Independent military reporting for those who’ve served — and won’t stay silent.
A Wisconsin Army post found itself square in the crosshairs of political controversy this week after a viral image showed something most troops would spot instantly: missing portraits of the Commander-in-Chief and his top brass on a base’s official chain of command board. Col. Sheyla Baez Ramirez, the garrison commander of Fort McCoy, has been…
The Army is making waves in its approach to physical readiness, scrapping the age-old push-up requirement from the grueling Ranger School entrance test and rolling out a new, sex-neutral Army Fitness Test (AFT) for the entire force. As of April 21, the U.S. Army Infantry School will implement a new physical fitness assessment for Ranger…
Ruoyu Duan, a former U.S. Army soldier arrested last month for allegedly orchestrating a bribery and espionage scheme targeting U.S. military secrets, is now attempting to reframe himself in court—not as a spy, but as a hapless “dupe” manipulated by Chinese agents. Despite the overwhelming evidence laid out by federal prosecutors, including seized classified materials…
On April 17, 2025, in the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Dakota Meyer — Medal of Honor recipient, combat veteran, and lifelong advocate for service — raised his right hand and swore the Oath of Enlistment once again. And while the moment was powerful, inspiring, and downright historic, the online backlash that…
A viral photo snapped inside a Fort McCoy facility has stirred online outrage after eagle-eyed service members and veterans noticed something glaringly absent: the official portraits of President Donald J. Trump and newly confirmed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Instead of proudly displayed images of the Commander-in-Chief and SecDef, the frames appeared turned around, face-down against…
A soldier in Army basic training at Fort Leonard Wood has been arrested and charged with the murder of a Fayetteville woman whose body was discovered in a rural Robeson County pond nearly eight months after she went missing. Tyrique Zavier Leroy Williams, 26, was taken into custody this week in Waynesville, Missouri by U.S….
An Army soldier stationed at Fort Eustis in Newport News, Virginia, has been indicted on multiple federal charges related to child sexual abuse material. According to court documents, 20-year-old Isaiah Luke Hood is accused of coercing several minors to produce sexually explicit content between March 2023 and January 2024. He is also charged with receiving…
A defense official speaking on condition of anonymity has confirmed to the Associated Press that the two Marines killed Tuesday near the U.S.-Mexico border were riding in a civilian vehicle—not a military one—when it rolled over, fatally injuring them and critically wounding a third. This detail, not initially disclosed in the Pentagon’s official statements, sheds…
Japanese police arrested two U.S. service members early Sunday morning in separate incidents that have sparked renewed scrutiny of American military conduct on the island. A U.S. Marine Corps corporal from Futenma Air Base was taken into custody around 4 a.m. in the Makishi district of Naha after allegedly assaulting a 41-year-old Japanese man. According…
First Lt. Gabrielle White made history this past weekend as the first Ranger-qualified female to compete in the Army’s legendary Best Ranger Competition — and she didn’t just show up, she finished strong. White and her teammate, Capt. Seth Deltenre, crossed the finish line in 14th place out of 52 teams after enduring three relentless…