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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,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Maryland attorney and federal employee is facing felony assault charges after allegedly spitting on two uniformed National Guard soldiers stationed outside Union Station on August 22. The suspect, Scott J. Pichon, 33, approached the soldiers on a Lime scooter around 4:43 p.m., made a noise as if clearing mucus from his…
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. — Four soldiers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord are facing court-martial for the sexual assault of a female military student in a barracks last fall. Among them is Spc. Jadon Bosarge, whose younger brother, Jaret, is currently enrolled at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The alleged assault took place on…
FAYETTEVILLE, NC — Court filings reveal a disturbing twist in the case of Shana Cloud, the Fayetteville woman charged with murdering her husband, retired Special Forces medic Clinton “Clint” Bonnell. Records obtained by The Salty Soldier show that even before Bonnell’s dismembered remains were recovered, Cloud retained an attorney and filed a lawsuit seeking control…
A leaked photo, which appears to have originated from Snapchat and shows a Security Forces Airman on duty at Creech Air Force Base, is spreading across social media and raising fresh concerns about conduct, safety, and the already shaken morale within the Air Force’s defender community. The image shows a Black female Airman at a…
FORT SILL, OKLA. — On August 1, 2025, Sergeant First Class Lindsey S. DeStefano was convicted at a special court-martial for absence without leave in violation of Article 86, UCMJ. A panel of officers and enlisted members found her guilty of one specification of AWOL and acquitted her of another. The court sentenced DeStefano to…