November 21, 2015 Study: Female Marines, Sailors at Higher Risk of Sexual Assault Women serving in the U.S. Marine Corps and the Navy are at a higher risk of being sexually assaulted, according to a DoD report.,Women serving in the U.S. Marine Corps and the Navy are at a higher risk of being sexually assaulted, according to a new Pentagon report. The report estimated that 7.9 percent of female Marines and 6.5 percent of female sailors were victims of sexual assault
August 12, 2015 Chelsea Manning faces possible solitary confinement, lawyer says Convicted national security leaker Chelsea Manning could be placed in solitary confinement indefinitely for allegedly violating prison rules by having a copy of Vanity Fair with Caitlyn Jenner on the cover and an expired tube of toothpaste, among other things, her lawyer said Wednesday.
May 6, 2015 The Army did the right thing: Bowe Bergdahl deserves desertion, misbehavior charges The Army announced Wednesday it was charging Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl with desertion and misbehavior.
May 6, 2015 The Bergdahl trade and the partisan polarization of America's national security On June 30, 2009, a young solider, Private First Class Bowe Bergdahl, decided that the Army life just wasn’t for him. And after writing several missives to spell out his disdain for his current circumstance at his post in Afghanistan ,and mailing off his kit to family and friends, he decided to go on an unaccompanied (and unauthorized) “walk-about” in Afghanistan. This was generally regarded by all as a “bad career move.”
January 8, 2015 Fort Hood noncommissioned officer accused of sexual assault to face trial by court martial A noncommissioned sexual abuse prevention officer accused of operating a prostitution ring at a central Texas army base will face a military court martial.
January 8, 2015 Hearing set for Marine accused of desertion Military officials have scheduled a hearing this week for a Marine accused of faking his own kidnapping in Iraq as well as failing to return to his base after visiting relatives in Utah.
January 8, 2015 No Bail for Suspects in Slaying of Navy Commander The estranged wife of a slain Navy commander, her boyfriend and that man's best friend were ordered held without bail Wednesday in the February killing.
January 8, 2015 Key findings in AP investigation of problems in Air Force nuclear missile corps The Associated Press has documented evidence of security problems, low morale and other troubles in the nation's nuclear forces.
January 8, 2015 Jack Broughton, Vietnam War fighter pilot who criticized military leaders, dies in California Jack Broughton (BROH'-tuhn), the celebrated Air Force fighter pilot who flew more than 200 missions in Korea and Vietnam and later became an outspoken critic of military leaders, has died.
