Deadline Nears to Share Stories and Ideas with Military Sexual Assault Commission The commission plans to issue its recommendations to President Joe Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in late June.
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...
5 Soldiers Wounded in Mass Shooting at Fort Stewart in Georgia Five soldiers were wounded Wednesday morning in a shooting at Fort Stewart in Georgia, one of the highest-profile Army...
VA to Give Veterans One-Year Authorizations to Seek Care from Private Providers in 30 Specialties The move allows veterans to get 12 months of private treatment without having to request a reauthorization.
Air Force Investigating After Security Forces Kill Civilian Who Crashed into Arizona Base Gate An airman from the base's Security Forces Squadron "shot and fatally injured" the civilian after several of the troops used...
Broken Altimeter, Ignored Warnings: Hearings Reveal What Went Wrong in DC Crash that Killed 67 Over three days of sometimes contentious hearings this week, the National Transportation Safety Board interrogated Federal...
Senators Seek Answers on Hawaii Veteran Ordered to Self-Deport U.S. Sens. Mazie Hirono and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut have sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem...
![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)")
