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A Fort Carson Staff Sergeant accused of trafficking cocaine and operating a private armed security firm tied to an illegal Colorado Springs nightclub told the FBI that his mother-in-law owned and ran the venue. Staff Sergeant Juan Gabriel Orona-Rodriguez, 27, remains in federal custody following his arrest during a multi-agency raid on the unlicensed nightclub…
New details have emerged in the tragic killing of 23-year-old Sgt. Sarah Roque, whose body was discovered in a dumpster last October on Fort Leonard Wood. During a recent Article 32 hearing, prosecutors laid out a grim sequence of events implicating Specialist Wooster Rancy, a fellow soldier in the 5th Engineer Battalion, who now stands…
The Salty Soldier has obtained official court documents confirming that Army Specialist Brandon Alexander Clay Storey, 27, is facing legal proceedings in El Paso County, Colorado, following a high-profile sting operation conducted by local child predator watchdog groups. According to court records, Storey has been charged with Obstructing Government Operations, a Class 2 misdemeanor under…
It’s been a month since a soldier was discovered dead in a vehicle outside the barracks at Wheeler Army Airfield in Hawaii—and the U.S. Army still hasn’t released so much as a name. Despite repeated inquiries, Army officials have remained tight-lipped about the early-April incident. The Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) has…
You’ve never seen war like this. In an exclusive new docuseries from Vet TV, U.S. military veterans open up about fighting Russian forces in Ukraine—and they aren’t holding anything back. No filters. No fluff. No polished Pentagon script. Just raw, uncut battlefield chaos straight from the guys who were actually there. “They tried to advance. We…
A chilling photo released by Honduran media has confirmed what many feared: 25-year-old U.S. Army officer 1st Lt. Marciano Parisano, a Black Hawk pilot stationed at Soto Cano Air Base, was found dead this weekend in the Chiquito River near Comayagua, Honduras. Parisano, originally from Cibolo, Texas, had only recently graduated from West Point in…
A military police sergeant assigned to the Combined Arms Support Command Law Enforcement Activity (CASCOM LEA) at Fort Gregg-Adams was convicted earlier this spring of assaulting his wife and making false statements during a general court-martial. Sergeant Joseph B. Vitela, an E-5, was found guilty of one count of domestic violence under Article 128b of…
A Fort Carson-based Staff Sergeant has been arrested and charged with drug trafficking and weapons-related crimes after a federal raid exposed his leadership role in a suspected criminal network involving other active-duty troops. Court records show that his command had previously warned him about his off-duty activity—yet he continued operating in defiance of military regulations….
Editor’s Note: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated that Vincent Morin was divorced at the time of his death. He was separated from his wife; however, their divorce had not been finalized. A decorated U.S. Army combat veteran is dead, his family devastated, and serious questions remain unanswered after a police shooting in…
Any soldier worth their salt knows the golden rule of training: you train as you fight. But one Army influencer is facing heat for seemingly forgetting that. Corporal Denali Gomez, known online as @deenalig on TikTok, boasts over 2 million followers across social media. She rose to online fame shortly after joining the Army in…
