Independent military reporting for those who’ve served — and won’t stay silent.
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…
Editor’s Note: This article has been formatted in accordance with advertiser content guidelines. A more detailed version of this report is available at TheSaltySoldierUncensored.com. ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — A former Army sergeant first class who pleaded guilty at court-martial to producing child sexual abuse material remains charged with serious Illinois felonies. Military records referenced allegations…
A retired U.S. Army colonel who later worked at U.S. Central Command has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for transmitting classified military strike planning information using his personal cellphone, federal officials announced. Kevin Charles Luke, 62, of Parrish, Florida, pleaded guilty to one count of unauthorized communication of information relating to the…
Richard Tillman, the younger brother of late NFL star and Army Ranger Pat Tillman, is facing the possibility of decades in federal prison after admitting he intentionally rammed a vehicle into a U.S. Post Office in California and set it on fire — an incident prosecutors say he carried out to “make a point to…
Editor’s Note: This version of the article has been edited for advertising and platform compliance. The full, uncensored report — including additional context and imagery — is available at TheSaltySoldierUncensored.com. An online content creator has built a public persona around claims that she is married to a U.S. Army Ranger, using that asserted connection as…
Editor’s Note: This version of the article has been edited for advertiser compliance. The full, uncensored version is available at The Salty Soldier Uncensored. An active-duty U.S. Army soldier stationed at Fort Bragg is facing multiple felony child exploitation charges in North Carolina following a months-long Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) investigation that led to…
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to reflect additional review of released emails, text messages, and reporting related to Jeffrey Epstein’s private correspondence. The update refines the framing and incorporates newly examined material. Further updates may follow as verified information becomes available. Jeffrey Epstein’s correspondence does not read like the inbox of a financier…
The U.S. Army has always had a complicated relationship with men like Joe Ronnie Hooper. When the shooting starts, they’re priceless.When the shooting stops, they’re a problem. Hooper wasn’t misunderstood by the Army. He was fully understood. Leadership knew exactly what he was—volatile, undisciplined, aggressive, unreliable in garrison, unstoppable in combat. The institution made a…
A U.S. Air Force senior airman accused of serious misconduct involving minors went to trial this week at McConnell Air Force Base, while a separate felony insurance fraud prosecution and an active civil debt lawsuit continue to move forward in Kansas state court. Senior Airman Randall Race Thomas Moore Jr., 26, assigned to the 22nd…
