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Editor’s Note: The claims made in this article regarding drill sergeant misconduct and the nature of the Soldier’s death are based on statements from an anonymous source who identifies as both an active duty Soldier and family member of a trainee within the affected unit. At the time of publication, The Salty Soldier has not…
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WA – A 20-year-old soldier has become the first to be convicted in a disturbing case of barracks sexual assault involving four service members and a female college student—an incident that has shaken the ranks at one of the Army’s largest installations. Pvt. Deron J. Gordon, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 94th…
An 18-year-old U.S. Army Soldier from California was killed Friday, September 5, during a training event on a rifle range at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. The Soldier was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 48th Infantry Regiment, a unit responsible for conducting Basic Combat Training (BCT) for new recruits. The fatal incident occurred during a scheduled…
Staff Sergeant Arthur Meyerowitz was just 25 years old when his B-24 Liberator was blasted out of the sky over Nazi-occupied France in 1943. Alone, injured, and behind enemy lines, the Bronx-born Jew spent the next six months evading capture by the Gestapo with the help of the French Resistance. Now, his harrowing story is…
A Special Forces noncommissioned officer was convicted this week at Fort Bragg, marking the end of a once-promising military career and adding a deeply personal chapter to a family long tied to elite Army service. Sergeant First Class Nathaniel G. Lightfield, 31, was found guilty—contrary to his plea—of one specification of domestic violence in violation…
The U.S. Army has officially fielded a reconnaissance drone to troops that’s been around since before Grand Theft Auto V was released—yes, the same GTA V that came out in 2013 and is still waiting on a sequel that is expected to release in May of 2026. Dubbed the Soldier Borne Sensor (SBS), this “new”…
A soldier stationed at Fort Campbell recently reported a chilling encounter that’s reigniting conversation around cult recruitment efforts targeting U.S. service members. According to the soldier, who posted about the incident on Reddit, the event happened around 1 a.m. near his barracks on post when a maroon pickup truck with dark-tinted windows pulled up beside…
Editor’s Note: Following publication of this article, PFC Cagle responded directly with the following statement: “I don’t care about your wack ass article or anything you have to say about me. I’m living my life like it’s Golden and you could never make me change ANYTHING about the way I move. But you WILL delete…
In a major shake-up of the Pentagon’s drone defense efforts, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Army to dismantle its Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office (JCO) and stand up a new warfighting organization: Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF 401). The move comes as part of the Trump administration’s wider campaign to restore…
ST. ROBERT, MO — A U.S. Army Staff Sergeant stationed at Fort Leonard Wood is facing felony charges after leading police on a high-speed chase through St. Robert in the early hours of Sunday, August 24, that ended with his Dodge Charger crashing into a family’s home-based bakery. According to the Saint Robert Police Department,…