For the dysfunctional, disgruntled, and salty soldiers
A dream vacation in the Bahamas turned into a traumatic near-death experience for a former U.S. Army Ranger and West Point graduate when he was struck by a speeding boat’s propeller while snorkeling just feet from shore. Now, as he recovers from massive injuries in a Miami ICU, his family is pleading for answers—and justice….
U.S. Army Soldiers who deployed to select countries in the Middle East and Africa between October 7, 2023, and June 24, 2025, are now authorized to wear the combat patch, officially known as the Shoulder Sleeve Insignia for Military Operations in Hostile Conditions (SSI-MOHC). The expanded policy, signed by Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy…
A former U.S. Air Force member has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for sexually assaulting a fellow service member while stationed overseas at Royal Air Force Mildenhall in the United Kingdom. James Loubeau, 37, of Miami, pleaded guilty earlier this year to two counts of abusive sexual contact related to a 2019…
An Army combat medic stationed in Japan has been sentenced to prison and received a bad conduct discharge after pleading guilty to domestic violence by strangulation during a June 20 court-martial. Staff Sgt. David J. Rollings, 34, assigned to U.S. Army Medical Activity–Japan, admitted to strangling his wife during an April 21, 2024, assault at…
At Ramstein Air Base in Germany, a quiet moment of concern became the difference between life and death—and earned one Airman the title of 2025 USO Airman of the Year. Air Force Senior Airman Anthony Palacios, 27, was just finishing up another day calibrating gear for the 86th Maintenance Squadron when he noticed something was…
Authorities have confirmed that bloody handprints found on the tailgate of a pickup truck abandoned near a Washington state campground match the DNA of Travis Decker, the ex-soldier accused of murdering his three young daughters. The Chelan County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday that the Washington State Patrol Crime Lab linked the blood evidence on the…
A U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant deployed to Alaska for Red Flag training has died following a kayaking accident on the Chena River, according to multiple official sources. Staff Sgt. Christian Diaz, 24, was a member of the 35th Fighter Generation Squadron out of Kunsan Air Base, South Korea. He was in Fairbanks as part…
A U.S. Army captain assigned to the U.S. Army Materiel Command is facing scrutiny that could threaten his career—not because of misconduct or performance failures, but due to his public drag persona and a questionable shaving profile. Identified as U.S. Army Captain Johnson, the officer posts on TikTok under the name “Garnet,” where he has…
Newly obtained court records and insider military accounts continue to shed light on the ongoing legal and disciplinary situation surrounding Army Specialist Brandon Alexander Clay Storey, 27, who was arrested following a recorded vigilante sting operation in Colorado late last year. Storey is currently charged with Obstructing Government Operations, a Class 2 misdemeanor, after he…
The Army is preparing to roll out a policy shift that could spell the end of permanent shaving profiles — a move that may disproportionately affect soldiers diagnosed with chronic shaving-related skin conditions, and in particular, Black men who statistically experience these conditions at a higher rate. According to internal guidance and multiple Army officials…