Independent military reporting for those who’ve served — and won’t stay silent.
If you followed Congress over the past month, you probably heard about the debates. Lawmakers argued over whether Army installations should once again carry their previous names. They debated whether Congress should formally designate the Pentagon as the Department of War, revisited officer promotion policies, military fitness standards, and other issues centered on the military’s…
Fleet Week New York, the annual event that brings Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard personnel to New York City for public outreach events, ship tours, and military demonstrations, concluded in May as part of this year’s celebration of the military’s 250th anniversary. Among the event’s public affairs efforts was the “50 for 250” campaign,…
More than a month after a deadly strike in Lamerd, Iran, the story is back in focus—this time because the U.S. military is directly challenging how it was reported. On March 31, United States Central Command (CENTCOM) issued a statement refuting widespread media claims that U.S. forces carried out a missile strike on a sports…
For more than thirty years, Americans have heard the same warning: Iran is getting close to a nuclear weapon. Months away. Maybe a year. Running out of time. That warning has been repeated across decades—and across administrations. So why, after all this time, did it suddenly become urgent enough to justify war in 2026? For…
An active-duty service member identified as Peyton Chance Leckelt, 21, is currently being held in the Virginia Beach Jail following his arrest during a civilian-led child exploitation sting operation. According to a press release issued by Predator Poachers, their investigation began after the February 15, 2026 apprehension of Sean Sayer of Naugatuck, Connecticut, who was…
An active-duty U.S. Navy commander was arrested this week in connection with multiple child sex crime charges following a months-long investigation led by Florida law enforcement. According to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office, Jonathan Leland Saburn, 44, was taken into custody on January 30, 2026, with assistance from the Navy Criminal Investigative Service and…
The U.S. military has always had an unofficial economy running parallel to the official one. Service members have long relied on side work—everything from ride-share driving to lawn care—to make ends meet. But in recent years, a new kind of side hustle has quietly emerged across the ranks, one that military leadership is still struggling…
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…
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…
