Independent military reporting for those who’ve served — and won’t stay silent.
President Donald Trump’s latest warning to Hamas has raised the specter of renewed conflict in the Middle East—and left many wondering just how close the U.S. military could be to getting pulled back into the region. “If Hamas continues to kill people in Gaza, which was not the Deal, we will have no choice but…
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A Colorado Springs Police Department K-9 is fighting for his life after being stabbed multiple times while attempting to take a barricaded suspect into custody on Wednesday. Authorities have confirmed the suspect is an active-duty U.S. Army soldier assigned to the 10th Special Forces Group at Fort Carson. According to police,…
A U.S. Army Staff Sergeant is catching serious backlash online after posting videos complaining that she wasn’t given a Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) for her retirement after 20 years of service. Staff Sergeant Ka Xiong, an Army 92F (Petroleum Supply Specialist), shared two now-viral videos on social media where she appeared visibly upset about receiving…
The Texas Military Department recently removed seven National Guard soldiers from a deployment to Illinois after they failed to meet Army fitness and uniform standards — a move applauded by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as part of his campaign to restore what he calls “warfighter discipline.” But as Texas tightens enforcement, critics have pointed out…
CAMP FOSTER, Japan – On September 22, 2025, a U.S. Army sergeant stationed in Japan was convicted of possessing child pornography with intent to distribute during a general court-martial held at Camp Zama and conducted at Camp Foster. SGT Malikhi J. Ly-Hughes, a Satellite Communications Technician assigned under U.S. Army Japan, pleaded guilty before a…
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have dismissed a reservist soldier after video footage surfaced showing him repeatedly kicking a Palestinian man in the West Bank town of Dura, near Hebron. The incident, which occurred in early October 2025, has sparked widespread condemnation and prompted a Military Police investigation. The Incident Surveillance footage shared on social…
Fort Stewart, Georgia — A young soldier’s family is calling for transparency and accountability after what they describe as a miscarriage of justice within the U.S. Army legal system. PFC Montrevious L. Riley, now 20, says he took a plea deal at his September 2025 court-martial despite maintaining his innocence in an assault case that…
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the creation of a new Barracks Task Force aimed at tackling one of the military’s longest-running quality-of-life problems: substandard troop housing. In a memorandum dated October 6, Hegseth directed the Under Secretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment (USW[A&S]) to form the task force and appoint the…
It’s 2014. Syria’s burning, ISIS propaganda videos are flooding the internet, and half the planet’s glued to grainy footage of trucks with machine guns welded to the bed.But this time, one of those trucks wasn’t some beat-up Toyota from the desert.It was a Texas plumber’s Ford F-250, still rocking the company logo and phone number,…
HAVELOCK, N.C. — A 19-year-old U.S. Marine stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point has been arrested and charged with felony animal cruelty after police say he brutally killed his 8-month-old Labrador retriever mix. According to the Havelock Police Department, Lance Corporal Taylor Heinrich, of Havelock, was taken into custody after officers and Havelock…