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Think Progress reports: The Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO) is based within the Pentagon, coordinating similar activities throughout...

Baltimore Sun: Effort to strip Naval Academy official of review in sex assault case is denied

Attorney Susan Burke is featured in this Baltimore Sun article: Her attorney argued that Miller is biased in favor of...

Washington Post: Naval Academy superintendent doesn’t have to recuse himself from sexual assault case

Attorney Susan Burke is featured in this story from the Washington Post: The lawsuit, filed in mid-September, argued that Miller...

Associated Press: Judge Declines to Intervene in Naval Academy Case – ABC News

Attorney Susan Burke is featured in this article from the Associated Press: But Burke contended in the federal lawsuit that...

WCSC-TV: Wounded warrior achieves dream with help from the community

Survivor Jeremiah Arbogast is featured in this piece from local Charleston, SC CBS affiliate, WCSC: Motorcycle riders often say the camaraderie...

Air Force Times: ‘The doctors try to turn it around like you’re crazy’

Protect Our Defenders Policy Director Miranda Petersen is featured in the Air Force Times’ new investigative series on the culture...

Air Force Times: Master Sgt.: ‘I’ve lost faith in the Air Force system’

The Air Force Times has released a new investigative series on the culture within the United States military that keeps...

Air Force Times: Fear of retaliation: The culture that prevents airmen from speaking up

Protect Our Defenders is mentioned an Air Force Times investigative series on the culture within the United States military that...

Guardian: US fighter pilot at centre of military sexual assault row forced to retire

Oct 03 2013

Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish is featured in this article from the Guardian: Military leaders have vehemently resisted proposals...

PRESS RELEASE: Air Force Pilot Convicted of Sexual Assault to Retire

Oct 02 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 2, 2013 Contact: Brian Purchia, , brian@protectourdefenders.com *** PRESS RELEASE *** AIR FORCE PILOT CONVICTED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT TO...

Washington Post: Military benefits hurdles add to victims’ abuse

Oct 02 2013

Opinion writer Karen Marucs on the VA’s treatment of victims of sexual assault in the military: The VA — backed...

Stars and Stripes: Wilkerson to leave Air Force; retirement pay in question

Oct 02 2013

Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish is featured in this article from Stars and Stripes: “It is about time Wilkerson...

ESPN: The U.S. military’s enemy within

Oct 01 2013

ESPN’s Jeremy Schaap spoke with veteran Ariana Klay, and Attorney Susan Burke about the epidemic of sexual assault in the military...

[AUDIO] America Weekend: Sexual Assault in the Military

Protect Our Defenders Policy Director Miranda Petersen spoke with spoke with Paul Harris on American Weekend about the epidemic of...

Bloomberg Businessweek: Sex-Assault Victims May Be Eligible for VA Disability Pay

Bloomberg Businessweek reports: Military personnel who were the victims of sexual assault can seek disability pay for the psychiatric trauma...

Military Times: Miss Kansas: ‘Raise hell’ about sexual harassment

Theresa Vail, who finished as a top candidate in the Miss America 2014 pageant experienced sexual harassment firsthand while serving...

Military.com: Sex Assault More Likely for Women in ‘Combat’

Military.com reports: Deployed women who underwent “combat-like” experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan are much more likely to report sexual harassment...

Military Times: Pentagon advisory panel: Strip commanders’ ability to prosecute sexual assaults

The Military Times reports: The Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services, known as DACOWITS, voted on Friday to...

Politico: Kirsten Gillibrand gains on chain of command changes