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CAMP FOSTER, Japan – On September 22, 2025, a U.S. Army sergeant stationed in Japan was convicted of possessing child pornography with intent to distribute during a general court-martial held at Camp Zama and conducted at Camp Foster. SGT Malikhi J. Ly-Hughes, a Satellite Communications Technician assigned under U.S. Army Japan, pleaded guilty before a…
Fort Stewart, Georgia — A young soldier’s family is calling for transparency and accountability after what they describe as a miscarriage of justice within the U.S. Army legal system. PFC Montrevious L. Riley, now 20, says he took a plea deal at his September 2025 court-martial despite maintaining his innocence in an assault case that…
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…
The Army’s most ambitious battlefield communications project in decades was recently flagged for serious cybersecurity problems—problems so critical that internal documents said the system could let adversaries gain undetectable access. But Army leaders insist those issues were caught early and fixed fast, keeping the program on track for future fielding. So what exactly happened, and…
FORT BENNING, GA — On September 25, 2025, 1st Lieutenant Joshua C. Riddick, a West Point graduate and U.S. Army Infantry Officer, was convicted at a general court-martial held at Fort Benning. The court found Riddick guilty, pursuant to his own plea, of multiple violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), including disobeying…
FORT GORDON, GA — A soldier assigned to one of the Army’s most sensitive cyber-intelligence units is under fire after a growing body of social media content reveals a pattern of unprofessional behavior and possible violations of Army policy. Staff Sergeant Kaneisha Collins, a member of the 706th Military Intelligence Group, has built a sizable…
A New York woman who claimed to be a decorated combat veteran was sentenced Tuesday to over a year in federal prison for defrauding veteran-focused charities and falsely claiming to be a Purple Heart recipient — all while building a house of lies on the backs of real homeless veterans. Sharon Toney-Finch, a 43-year-old Army…
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…
TACOMA, WA – A former U.S. Army soldier stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord was sentenced Friday to 25 years in federal prison for the sexual abuse of multiple young children—some as young as three years old. The abuse, which spanned from 2010 to 2014, only came to light years later after several victims found the…