and a reduction…
In a stunning rebuke of investigative misconduct, the U.S. Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals has granted a rare review of a conviction involving Senior Airman Bryce T. Roan, who was found guilty in 2021 of using cocaine after a positive urinalysis during a squadron-wide drug test. The reason? Investigators knew Roan might have tested…
QUANTICO, VA — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth addressed hundreds of the nation’s top generals and admirals at the Marine Corps Museum last week, delivering a blunt and sweeping directive: the U.S. military will abandon policies associated with diversity, inclusion, and progressive cultural norms in favor of a renewed focus on discipline, warfighting, and traditional…
It sounds like a fantasy: anonymous, no-strings-attached sex offered freely to American service members, often with promises of secrecy and zero expectation of reciprocation. But what if it’s not a fantasy at all? What if it’s a trap? In an age where smartphones and social media dominate daily life, U.S. military personnel have become increasingly…
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New details and photographic evidence released by the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) under New Mexico’s Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA) have shed light on the controversial February 22 shooting of Airman Basic Brion Teel-Scott by fellow Air Force security forces members near Kirtland Air Force Base. The rare public release includes…
An airman assigned to Ellsworth Air Force Base who was found dead earlier this month has been publicly identified as Staff Sergeant Lonzell Bryant, 25, of Andalusia, Alabama. According to base officials, Bryant was discovered deceased at his off-base residence on Tuesday, September 2. He served as an aerospace propulsion craftsman with the 28th Maintenance…
Staff Sergeant Arthur Meyerowitz was just 25 years old when his B-24 Liberator was blasted out of the sky over Nazi-occupied France in 1943. Alone, injured, and behind enemy lines, the Bronx-born Jew spent the next six months evading capture by the Gestapo with the help of the French Resistance. Now, his harrowing story is…
