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Jacksonville — An active-duty U.S. Marine stationed at Camp Lejeune has been publicly identified in an online confrontation conducted by a vigilante group that targets alleged child predators. As of publication, no arrest, booking, or criminal charges have been confirmed by civilian or military authorities. The individual was identified by online content creator Alex Rosen,…
A Texas National Guard soldier was arrested in Hidalgo County after McAllen police obtained a warrant alleging continuous sexual abuse of a child under the age of 14, according to police and court records. Juan Salas-Sandoval was taken into custody by the McAllen Police Department on December 16, 2025, following the issuance of an arrest…
OKLAHOMA CITY — A 20-year-old U.S. Navy sailor stationed at Tinker Air Force Base died Dec. 9 after jumping from a highway overpass near the Interstate 40 and Interstate 35 interchange, authorities said. The death was confirmed by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, which reported that a person died after jumping from the bridge, prompting a…
A Fort Riley-based U.S. Army Military Police noncommissioned officer was arrested in Geary County, Kansas, on felony rape and misdemeanor sexual battery charges just months after being publicly recognized as one of the Military Police Corps’ top-performing NCOs. Staff Sgt. Roland Joseph Dore Jr., 35, was arrested shortly after midnight on Dec. 22, 2025, following…
The Israel Defense Forces confirmed Thursday evening that a man captured on video ramming a vehicle into a Palestinian man while he was praying in the occupied West Bank is an Israeli reservist soldier. The incident occurred near the village of Deir Jarir, east of Ramallah, and has prompted a military investigation and disciplinary action….
Updated on January 29, 2026 A U.S. Army sergeant assigned to the 89th Military Police Brigade at Fort Hood, Texas, appeared to insult a commissioned officer, engage in a monetized TikTok livestream, and use profane language while on duty and in uniform, according to a video livestreamed Monday afternoon. The livestream, which aired on Monday,…
Two Iowa National Guard soldiers and an American civilian interpreter were killed Saturday during a targeted ambush by a suspected ISIS gunman in central Syria, U.S. and state officials confirmed. Three additional Iowa Guard soldiers were wounded in the attack, which occurred near the historic city of Palmyra. U.S. Central Command said the deaths and…
A U.S. Army master sergeant who appears in online content that has drawn widespread attention and criticism has been identified as a senior Army public affairs noncommissioned officer who appears to remain on active duty. The material, which has circulated across social media platforms and private messaging channels, involves a fetish-themed persona using imagery that…
FORT HOOD, Texas — Capt. Adam W. Martin spent more than two decades in uniform portraying himself as an officer who mitigated risk to people, organizations and the environment. On Nov. 25, the Army determined he was the risk. According to the Army Office of Special Trial Counsel, Martin, 40, a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and…
A Russian-controlled court in eastern Ukraine has sentenced four Russian soldiers for brutally torturing and killing an American who had spent a decade fighting and propagandizing on behalf of Moscow’s war effort. Russell Bentley, a 63-year-old U.S. Army veteran from Texas, was a well-known figure in Donetsk, where he lived, fought with pro-Russian separatists, and…
