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Update: Since the original publication of this article, Army Captain Nicole Albertson has made her TikTok account private. However, screenshots and screen recordings of the content were captured beforehand. Two dual-military officers — an Air Force Major and an Army Captain — appear to be pushing the limits of Department of Defense social media policies…
The U.S. Army has formally referred charges against Specialist Wooster Rancy in connection with the October 2024 murder of Sergeant Sarah Roque, a fellow soldier assigned to the same battalion at Fort Leonard Wood. The case now moves forward to a general court-martial following a May Article 32 hearing that revealed disturbing details of the…
FORT SILL, OK — A noncommissioned officer at the U.S. Army Fires Center of Excellence has been convicted of multiple offenses—including conspiracy, drug possession, and larceny—and will be separated from the military with a bad-conduct discharge following a June 25, 2025, special court-martial. Staff Sergeant Kolby M. Blackwelder was found guilty by a military judge…
A National Guard Military Police officer was recently promoted to sergeant, despite maintaining a very public and unconventional online presence that has raised eyebrows within the military community. The soldier, who serves in a southern state’s National Guard, joined the military in 2020 after graduating high school. She later earned her Airborne wings and currently…
UPDATE – July 10, 2025: The U.S. Marshals Service has called off the search for fugitive Army veteran Travis Decker in Idaho’s Sawtooth National Forest, just west of the site of the ultra-exclusive Sun Valley Conference, commonly known as the “summer camp for billionaires.” Federal, state, and local officers had descended on the rugged mountain…
The U.S. Army is rolling out a major update to its grooming standards — and it’s one that could have lasting career consequences for thousands of soldiers currently holding permanent shaving waivers. Under a new Army Directive expected to take effect immediately upon signing, all soldiers must be clean-shaven while in uniform or civilian clothing…
After 17 years in uniform, two combat deployments, and graduating from one of the Army’s most elite academic institutions, Major Kara Corcoran was told she couldn’t walk across the stage to receive her master’s degree unless she looked like a man. The ranger-qualified infantry officer, who began transitioning in 2018, was ordered to adhere to…
A dream vacation in the Bahamas turned into a traumatic near-death experience for a former U.S. Army Ranger and West Point graduate when he was struck by a speeding boat’s propeller while snorkeling just feet from shore. Now, as he recovers from massive injuries in a Miami ICU, his family is pleading for answers—and justice….
U.S. Army Soldiers who deployed to select countries in the Middle East and Africa between October 7, 2023, and June 24, 2025, are now authorized to wear the combat patch, officially known as the Shoulder Sleeve Insignia for Military Operations in Hostile Conditions (SSI-MOHC). The expanded policy, signed by Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy…
An Army combat medic stationed in Japan has been sentenced to prison and received a bad conduct discharge after pleading guilty to domestic violence by strangulation during a June 20 court-martial. Staff Sgt. David J. Rollings, 34, assigned to U.S. Army Medical Activity–Japan, admitted to strangling his wife during an April 21, 2024, assault at…