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An Army human resources specialist stationed at Fort Benning has been sentenced to confinement and discharged from the service following a fatal hit-and-run case that moved through both civilian and military justice systems. Specialist Adonis S. Cooley was convicted Dec. 16, 2025, at a general court-martial convened at Fort Benning, Georgia. According to military court…
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Friends, family members, and fellow soldiers are mourning the loss of a young U.S. Army paratrooper who was killed Friday afternoon in a motorcycle crash near Fort Bragg. Army officials and local police identified the soldier as Spc. Aaron Isaiah Aguero, 20, who was assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team,…
FORT STEWART, Ga. — An Army supply sergeant accused of opening fire on his own unit at Fort Stewart last summer appeared Friday before a military judge as his case formally moved forward under the Army’s most serious level of court-martial. Sgt. Quornelius Radford, 28, was arraigned on December 19 at Fort Stewart following the…
A senior enlisted U.S. Army Reserve noncommissioned officer arrested last year for sexually abusing a high school student while working as a substitute teacher in Florida has now pleaded guilty in one case, as court records show investigators uncovered dozens of additional felony offenses involving child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and illegal animal sexual exploitation…
Updated on January 29, 2026 A U.S. Army sergeant assigned to the 89th Military Police Brigade at Fort Hood, Texas, appeared to insult a commissioned officer, engage in a monetized TikTok livestream, and use profane language while on duty and in uniform, according to a video livestreamed Monday afternoon. The livestream, which aired on Monday,…
PALMYRA, SYRIA — Both Iowa Army National Guard soldiers killed in a terrorist ambush in Syria have now been identified, along with the civilian interpreter who died alongside them, as state and military officials continue to investigate the attack and support the affected families. The soldiers were Sgt. William “Nate” Howard, 29, of Marshalltown, and…
Two Iowa National Guard soldiers and an American civilian interpreter were killed Saturday during a targeted ambush by a suspected ISIS gunman in central Syria, U.S. and state officials confirmed. Three additional Iowa Guard soldiers were wounded in the attack, which occurred near the historic city of Palmyra. U.S. Central Command said the deaths and…
A U.S. Army master sergeant who appears in online content that has drawn widespread attention and criticism has been identified as a senior Army public affairs noncommissioned officer who appears to remain on active duty. The material, which has circulated across social media platforms and private messaging channels, involves a fetish-themed persona using imagery that…
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — Newly released court documents from Rock Island County, Illinois, reveal additional details in the criminal case against former Army Sergeant First Class Namon L. Bledsoe, 30, who was convicted in August at a general court-martial for producing child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The Salty Soldier obtained and reviewed more than 20…
A video of an Army brigade commander delivering a short, high-energy address to his troops went viral after being shared publicly on Monday, resonating across social media with soldiers and veterans alike. The speech itself was simple and direct — a commander setting standards and building momentum ahead of Tropic Lightning Week 2025. The response…
