Apparently, you don’t understand. In this case, it was. Read the article? You said tyranny of the anecdote, which is actually pretty good, however, in this case, the story is true.
Anecdotes can be true, but they aren’t the truth.
...in this case, the story is true.
False: Navy Probing Security Response to NAS Corpus Christi Gun Battle, Debunks Meme on Female Sailor