Transgender woman speaks out about needing reconstructive surgery after Army major’s assault

An Army major and decorated Ranger School graduate has been sentenced to 53 years in military prison following a shocking court-martial conviction that included the rape of a transgender woman who required reconstructive genital surgery after the assault. Maj. Jonathan J. Batt, 40, a 2007 West Point graduate and veteran of multiple combat tours, was…

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Say goodbye to “Meals Refusing to Exit”: Military officially announces new lightweight combat rations

After decades of jokes, complaints, and GI distress, the U.S. Army has officially replaced the brick-like MREs and FSRs with a new individual field ration designed specifically for high-mobility operations like invasions, raids, and extended missions without resupply—promising a lighter, smaller, and, most importantly, easier-to-digest alternative. The new Close Combat Assault Ration (CCAR) is now…

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Staff Sergeant denies allegations linking her to online photos

Staff Sgt. Chelsea Samatra, a decorated Army noncommissioned officer stationed in Hawaii, has denied any connection to a series of anonymous images circulating online—images that included nude photographs posted alongside a separate image of Staff Sgt. Samatra in uniform. Samatra, currently assigned to the 25th Infantry Division on the island of O‘ahu, has become a…

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Controversy reignites over Army training labeling Pro-Life groups as terror threats following Pentagon apology

The U.S. Army is once again under fire after admitting that for over seven years, soldiers at Fort Liberty—formerly Fort Bragg—were trained using slides that labeled mainstream pro-life organizations as terrorist threats. The training materials, which included logos of groups like Operation Rescue and National Right to Life, as well as “Choose Life” license plates,…

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Fort Stewart sergeant convicted in serious offense involving child

A U.S. Army sergeant assigned to the 554th Engineer Company, 92nd Engineer Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, was convicted on May 1, 2025, of sexually abusing a child under the age of 12, following a general court-martial held at Fort Stewart, Georgia. Sergeant Daniel C. Millikan pleaded guilty—by exceptions and substitutions—to one specification of violating Article…

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