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A former U.S. Army officer who began military service as a male and was born male, and who later began medical transition while on active duty, appears to have taken direct aim at Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, using social media to mock his physical fitness after being separated from the Army. In a recent…
Editor’s Note: This guest article reflects the author’s reporting and analysis. It addresses a disputed historical event and draws on on-the-record interviews and publicly available sources. The Salty Soldier does not independently adjudicate competing accounts related to the Abbottabad raid. By Benjamin Reed I spoke with Rob O’Neill recently about a dispute that, more than…
An active-duty U.S. Army soldier assigned to Fort Bragg has contacted The Salty Soldier following publication of a report documenting online advertisements for in-person services tied to military-themed social media communities, claiming the activity was part of a covert overseas operation. The Army has since confirmed the individual is an active-duty soldier and that an…
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — Roughly five months before his arrest, former Army Sgt. 1st Class Namon L. Bledsoe appeared in uniform at a youth outreach event at a Rock Island, Illinois, high school, participating in a program designed to introduce students to military service. Newly released court-martial records now provide the most complete picture to…
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,…
