Independent military reporting for those who’ve served — and won’t stay silent.
A soldier stationed at Fort Campbell recently reported a chilling encounter that’s reigniting conversation around cult recruitment efforts targeting U.S. service members. According to the soldier, who posted about the incident on Reddit, the event happened around 1 a.m. near his barracks on post when a maroon pickup truck with dark-tinted windows pulled up beside…
Editor’s Note: Following publication of this article, PFC Cagle responded directly with the following statement: “I don’t care about your wack ass article or anything you have to say about me. I’m living my life like it’s Golden and you could never make me change ANYTHING about the way I move. But you WILL delete…
In a major shake-up of the Pentagon’s drone defense efforts, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Army to dismantle its Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office (JCO) and stand up a new warfighting organization: Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF 401). The move comes as part of the Trump administration’s wider campaign to restore…
A photo circulating across the internet has reignited debate about the growing presence of adult content creators within the U.S. military—especially those who claim to be actively serving. The latest incident involves a social media post featuring a woman, who alleges she is a U.S. Army soldier, posing inside a vehicle in what appears to…
ST. ROBERT, MO — A U.S. Army Staff Sergeant stationed at Fort Leonard Wood is facing felony charges after leading police on a high-speed chase through St. Robert in the early hours of Sunday, August 24, that ended with his Dodge Charger crashing into a family’s home-based bakery. According to the Saint Robert Police Department,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Maryland attorney and federal employee is facing felony assault charges after allegedly spitting on two uniformed National Guard soldiers stationed outside Union Station on August 22. The suspect, Scott J. Pichon, 33, approached the soldiers on a Lime scooter around 4:43 p.m., made a noise as if clearing mucus from his…
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. — Four soldiers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord are facing court-martial for the sexual assault of a female military student in a barracks last fall. Among them is Spc. Jadon Bosarge, whose younger brother, Jaret, is currently enrolled at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The alleged assault took place on…
FAYETTEVILLE, NC — Court filings reveal a disturbing twist in the case of Shana Cloud, the Fayetteville woman charged with murdering her husband, retired Special Forces medic Clinton “Clint” Bonnell. Records obtained by The Salty Soldier show that even before Bonnell’s dismembered remains were recovered, Cloud retained an attorney and filed a lawsuit seeking control…
FORT SILL, OKLA. — On August 1, 2025, Sergeant First Class Lindsey S. DeStefano was convicted at a special court-martial for absence without leave in violation of Article 86, UCMJ. A panel of officers and enlisted members found her guilty of one specification of AWOL and acquitted her of another. The court sentenced DeStefano to…
Fort McNair, Washington D.C. — The Army officer once known for standing at the center of two of the most high-profile courts-martial in recent military history is now facing his own day in court. Lieutenant Colonel Justin C. Oshana, a career Judge Advocate General (JAG) officer who once served as a defense attorney for convicted…