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The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights has announced a briefing set for next Friday, January 11th. Protect Our Defenders President...

Sig Christenson reports for The San Antonio Express-News: Two more Lackland instructors are being investigated for possible illicit relations with...

Gregg Zoroya reports for USA Today: Scientists found that military women who had served between 2001 and 2004, and who...

The San Antonio Express-News Editorial Board writes: …the realization that the Lackland scandal is about the abuse of military personnel...

The US Department of Defense has released a report on sexual harassment in Military Service Academies from 2011-2012: Anonymous survey...

Anna Mulrine reports for The Christian Science Monitor on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: The spike in the report...

Jennifer Hlad reports for Stars and Stripes on Protect Our Defenders: Nancy Parrish, executive director of Protect Our Defenders, a...

Today, the Department of Defense released a new report for 2012 that shows sexual assaults at military academies have increased...

Ernesto Londoño reports for the Washington Post on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “This report shines a light on...

David Alexander reports for Reuters on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: Nancy Parrish, president of Protect Our Defenders, said...

The Associated Press reports on Protect Our Defenders: Protect Our Defenders, an advocacy group for military personnel who have been...

The Associated Press reports: Officials are concerned whenever the number of reported sexual assaults goes down while the anonymous survey...

Jim Miklaszewski and Courtney Kube reports for NBC News: Defense officials stress that the increase in “reported” sexual assaults appears...

CNN reports, featuring Protect Our Defenders Honorary Chair Rep. Jackie Speier:

Washington DC – The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and House Armed Services Committee (HASC) are currently finalizing the National...

Charles S. Clark reports for Government Executive on Protect Our Defenders: In May, the Nevada-based UNITE HERE union formed a...

Charles S. Clark reports for Government Executive on Protect Our Defenders: Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Howard...

The Daily Mail reports on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: Protect Our Defenders, an advocacy group that has pressed...

Laura Bassett reports for the Huffington Post: “It has been our privilege to lead and serve alongside the brave men...

The Air Force Times is asking for current members of the Air Force to submit their comments on the widespread...

Kristin Davis reports for Air Force Times on Protect Our Defenders: Protect Our Defenders, an advocacy group for service members...

Howard Altman reports for The Tampa Tribune on Protect Our Defenders: “This effort comes in the wake of active duty...

James Risen reports for the New York Times: The order from the Air Force chief of staff, Gen. Mark Welsh,...

Natasha Lennard reports for Salon on Protect Our Defenders: “Protect Our Defenders is pleased that the Air Force is undertaking...

James Kitfield reports for the National Journal: The fact that so many of the elite — the officers rigorously selected...

Donna Cassata reports for the Bloomberg: Proponents of ending the ban on women in the military using their health insurance...

Tom Ricks reports: The new issue of Army Times has a good piece by Michelle Tan about a predatory drill...

Kristin Davis reports for Air Force Times: The Air Force announced in November that it had charged a dozen MTIs...

Laura Bassett reports for the Huffington Post: “The women who serve to protect our nation should have the same access...

Becky Iannotta reports for Air Force Times: Commanders and supervisors in all corners of the Air Force will conduct a...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 5, 2012 Contact: Brian Purchia, brian@protectourdefenders.com ***STATEMENT *** Protect Our Defenders Calls on Defense Secretary Panetta...

Air Force Times reports: Tech. Sgt. Samuel Wicks of the 331st Training Squadron is accused of having unprofessional relationships with...

NPR’s Talk of the Nation reports on the epidemic of military sexual assault and the Lackland Air Force Base scandal:...

Ramsey Cox reports for The Hill: Shaheen said the inclusion of reproductive healthcare for female service members was an “issue...

The San Antonio Current’s Newsmonger reports: In an interview with The Tampa Tribune, Woodward said that what she learned from...

Kelly Kennedy reports for USA Today: After nearly 30,000 servicemembers were forced out of the military for “personality disorders,” often...

Kristin Davis reports for the Air Force Times: Overworked trainers had been able to operate with little oversight, which helped...

Ramsey Cox reports for The Hill: “Sexual violence in the military continues to occur at an alarming rate,” [Sen. Kirsten]...

Sig Christenson reports for the San Antonio Express-News: LeBlanc is one of 25 instructors at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland who...

The Rocky Mountain Collegian reports on Protect Our Defenders Honorary Chair Jackie Speier: …the military should focus its prevention efforts...

The San Antonio Current’s Newsmonger reports on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “This report tells us largely what we...

This KTVU segment features interviews with Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA) and Protect Our Defenders advocate Katie Weber who explain why...

Ed Timms reports for the Dallas Morning News on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “There is a top-down culture...

Sig Christenson reports for the San Antonio Express-News on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “A pattern of superior officers...

The Florida Times-Union Editorial Board writes: Imagine that robbery was rampant in the military. Imagine that in 2011, some 3,000...