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STATEMENT NEW REPORT SHOWS DRAMATIC GENDER GAP AT MILITARY ACADEMIES CAN BE TRACED BACK TO DISPARITY IN CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS

Jul 23 2019

Numbers show women have rarely exceeded a quarter of the nominations submitted to the taxpayer-funded academies by Members of Congress...

STATEMENT NEW REPORT FROM MARINES SHOWS COSTS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT CRISIS

Jul 18 2019

Washington DC – Today, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger acknowledged the U.S. Marine Corps’ failure to retain over 25,000 Marines...

Defense Department Ordered to Turn Over Documents on Military Sexual Assault

Jul 16 2019

July 16, 2019 New Haven, CT – On July 12, 2019, a U.S. District Court in Connecticut rejected multiple Defense Department...

GILLIBRAND WRITES TO ACTING SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ESPER TO EXPRESS CONCERNS OVER HANDLING OF GENERAL HYTEN SEXUAL ASSAULT CASE AND ASK FOR THOROUGH REVIEW

Jul 12 2019

Gillibrand Urges Higher Level Analysis Following Reports that Nominee for Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General John...

NDAA Passes with 61 Speier Provisions, Including Breakthroughs in Transgender Service, Legal Rights, Sexual Assault, Women’s Health, Wasteful Spending

Jul 12 2019

Office of Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA) July 12, 2019 Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA) and two-hundred and nineteen...

House Adopts Connolly Amendment To Protect Domestic Violence Survivors from Gun Violence

Jul 11 2019

Office of Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) July 11, 2019 Washington, DC – Last night, the House of Representatives adopted...

Rep. Speier’s Bill Amending the Feres Doctrine to Allow Servicemembers to Sue for Medical Malpractice Included in House Defense Bill

Jul 11 2019

Office of Congresswoman Jackie Speier July 10, 2019 Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Jackie Speier’s (CA-14) bill creating a medical...

STATEMENT PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS CALLS ON CONGRESS TO PASS MJIA & REFORM BROKEN MILITARY JUSTICE SYSTEM

Jun 19 2019

June 13, 2019 Contact: Brian Purchia, 202.253.4330, brian@protectourdefenders.com ***STATEMENT*** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS CALLS ON CONGRESS TO PASS MJIA & REFORM...

POD sends letter to Senators Tillis and Gillibrand, addressing the utilization of independent prosecutors in foreign military services

May 06 2019

April 25, 2019 Chairman Thom Tillis 113 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand 478 Russell...

Letter to Senators Tillis and Gillibrand in Response to Hearing on Military Services’ Prevention of and Response to Sexual Assault

Apr 24 2019

On March 6, 2019, the Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on sexual assault in the military, titled “Military...

STATEMENT PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS PRESIDENT COL DON CHRISTENSEN (RET.) TO CALL FOR PENTAGON TO EMPOWER PROSECUTORS, RATHER THAN COMMANDERS, WITH THE AUTHORITY TO PROSECUTE SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES

Apr 02 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 2, 2019 Washington, D.C. — Today, the House Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee will hold a...

Remarks from Protect Our Defenders President Don Christensen at House Armed Services Hearing on Examining the Role of the Commander in Sexual Assault Prosecutions

Apr 01 2019

On Tuesday, April 2nd, the House Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee will hold a hearing to examine military commanders’...

STATEMENT PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS PRESIDENT COL DON CHRISTENSEN (RET.) CALLS FOR INDEPENDENT PROSECUTION OF MILITARY SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES

Mar 06 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 6, 2019 Washington, D.C. — Today, the United States Senate Armed Services Committee (watch live here)...

Remarks from Protect Our Defenders President Don Christensen at US Senate Committee on Armed Services Hearing on Military Services’ Prevention of and Response to Sexual Assault

Mar 06 2019

Today, the US Senate Committee on Armed Services held a hearing to receive testimony on the Military Services’ prevention of...

