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...
Army Disbanding Most Ceremonial Horse Units The Army will begin phasing out five horse-mounted ceremonial units stationed at Fort Irwin, California; Fort Huachuca...
Coast Guard Receives Unprecedented $25 Billion Infusion Under Sweeping 'Big Beautiful Bill' The service will receive funding for more ships, helicopters and unmanned systems and maintenance of installations and...
Navy SEAL Veteran Compares Himself to Trump as He Launches His Bid for Wisconsin Governor A suburban Milwaukee businessman, former Navy SEAL and political newcomer entered Wisconsin's race for governor Wednesday...
Marine Recruiters Promoted an Immigration Benefit Until the Corps Told Them to Stop The military often highlights paths to citizenship as a recruiting tactic, though fulfillment of policies such as PIP has...
Army Policy Severely Limiting Shaving Waivers Goes into Effect Troops will be granted short-term shaving exemptions if they require it, but will be removed from the service if they are on...
![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)")
