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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…
President Donald Trump’s latest warning to Hamas has raised the specter of renewed conflict in the Middle East—and left many wondering just how close the U.S. military could be to getting pulled back into the region. “If Hamas continues to kill people in Gaza, which was not the Deal, we will have no choice but…
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A Colorado Springs Police Department K-9 is fighting for his life after being stabbed multiple times while attempting to take a barricaded suspect into custody on Wednesday. Authorities have confirmed the suspect is an active-duty U.S. Army soldier assigned to the 10th Special Forces Group at Fort Carson. According to police,…
A U.S. Army Staff Sergeant is catching serious backlash online after posting videos complaining that she wasn’t given a Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) for her retirement after 20 years of service. Staff Sergeant Ka Xiong, an Army 92F (Petroleum Supply Specialist), shared two now-viral videos on social media where she appeared visibly upset about receiving…
The Texas Military Department recently removed seven National Guard soldiers from a deployment to Illinois after they failed to meet Army fitness and uniform standards — a move applauded by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as part of his campaign to restore what he calls “warfighter discipline.” But as Texas tightens enforcement, critics have pointed out…