Independent military reporting for those who’ve served — and won’t stay silent.
It’s 2014. Syria’s burning, ISIS propaganda videos are flooding the internet, and half the planet’s glued to grainy footage of trucks with machine guns welded to the bed.But this time, one of those trucks wasn’t some beat-up Toyota from the desert.It was a Texas plumber’s Ford F-250, still rocking the company logo and phone number,…
A growing number of military-affiliated couples are using social media and anonymous content-sharing platforms to publicly explore unconventional relationship dynamics while one partner is deployed or serving away from home. The trend has drawn attention across multiple online communities for its openness and willingness to challenge traditional expectations of military family life. The term “Jody,”…
Authorities have identified the man accused of opening fire at a crowded waterfront restaurant in Southport, North Carolina, as a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who legally changed his name several years ago. The Shooting On Saturday night, diners at the American Fish Company restaurant in the Southport Yacht Basin were met with sudden gunfire. Police…
A Colorado substitute teacher—married to a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army—has been placed on administrative leave after posting a disturbing video in which her young daughters gleefully guess that the “best news ever” is the death of Donald Trump. Krista Cole, a progressive activist and substitute teacher in Colorado Springs, filmed herself with her…
Army Specialist Brandon “Ate Up” Storey—previously exposed by a Colorado-based child predator hunting group—appeared in El Paso County Courtroom A this morning for a pretrial conference that quickly shifted to a guilty plea deal. Storey, wearing his U.S. Army uniform, waited on the courtroom bench flanked by a noncommissioned officer from Fort Carson as his…
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — The Army has identified Pvt. Andrey Okunev, 18, as the soldier who died during a training incident at Fort Leonard Wood on September 5. Okunev was assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 48th Infantry Regiment, and was participating in rifle range training when he sustained what officials described as a…
The U.S. Army has officially fielded a reconnaissance drone to troops that’s been around since before Grand Theft Auto V was released—yes, the same GTA V that came out in 2013 and is still waiting on a sequel that is expected to release in May of 2026. Dubbed the Soldier Borne Sensor (SBS), this “new”…
Editor’s Note: Following publication of this article, PFC Cagle responded directly with the following statement: “I don’t care about your wack ass article or anything you have to say about me. I’m living my life like it’s Golden and you could never make me change ANYTHING about the way I move. But you WILL delete…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Maryland attorney and federal employee is facing felony assault charges after allegedly spitting on two uniformed National Guard soldiers stationed outside Union Station on August 22. The suspect, Scott J. Pichon, 33, approached the soldiers on a Lime scooter around 4:43 p.m., made a noise as if clearing mucus from his…
FAYETTEVILLE, NC — Court filings reveal a disturbing twist in the case of Shana Cloud, the Fayetteville woman charged with murdering her husband, retired Special Forces medic Clinton “Clint” Bonnell. Records obtained by The Salty Soldier show that even before Bonnell’s dismembered remains were recovered, Cloud retained an attorney and filed a lawsuit seeking control…
