A Kansas National Guardsman arrested for allegedly trying to aid a Russian intelligence service had been working as a long-haul tanker truck driver, The Salty Soldier has confirmed. According to a U.S. Department of Justice press release, Canyon Anthony Amarys, 28, of Alamogordo, New Mexico, was arrested on October 28 and charged with attempting to…
Before she ever wore the uniform, Specialist Malarie Veillon was a young college student just trying to find her footing in life. She was attending Southeastern Louisiana University, like many others her age—chasing classes, friends, and weekend escapes. But when tragedy struck in 2022, her life spiraled into a darkness she wasn’t sure she could…
Commanders don’t tense up because she’s bringing tanks. They tense up because she’s bringing questions. Sergeant Major Delia Quintero is the Army’s Inspector General Sergeant Major—the senior enlisted backbone of an enterprise built to check standards, surface problems, and make sure leaders aren’t hiding mold under a fresh coat of paint. She took the job…
Army Sergeant Kayla Thomas grew up in the rough streets of Baltimore, but she’s turned her Army uniform into a ticket to opportunity—and a platform to speak her mind. Known online as @1realmash, Thomas has built a strong social media following, runs a podcast called The Mashup, and uses her experience in uniform to inspire…
An FBI agent who once investigated Americans for the January 6th Capitol riot has now avoided jail himself—after shooting and killing a U.S. Army veteran in the middle of a Virginia street. Special Agent Benjamin Spinale, a 13-year FBI veteran, was convicted of two misdemeanors this month in Stafford County, Virginia. Despite killing Army veteran…
The U.S. Army is tightening eligibility for its Future Soldier Preparatory Course (FSPC) — a program once hailed as the service’s answer to historic recruiting shortfalls — limiting new participants to focus on either academics or fitness, but not both. An Army spokesman confirmed the change this week, noting that implementation has been delayed due…
HINESVILLE, Ga. — Private First Class Zachary Kyle Cunning, a 21-year-old U.S. Army military police officer stationed at Fort Stewart, has bonded out of jail less than three weeks after being charged in connection with the death of his 3-month-old son. Cunning was arrested on September 18, 2025, by the Hinesville Police Department’s Criminal Investigations…
A U.S. Army Reserve soldier has again found herself at the center of controversy after being discovered using her military uniform and federal property to grow a massive social media following — this time to promote explicit adult content. Earlier this year, The Salty Soldier reported on a reservist who blurred the lines between service…
The U.S. Army has identified the soldier who died during a training accident at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) in Hohenfels, Germany, on October 18. Sgt. Terell Seales, 34, of Florence, New Jersey, was a Motor Transport Operator (88M) assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team “Strike,” 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). He died…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll — a former Army officer who deployed to Iraq before later working in law, investment banking, and venture capital — sounded less like a Washington bureaucrat and more like a fed-up platoon leader at this year’s Association of the United States Army annual meeting. In a blistering keynote…
