More than a week after a training-related incident claimed the lives of a U.S. Army flight paramedic and a British Army non-commissioned officer at Erbil Air Base, Iraq, military officials have released remarkably few details about what actually occurred. The soldiers have been identified as Sgt. Devin A. Seibel, 26, of the U.S. Army’s Air…
A Florida soldier stationed at Fort Stewart has been sentenced to eight months in military confinement after admitting he secretly recorded two people without their consent. Staff Sgt. Thomas J. Gwynn, 26, of Palmetto, Florida, pleaded guilty at a general court-martial on June 2, 2026, to two counts of indecent visual recording, a crime under…
A review of publicly available online content has revealed a military-connected adult-content brand whose operator repeatedly identifies herself as a veteran, former soldier, and current military spouse while making frequent references to Fort Bragg, military housing, installation access, and life inside one of the Army’s largest military communities. Editor’s Note: Due to the graphic nature…
A Fort Campbell infantryman accused of raping and sexually assaulting multiple women in Tennessee and Alaska, including allegations that he strangled and suffocated victims during some encounters, was sentenced to 18 months confinement and a bad-conduct discharge after a plea agreement resulted in the dismissal of every rape and sexual assault charge brought against him….
FORT KNOX, Ky. — A U.S. Army captain assigned to Fort Knox and formerly a company commander within the 1st Theater Sustainment Command was sentenced to 180 days of confinement after pleading guilty at a special court-martial to conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman. According to Army Trial Judiciary records, CPT Koty M. Caldwell…
A former Fort Carson soldier who admitted to sexually assaulting a woman after abducting her near a Colorado Springs park was sentenced Monday to an indeterminate prison term of 12 years to life, with a judge warning that she believes he remains a serious danger to the community. Pvt. Caden Michael Meade appeared before El…
WEST POINT, N.Y. — Newly obtained court records provide additional insight into the case of former West Point cadet Cayden N. Cork, who was dismissed from the Army after pleading guilty to extortion and indecent conduct involving AI-generated imagery. The records show prosecutors originally pursued a broader case than the offenses that ultimately resulted in…
Earlier this month, The Salty Soldier reported that Fort Hood soldier Specialist Lamontavious Keshon Cradic had been arrested and charged in Bell County with assault of a pregnant person and unlawful restraint. Now, court documents obtained by The Salty Soldier provide new details about what investigators allege occurred during the April 27 incident, including allegations…
Fort Bragg, NC – A 20-year-old Minnesota man assigned to Fort Bragg was arrested in North Carolina after authorities secured a nationwide extradition warrant tied to felony child sexual abuse material charges. Landon Elias Rudolph, formerly of Pine Island, Minnesota, was booked into the Cumberland County Detention Center on May 26 after investigators in Goodhue…
The Louisiana National Guard has confirmed that a negligent discharge occurred inside a Tactical Operations Center at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans earlier this year after The Salty Soldier forced the release of investigative records through the Freedom of Information Act. The incident had not been publicly disclosed or acknowledged by the Louisiana National Guard…
