{"id":19420,"date":"2019-07-27T03:36:59","date_gmt":"2019-07-27T03:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/07\/27\/sexting-salacious-snapshots-inside-seal-team-6s-spoofing-scandal\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:05:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:05:23","slug":"sexting-salacious-snapshots-inside-seal-team-6s-spoofing-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2019\/07\/27\/sexting-salacious-snapshots-inside-seal-team-6s-spoofing-scandal\/","title":{"rendered":"Sexting, salacious snapshots: Inside SEAL Team 6\u2032s spoofing scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NORFOLK \u2014 An ongoing Navy probe to catch the culprit who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbandictionary.com\/define.php?term=Catfishing\" target=_blank>catfished<\/a> women into sending nude photos shines a light on the normally shadowy world of SEAL Team 6, one of America\u2019s most secretive commando units \u2014 but the suspected sailor says they got the wrong man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And he worries the brass are breaking the law to put him behind bars while the real culprit who spoofed a SEAL goes free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An explosives expert lauded for taking out terrorist supply routes and safe houses in internal SEAL records provided to Navy Times, Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Aaron Howard faces a court-martial trial for allegedly posing as a pair of people who wooed three women through text messages into sending racy images of themselves in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The victims are an aircrew survival equipmentman second class and two civilians, military prosecutors say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All the charges fall under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/uscode\/text\/10\/934\" target=_blank>Article 134 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice<\/a>, which prohibits actions that can ruin good order and discipline in a unit or those that bring discredit upon the armed forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A member of Virginia-based SEAL Team 6 since 2014 and its Sailor of the Year two years later, the highly-decorated Howard\u2019s medals include a Bronze Star with a Valor device denoting battlefield heroism inside an undisclosed nation, according to records provided to Navy Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During one of dozens of targeted raids deep behind enemy lines to snatch guerrilla leaders, on Sept. 29, 2016 he selflessly exposed himself to withering small arms fire so that his team could remove \u201ctwo critically wounded surrogate force teammates,\u201d according to the medal\u2019s citation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But now he risks brig time, demotion and an unwanted exit from the military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Navy Region Mid-Atlantic spokesman Jeff Hood said SO1 Howard waived his Article 32 hearing and has been arraigned but has yet to enter a plea and no date for his court-martial trial at Naval Base Norfolk has been set.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/07\/25\/seal-shenanigans-in-the-spotlight-again\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SEAL-night2.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">SEAL shenanigans in the spotlight (again)<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Investigators are probing an Independence Day party in Iraq that allegedly went sideways.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sexy snapshot scandal is the latest imbroglio to embarrass the SEALs, the elite special operators once lauded as \u201csilent professionals\u201d who eschewed the sort of shenanigans that snagged headlines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But on Wednesday, Special Operations Command announced military leaders had booted from Iraq a Coronado, California-based SEAL Team 7 platoon following allegations they were tied to a booze-fueled July 4th party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the probe into the illegal celebration, Air Force authorities also began a separate inquiry into sexual assault allegations involving a SEAL leader there and a female service member, but officials insist it was the drinking that triggered their return to Coronado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although he was exonerated of all war crimes charges by a panel of his peers, the recent court-martial trial of Special Warfare Operator Chief Edward \u201cEddie\u201d Gallagher in San Diego included witnesses testifying about a similar cowboy culture inside another SEAL Team 7 platoon, with their 2017 deployment to Iraq punctuated by heavy drinking on the battlefield and unlawful photos of service members mugging with dead bodies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the Gallagher trial and the ongoing prosecutor of his platoon\u2019s commanding officer, Navy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/04\/11\/more-legal-bombshells-explode-in-war-crimes-case\/\" target=_blank>Lt. Jacob X. \u201cJake\u201d Portier<\/a>, also revealed allegations of heavy-handed SEAL leaders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/04\/11\/more-legal-bombshells-explode-in-war-crimes-case\/\" target=_blank>who engaged in unlawful command influence<\/a> to scuttle the SEALs\u2019 chances of getting a fair trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The military judge hearing the case ended up sanctioning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/2019\/06\/04\/lead-navy-prosecutor-in-seal-war-crime-case-out-over-email-spying\/\" target=_blank>Navy prosecutors for a warrantless spying operation<\/a> run by counterintelligence agents at Naval Criminal Investigative Service that targeted defense attorneys and the editor of Navy Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Gallagher-sentence-2.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Gallagher-sentence-2.jpg.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Gallagher-sentence-2.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Gallagher-sentence-2.