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The Army Reserve officer caught in the middle of a viral scandal is now opening up about parts of his past most people never knew — from his early years to his days at West Point. Editor’s Note: This article has been edited to comply with advertising standards. For the full uncensored version, visit TheSaltySoldierUncensored.com…
An appellate court in Russia’s Far East has reduced the prison sentence of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Gordon Black, the soldier who was convicted last year after flying to Russia without authorization to visit a woman he met while stationed overseas. According to Russian state news agency RIA Novosti, the 9th Court of Cassation reduced…
A 21-year-old Fort Bliss soldier is facing disturbing allegations after authorities arrested him on charges of repeatedly kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman over the course of 10 days. Private Xavier Angel Rodriguez, a computer and detection systems repairer assigned to the 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command, was taken into custody by the…
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has directed all U.S. military branches to adopt gender-neutral fitness standards for combat roles, signaling a significant shift in how the Department of Defense (DoD) measures combat readiness and physical capability across the force. In a memo issued Monday, Hegseth ordered the services to submit formal assessments of their current…
Another day, another stolen valor scandal—but this time, the guy in question isn’t just running his mouth on social media. Capt. Brock “Horny” Horner, a self-proclaimed “combat veteran” and “former Army Ranger,” is under fire after a heated altercation on the water went viral. But as it turns out, his military record doesn’t quite match…
The disappearance of former North Carolina Green Beret Clinton “Clint” Bonnell has officially turned into a murder investigation, with his wife, Shana Cloud, now facing charges. Two months after Bonnell was reported missing, and weeks after DNA confirmed a limbless torso found in a pond belonged to him, Cloud was arrested and charged with first-degree…
The final missing U.S. soldier in Lithuania has been found dead, marking the end of a weeklong search operation that involved U.S., Polish, and Lithuanian forces. The U.S. military confirmed Tuesday that all four soldiers had perished after their armored vehicle was pulled from a swampy training area. The Army publicly identified three of the…
A West Michigan family is anxiously awaiting news about their loved one, Sgt. Troy Smith Knutson-Collins, who has been reported missing in Lithuania after a military vehicle recovery operation turned tragic. The search for Knutson-Collins continues after three other soldiers were found dead. While the Army has not publicly identified the missing soldier or those…
Update: Three American soldiers were declared deceased on Monday after the M88 Hercules armored recovery vehicle sank in a swamp in Lithuania last week was recovered. “Three U.S. Army soldiers assigned to 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division were found deceased in Lithuania today, March 31. The soldiers, whose identities are being withheld…
On Friday, March 28, 2025, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit arrested Shana Cloud for the murder of her husband, Clinton Bonnell, a Special Forces veteran and a student in the Physician Assistant Program at Methodist University. The investigation began on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, when the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office received a request…