Independent military reporting for those who’ve served — and won’t stay silent.
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…
A Space Force guardian stationed in Colorado has ignited serious buzz—and concern—after cultivating an unusually revealing online persona that openly intertwines her personal fantasies, emotional vulnerabilities, and self-identified military background. Though she never appears in uniform, she repeatedly references her service, location, and lifestyle in ways that have caught the attention of observers who say…
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — An Army lieutenant colonel who broke eight of his wife’s ribs, destroyed evidence and later carried on an affair with an enlisted soldier’s spouse will still be allowed to retire with full benefits despite a criminal conviction, a general court-martial and years of fallout that affected multiple families, according to military…
A former Fort Jackson Drill Sergeant of the Year has been sentenced to 40 months in confinement and reduced to the rank of private after pleading guilty to domestic violence at a court-martial in Texas. The punishment comes as the Soldier continues to face separate felony charges in El Paso County for an alleged 2024…
A week after two National Guard members were ambushed near the White House, the Pentagon has ordered every Guard member deployed in Washington, D.C., to carry live weapons — a move that has drawn scrutiny from The Guardian, which questioned whether all Guardsmen are professionally trained enough for street-level patrols. Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — A Grand Forks Air Force Base Security Forces Airman has been charged with felony reckless endangerment after police say he accidentally shot a fellow defender during a late-night gathering marked by heavy drinking and unsafe handling of firearms. Gerald Hugh Barran Jr., 31, was arrested Saturday night after authorities say he…
A West Virginia National Guard soldier has died after she and another Guardsman were shot Wednesday afternoon while serving on a mission in Washington, D.C. Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, 20, of Summersville, West Virginia, was pronounced dead after the attack, officials confirmed Thursday. Beckstrom was serving with the 863rd Military Police Company, 111th Engineer Brigade, and…
Retired Marine Corps Captain Kareem El, a decorated former officer and Washington, D.C.–based tech founder, is at the center of allegations that he was forcefully detained by U.S. military police while visiting Okinawa, Japan. The claims originate from video and statements posted online by his brother. The U.S. military has not yet issued a public…
A Fort Bragg infantryman once accused of killing his infant daughter — and later acquitted — is back in handcuffs. This time, Fayetteville police say he was caught secretly peeping on a 15-year-old girl inside a JCPenney fitting room at Cross Creek Mall. For a soldier who only months ago walked away from a military…
