U.S. Army hub in North Carolina; Fort Bragg on its outskirts. Population ~208k (2020 census).
Gannon Van Dyke, a 38-year-old Army master sergeant at Fort Bragg, has been charged with using confidential government information for personal gain and other offenses linked to a $33,000 series of bets on the Maduro raid, which netted about $409,000 on Polymarket. He has been released on bail with travel restrictions and faces further court dates.
Sgt. Michael Swinton has died during a controlled detonation at an air base in Irbil, northern Iraq. Two other soldiers were injured as U.S. forces face ongoing clashes related to Iranian strikes. The Defense Department confirms posthumous honors and a promotion for Swinton. The violence comes amid broader attacks that have killed two other service members in Jordan recently.