United States Army Criminal Investigation Command

Investigators were examining whether a cyber incident played a role, but the Pentagon had not confirmed hacking as the cause.

Army Criminal Investigation Division said it was working with the Defense Commissary Agency and the Pentagon Inspector General's criminal investigators.

The department also said its cyber organization was coordinating with law enforcement and other federal agencies.

For families, the verified consequence was disrupted access and spoiled inventory, not evidence that customer financial or personal data had been compromised.

There, about 350 establishments were affected.

The Pentagon has also confirmed that a U.S. Cyber Command unit is currently working with government agencies and law enforcement to and the US Army Criminal Investigation Division is of course also involved.

My viewers who were once part of Cyber Command, this is probably a welcome reprieve from the sort of other things that you have to normally investigate.

Now investigators have not yet publicly confirmed the cause, they haven't identified anyone responsible as the, The story about Sylvia is this is an ongoing investigation, but this is new information right here that reveals that the incidents that occurred in August are now being taken pretty seriously.

Similarities between the failures prompted investigators to examine whether outside actors deliberately interfered with the equipment.

U.S. Cyber Command personnel are coordinating with federal agencies and law enforcement, while the Army Criminal Investigation Division's Cyber Field Office is also involved.

The investigation raises a practical national security concern.

Internet-connected equipment supporting military communications can become a target even when it has a little apparent connection to combat operations.

What happens when an operator knows exactly how to accomplish a mission but isn't sure the mission is right? What happens when the truth about an operation surfaces 17 years later? At the center of the series is Thomas Kessler.

He's an Army CID special agent.

He's a former infantryman, quiet and methodical, and very hard to lie to.

His job is to reopen operations that everyone else considers closed.

He had been with that platoon a matter of weeks, and he was blown up twice before that night was over.

Four Americans were killed on that objective, two Rangers, an Army CID agent, and First Lieutenant Jenny Moreno, a nurse serving as a cultural support team member attached to the Ranger regiment.

Dozens more came home that night with Purple Hearts.

Jeff Dawson came home from it with a Distinguished Service Cross.

Mm-hmm.

And same, it was like literally three days after- The anniversary, so

Two of the folks that were KIA on target, uh, one was the Army CID agent, the other one was the, uh, cultural support team member, uh, Jenny, um, Jenny Moreno.

Uh, can you kind of just explain what the cultural support team, like, what they were doing out there?

Rogan then shot in the head, and the top of the bag was closed by a zip tie, according to the Special Trial Council.

Agents with the Army Criminal Investigation, along with the FBI, conducted the investigation and found evidence that Rancy purchased heavy-duty trash bags and zip ties from a local Walmart in Waynesville, Indiana.

On the morning of October 20th, so that's before the murder, premeditated, holy shit, cell phone data showed both Rogue and Rancy were in her apartment for about an hour around 10.30 a.m. that same morning.

In her apartment, investigators found a bullet lodged in a banana inside the refrigerator.

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We're going to be talking about the ROC as well, something that is dear to our heart.

Investigators later determined that Clarkston intended to kill both himself and his passenger in retaliation for the drug use report.

Army CID conducted a crash reconstruction and gathered additional evidence, ultimately leading to criminal charges against Clarkson.

Although Clarkson initially pled not guilty during his July 2026 arraignment, he subsequently entered into a plea agreement.

On October 1st, during his general court martial at Fort Hood, Clarkston pled guilty to attempted unpremeditated murder, wrongful use of marijuana, violating a lawful general regulation, and damaging non-military property.

The military judge accepted Clarkson's guilty plea and sentenced him to 17 years and eight months of confinement and a dishonorable discharge, consistent with the pretrial agreement.

Following the sentencing hearing, Captain Mark Wegson of the Army Office of Special Trial Counsel emphasized that the victim's survival did not diminish the seriousness of Clarkson's actions.

Army CID officials also noted that the investigation demonstrated how an apparent traffic accident can reveal intentional criminal conduct.

The identity of the surviving soldier has not been publicly released, and the Army has not provided further information about his recovery.