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LAKE COUNTY, Ind. — A U.S. Marine stationed at Camp Lejeune has been arrested after allegedly traveling from North Carolina to Indiana to kidnap and sexually assault a 12-year-old girl he met on social media. According to the Department of Justice and the FBI, 24-year-old Lance Corporal William Richard Roy was taken into custody on…
FORT BENNING, GA — The U.S. Army and Southern California surf community are mourning the loss of Private First Class Jake Chandler, a 20-year-old Army Ranger and former professional surfer who died in a skydiving accident on October 26, 2025. Chandler had recently graduated from Ranger Assessment and Selection Program (RASP) Class 05-25, officially earning…
WASHINGTON – A newly released Pentagon memorandum outlines updated administrative separation procedures for service members diagnosed with gender dysphoria, reinforcing uniform and grooming requirements and clarifying the process by which commanders and boards determine retention or separation. The memo, issued October 8 by Undersecretary for Personnel and Readiness Anthony Tata, implements provisions of President Trump’s…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Halloween night gathering in Washington’s Navy Yard neighborhood escalated into chaos as hundreds of juveniles clashed in the streets, prompting a multi-agency law enforcement response that included National Guard members. According to the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), First District officers began monitoring the crowd around 7:30 p.m. near the park between…
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — What began as a reckless joke inside a security unit guarding U.S. nuclear weapons turned into a months-long investigation, false official statements, and the eventual death of the airman responsible. Details of the fatal July shooting at F.E. Warren Air Force Base — once believed to be an accidental gun malfunction —…
A Kansas National Guardsman arrested for allegedly trying to aid a Russian intelligence service had been working as a long-haul tanker truck driver, The Salty Soldier has confirmed. According to a U.S. Department of Justice press release, Canyon Anthony Amarys, 28, of Alamogordo, New Mexico, was arrested on October 28 and charged with attempting to…
Before she ever wore the uniform, Specialist Malarie Veillon was a young college student just trying to find her footing in life. She was attending Southeastern Louisiana University, like many others her age—chasing classes, friends, and weekend escapes. But when tragedy struck in 2022, her life spiraled into a darkness she wasn’t sure she could…
Editor’s Note: A previous version of this article contained an incorrect image of then-2nd Lt. Jaime S. Gustitus following her graduation from the Air Force Institute of Technology’s Graduate School of Engineering and Management in 2023. The image has since been updated. DAYTON, Ohio — Newly obtained police documents and radio transmissions are shedding more…
Editor’s Note: A previous version of this article contained an incorrect image of then-2nd Lt. Jaime S. Gustitus following her graduation from the Air Force Institute of Technology’s Graduate School of Engineering and Management in 2023. The image has since been updated. WEST MILTON, Ohio — Authorities have confirmed the deaths of three Wright-Patterson Air…
CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — The beard wars have officially gone global. According to an internal message from the 51st Fighter Wing at Osan Air Base, U.S. Air Force members with approved shaving waivers have been told they’re “NOT authorized to attend” Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s upcoming troop engagement in South Korea. The message,…