On 20 July 2026, at a general court-martial convened at Fort Campbell, KY, SGT Kaden H. Zhang, U.S. Army, was convicted by a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of two specifications of cruelty and maltreatment of subordinates and one specification of assault consummated by a battery in violation of Articles 93 and 128, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced the accused to be confined for 6 months and to be discharged from the service with a bad-conduct discharge. The sentence was consistent with the terms of a plea agreement.