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A former U.S. Marine who once served at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison after being convicted of producing and collecting child sexual abuse material (CSAM) from minors he manipulated online for years. Anthony Joseph Fritzinger, 25, of Middletown, New Jersey, was found guilty in September…
The U.S. Army has formally referred charges against Specialist Wooster Rancy in connection with the October 2024 murder of Sergeant Sarah Roque, a fellow soldier assigned to the same battalion at Fort Leonard Wood. The case now moves forward to a general court-martial following a May Article 32 hearing that revealed disturbing details of the…
A 19-year-old U.S. Marine stationed at Camp Pendleton is facing multiple felony charges in Colorado after allegedly contacting and sexually exploiting underage children through social media apps. Authorities believe additional victims may still be unidentified. Pfc. Justin Ryder Simmons, a Marine meteorology and oceanography specialist from Windsor, Colorado, was arrested on June 16 at Marine…
FORT SILL, OK — A noncommissioned officer at the U.S. Army Fires Center of Excellence has been convicted of multiple offenses—including conspiracy, drug possession, and larceny—and will be separated from the military with a bad-conduct discharge following a June 25, 2025, special court-martial. Staff Sergeant Kolby M. Blackwelder was found guilty by a military judge…
A National Guard Military Police officer was recently promoted to sergeant, despite maintaining a very public and unconventional online presence that has raised eyebrows within the military community. The soldier, who serves in a southern state’s National Guard, joined the military in 2020 after graduating high school. She later earned her Airborne wings and currently…
A docuseries streaming on VET TV titled “Let’s Talk About the War” has been striking a nerve across the veteran community—and for good reason. The multi-part series takes a raw, unfiltered look at the psychological carnage left behind after two decades of American combat operations in the Global War on Terrorism. This isn’t the kind…
A family trip to the mountains turned into a nightmare for a Fort Bliss soldier and his loved ones after powerful flash floods swept through Ruidoso, New Mexico, on Tuesday, killing two young children and leaving their parents hospitalized with serious injuries. Charlotte and Sebastian Trotter, ages 4 and 7, were among the three confirmed…
Seven soldiers from the Israeli Air Force’s Arrow battalion have been detained following serious allegations of misconduct during what appears to have been a hazing ritual targeting new recruits. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have launched a Military Police investigation into the incident, which allegedly involved inappropriate and abusive behavior by veteran troops toward junior…
UPDATE – July 10, 2025: The U.S. Marshals Service has called off the search for fugitive Army veteran Travis Decker in Idaho’s Sawtooth National Forest, just west of the site of the ultra-exclusive Sun Valley Conference, commonly known as the “summer camp for billionaires.” Federal, state, and local officers had descended on the rugged mountain…
The U.S. Army is rolling out a major update to its grooming standards — and it’s one that could have lasting career consequences for thousands of soldiers currently holding permanent shaving waivers. Under a new Army Directive expected to take effect immediately upon signing, all soldiers must be clean-shaven while in uniform or civilian clothing…