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Special Warfare Operator Chief Edward \u201cEddie\u201d Gallagher, left, and his wife  Andrea hug after leaving the Naval Base San Diego courthouse on Tuesday. (Gregory Bull\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Currently languishing in legal limbo at Naval Special Warfare Development Group, Howard now spends his days performing menial chores such as painting buildings instead of hunting terrorists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He and his attorney\u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucmjdefense.com\/\" target=_blank>Michael Waddington <\/a>\u2014 say they have no idea how DEVGRU leaders came to suspect him as the catfisher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to legal filings in the case, the Navy began probing the spoofing and sexting allegations in late 2017 but Howard quickly took and passed a pair of polygraph tests, something Gallagher did, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also like Gallagher, Howard insists that he\u2019s innocent. And in a series of legal filings his attorney Waddington accuses SEAL commanders of wielding unlawful command influence to overcome a shoddy investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Called the \u201cmortal enemy of military justice,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/09\/06\/the-navys-top-lawyer-unlawfully-scuttled-a-seals-case-court-rules\/\" target=_blank>unlawful command influence<\/a>, or UCI, occurs when superiors utter words or take actions that wrongfully influence the outcome of court-martial cases, jeopardize the appellate process or undermine the public\u2019s confidence in the armed forces by appearing to tip the scales of justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And to Waddington, SEAL Team 6\u2032s UCI problems began shortly after Howard hired him.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/03\/01\/mystery-navy-tweeter-unmasked-in-court-filings-alleging-unlawful-command-influence\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Hicks2.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Mystery Navy tweeter unmasked in court filings alleging unlawful command influence<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Prosecutors say that any damage to their court-martial case against a lieutenant can be mitigated later by a military judge.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a July 25 motion he filed with the military court here, Waddington wrote that in early 2018 Command Master Chief Eric Adamski and Master Chief Special Warfare Operator Scotty Walker convened a meeting with Howard to tell him that he was \u201cguilty for getting a lawyer\u201d and was an \u201c(expletive) idiot\u201d who \u201ccannot be trusted\u201d and \u201c(expletived) himself because he sought legal counsel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Howard tried to find witnesses who would back him up or swear to his good character, DEVGRU leaders verbally, through electronic communications and on the command\u2019s work portal page warned them away from him, Waddington wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In April of 2018, enlisted leaders held an all hands meeting with Blue Squadron SEALs to dish on Howard\u2019s investigation, telling them that he \u201cwas guilty and SEALs should not help with his case,\u201d according to the motion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DEVGRU\u2019s command then held another briefing detailing what they say were their initial investigative findings and gave a PowerPoint presentation that implied Howard \u201cwas guilty of various offenses,\u201d Waddington wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They then emailed the presentation to Howard\u2019s fellow SEALs, his superiors and \u201cpotential fact and sentencing witnesses,\u201d which is why they\u2019ve \u201cshunned him and refused to participate in his case, in any manner,\u201d including assisting the defense team in their investigation, Waddington continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nine days ago, Waddington filed another motion to compel SEAL Team 6 leaders to fork over the PowerPoint slides, emails and other records, but the Navy has yet to provide them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So Howard\u2019s defense team is left only with the command\u2019s investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/09\/06\/the-navys-top-lawyer-unlawfully-scuttled-a-seals-case-court-rules\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Crawford2.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">The Navy\u2019s top lawyer unlawfully scuttled a SEAL\u2019s case, court rules<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The victory of Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator Keith E. Barry \u2014 who always insisted on his innocence \u2014 will ripple across the entire military.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the legal filings uncovered by Navy Times, it\u2019s unclear if NCIS or any other law enforcement agency participated in the SEAL Team 6 probe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNCIS declined to take the lead in this investigation,\u201d Waddington said. \u201cThat pretty much left it up to the command.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saying all the evidence against Howard is \u201ccircumstantial,\u201d the attorney told Navy Times that the command seemed to suspect Howard because some of the texts to the women mentioned being stationed once in San Diego, but \u201cthat could be 50 percent of all SEALs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There\u2019s also a comment alluding to working out with kettle bells, but that\u2019s not unique to any SEAL, Waddington added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn one text, the spoofer made comments about liking baseball,\u201d Waddington said. \u201cAnd they assumed because my client was a high school athlete that he played baseball. He didn\u2019t. He played football.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Howard offered his phone for forensic investigators to comb over, but Waddington said the command declined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reached in Coronado, Naval Special Warfare spokeswoman Cmdr. 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