Independent military reporting for those who’ve served — and won’t stay silent.
The Department of War has identified four Army Reserve soldiers killed in a drone strike in Kuwait during the opening days of the expanding war with Iran, marking the first publicly identified American casualties tied to the conflict. According to an official release, Capt. Cody A. Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Florida; Sgt. 1st Class…
As major combat operations continue under Operation Epic Fury, the U.S. military death toll has climbed to six in the first three days of war with Iran. According to United States Central Command, the remains of two previously unaccounted-for American service members were recovered from a facility struck during Iran’s initial missile attacks in the region. Their…
A Texas-based U.S. Army infantry soldier’s hour-long TikTok Live stream on Monday, March 2, 2026, is drawing scrutiny after he repeatedly showed the inside of a fully packed CONNEX container filled with duffel bags and tough boxes labeled with service members’ names. The livestream came at a moment of heightened tensions between the United States…
Three U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jets were shot down over Kuwait late Sunday in what U.S. officials have confirmed was a friendly fire incident involving Kuwaiti air defenses. According to United States Central Command (CENTCOM), the aircraft were flying combat missions in support of Operation Epic Fury when they were mistakenly engaged…
Three U.S. servicemembers have been reported killed amid escalating military operations tied to the February 28 U.S.–Israel strikes on Iran, according to follow-on reporting citing U.S. Central Command sources. The confirmed fatalities mark a significant development in what initially began with official messaging describing “no reported U.S. casualties” during the first wave of Iranian retaliatory…
U.S. military installations across the Persian Gulf came under missile attack Saturday after Iran launched retaliatory strikes following a major joint U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iranian targets. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targeted American positions in Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates, according to multiple regional and international reports. Fifth Fleet Headquarters…
SAN FRANCISCO — Activist groups are planning to gather later today outside the Israeli Consulate in downtown San Francisco to mark the second anniversary of the death of Senior Airman Aaron Bushnell, the U.S. Air Force member who died in 2024 after setting himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C. The demonstration…
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — The U.S. Army has confirmed that both a retired Army Master Sergeant charged with second-degree forcible rape and his wife, who faces felony accessory charges, are currently employed as civilian personnel at Fort Bragg, adding a new dimension to an already serious criminal case pending in Cumberland County. Miguel Angel Cruznieves, 47,…
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Newly filed court documents reveal additional detail in the murder case against the wife of retired U.S. Army Special Forces veteran Clinton “Clint” Bonnell, alleging she knowingly and willfully dismembered or destroyed human remains in an attempt to conceal his death. A Cumberland County grand jury returned a true bill of indictment…
WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs has issued a rule that changes how disability ratings are evaluated when a condition is controlled by medication — and it’s raising real questions among veterans who rely on those ratings for compensation and healthcare. The new regulation, effective February 17, 2026, clarifies that VA disability ratings must…
