This New Navy Tool Will Help Commanders See Risk of Sexual Assault In Their Unit The department is creating a "dashboard" containing data that will let leaders "assess their risk and take actions" to...
After 8 Years of Effort, Senate Has Votes It Needs to Overhaul Military Sexual Assault Prosecutions The 60-vote threshold ensures that the legislation can override a filibuster that would effectively quash it for this...
Army Brass Noncommittal on Push to Remove COs from Sexual Assault Prosecution Decisions Chief of Staff Gen. McConville and Acting Secretary Whitley said the service is examining the results of a review and...
After a Decade of Effort, Big Changes Could Be Coming to the Way the Military Handles Sexual Assault The idea of stripping commanders of that responsibility is advancing quickly both on Capitol Hill and at the Pentagon.
Army to Overhaul Criminal, Sexual Assault Investigations After Vanessa Guillen Murder The reforms come in the wake of devastating reports about how the Army failed Spc. Vanessa Guillen.
Supreme Court Justice Castigates Feres Doctrine, Court in Military Rape Case The 70-year-old policy bars service members from suing the federal government.
Senate Moves Toward Major Shift in Military Law After Years of Failure to Combat Sexual Assault A bill introduced by Sen. Gillibrand would remove military commanders from the role of prosecuting sexual assault crimes.
Fort Hood's Vanessa Guillen Tragedy Leads to Army-Wide Overhaul of Sexual Assault, Harassment Prevention The Army's People First Task Force unveiled actions underway to transform the service's sexual harassment and assault...
Even Staying Silent Doesn't Always Spare Sexual Assault Victims from Retaliation, Study Finds Perceived retaliation against service members who are victims of sexual assault is rampant in the military, a new study from...
Pentagon's Sexual Assault Commission Wants to Hear Junior Troops' Stories Rosenthal said the Independent Review Commission will look at what hasn't been tried to stop sexual violence in the military.
Army Planners Are Weighing Force Reductions of Up to 90,000 Active-Duty Soldiers The Army is quietly considering a sweeping reduction of up to 90,000 active-duty troops, a move that underscores mounting...
Commander of Air Force Weather Wing Fired After Legal Troubles Earlier This Year Col. Joseph Coughlin, commander of the 557th Weather Wing at Offutt, was removed from his position Tuesday "due to a loss of...
Top US General Argues Against Giving Up Command of NATO at Senate Hearing Giving up American military leadership of the NATO alliance would be "problematic," Gen. Christopher Cavoli told senators...
Capitol Hill Wants $15 Billion for Weapons Pentagon Didn’t Seek: Report The spending directions from Congress are included in tables that Republican Defense appropriators sent the department last...
'Psychological Warfare': Veterans Fired from Federal Government Speak Out at Informal Hearing Air Force veteran Shernice Mundell was testifying at a "shadow hearing" organized by Senate Veteran Affairs Committee ranking...
![Vanessa Guillen's mural in Houston](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2020-07/vanessa_guillen_mural_3200.jpeg.jpg?itok=vb3oS96u "Dawn Gomez holds her 3-year-old granddaughter, Saryia Greer, who waves at Vanessa Guillen's mural painted by Alejandro "Donkeeboy" Roman Jr. on the side of Taqueria Del Sol, Thursday, July 2, 2020, in Houston. (Steve Gonzales/Houston Chronicle via AP)")
