Independent military reporting for those who’ve served — and won’t stay silent.
WILMINGTON, N.C. — Officials at the University of North Carolina Wilmington and Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune have determined that social media claims alleging Marines were being attacked by university fraternity members are false. The rumors, which circulated widely across Facebook and text chains in early November, claimed that a fraternity initiation at UNCW involved…
In 1969, Creedence Clearwater Revival released Fortunate Son, a song that captured the frustration of an entire generation sent to fight in Vietnam while the privileged stayed home. It was an anthem for the rank and file — the ones without a silver spoon, the ones whose last names didn’t open doors in Washington. “It…
LANCASTER, Calif. — A 19-year-old U.S. Marine, Lance Cpl. Tevon Wade, was shot and killed after a Halloween party in Lancaster early Saturday morning. The suspect remains at large, and investigators are asking for the public’s help. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, deputies responded to reports of a shooting around 12:45 a.m….
LAKE COUNTY, Ind. — A U.S. Marine stationed at Camp Lejeune has been arrested after allegedly traveling from North Carolina to Indiana to kidnap and sexually assault a 12-year-old girl he met on social media. According to the Department of Justice and the FBI, 24-year-old Lance Corporal William Richard Roy was taken into custody on…
IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. — The U.S. Marine Corps has identified the pilot killed in last week’s AH-1Z Viper helicopter crash in Southern California as Maj. Tyler R. Braconi, 35, a decorated Marine aviator and California native stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton. Maj. Braconi was assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369…
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…
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the creation of a new Barracks Task Force aimed at tackling one of the military’s longest-running quality-of-life problems: substandard troop housing. In a memorandum dated October 6, Hegseth directed the Under Secretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment (USW[A&S]) to form the task force and appoint the…
HAVELOCK, N.C. — A 19-year-old U.S. Marine stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point has been arrested and charged with felony animal cruelty after police say he brutally killed his 8-month-old Labrador retriever mix. According to the Havelock Police Department, Lance Corporal Taylor Heinrich, of Havelock, was taken into custody after officers and Havelock…
Staff Sgt. Alonzo Alcantara, a Marine small arms repair technician and former recruiter, has been sentenced to 26 years in military prison for killing his wife, Ruby Tenorio Alcantara, at their home on Marine Corps Base Hawaii in September 2024. Alcantara pleaded guilty under a deal that reduced a potential life sentence, admitting he used…
QUANTICO, VA — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth addressed hundreds of the nation’s top generals and admirals at the Marine Corps Museum last week, delivering a blunt and sweeping directive: the U.S. military will abandon policies associated with diversity, inclusion, and progressive cultural norms in favor of a renewed focus on discipline, warfighting, and traditional…