Sexual Misconduct Has Reached ‘Crisis’ Point at U.S. Military Academies, Lawmaker Says

Feb 13 2019

The survey estimated 747 cadets and midshipmen experienced such contact or harassment during the 2017-18 academic year, compared to 507...

Remarks from Protect Our Defenders President Don Christensen at House Armed Services Hearing on 2019 Sexual Assault and Violence Report at the Military Services Academies

Feb 13 2019

Today, the House Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee held a hearing on the results of the Sexual Assault and Violence...

STATEMENT PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS PRESIDENT COL DON CHRISTENSEN (RET.) CALLS ON PENTAGON TO EMPOWER MILITARY PROSECUTORS OR TURN SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES TO CIVILIAN JUSTICE SYSTEMS AT CONGRESSIONAL HEARING

Feb 13 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 13, 2019 Washington, D.C. — Today, the House Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee (watch live here)...

MEDIA ADVISORY PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS PRESIDENT COL DON CHRISTENSEN (RET.) TO TESTIFY AT CONGRESSIONAL HEARING AFTER 47% INCREASE IN SEXUAL ASSAULT AT MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES

Feb 12 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE *** MEDIA ADVISORY *** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS PRESIDENT COL DON CHRISTENSEN (RET.) TO TESTIFY AT CONGRESSIONAL HEARING...

STATEMENT PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS CALLS FOR CONGRESSIONAL HEARING AFTER REPORT SHOWS 47% INCREASE IN MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMY SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES

Jan 31 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 31, 2019 ***STATEMENT*** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS CALLS FOR CONGRESSIONAL HEARING AFTER REPORT SHOWS 47% INCREASE IN...

The flying fraternity: Africa, alcohol and the Afterburner Club

Nov 27 2018

Eleven current and former officials told VTDigger that the Vermont Air National Guard has tolerated a toxic culture of excessive...

STATEMENT NEW REPORT SHOWS DRAMATIC GENDER GAP AT MILITARY ACADEMIES CAN BE TRACED BACK TO DISPARITY IN CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS

STATEMENT NEW REPORT FROM MARINES SHOWS COSTS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT CRISIS

Defense Department Ordered to Turn Over Documents on Military Sexual Assault

GILLIBRAND WRITES TO ACTING SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ESPER TO EXPRESS CONCERNS OVER HANDLING OF GENERAL HYTEN SEXUAL ASSAULT CASE AND ASK FOR THOROUGH REVIEW

NDAA Passes with 61 Speier Provisions, Including Breakthroughs in Transgender Service, Legal Rights, Sexual Assault, Women’s Health, Wasteful Spending

House Adopts Connolly Amendment To Protect Domestic Violence Survivors from Gun Violence

Rep. Speier’s Bill Amending the Feres Doctrine to Allow Servicemembers to Sue for Medical Malpractice Included in House Defense Bill

STATEMENT PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS CALLS ON CONGRESS TO PASS MJIA & REFORM BROKEN MILITARY JUSTICE SYSTEM

POD sends letter to Senators Tillis and Gillibrand, addressing the utilization of independent prosecutors in foreign military services

Letter to Senators Tillis and Gillibrand in Response to Hearing on Military Services’ Prevention of and Response to Sexual Assault

STATEMENT PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS PRESIDENT COL DON CHRISTENSEN (RET.) TO CALL FOR PENTAGON TO EMPOWER PROSECUTORS, RATHER THAN COMMANDERS, WITH THE AUTHORITY TO PROSECUTE SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES

Remarks from Protect Our Defenders President Don Christensen at House Armed Services Hearing on Examining the Role of the Commander in Sexual Assault Prosecutions

STATEMENT PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS PRESIDENT COL DON CHRISTENSEN (RET.) CALLS FOR INDEPENDENT PROSECUTION OF MILITARY SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES

Remarks from Protect Our Defenders President Don Christensen at US Senate Committee on Armed Services Hearing on Military Services’ Prevention of and Response to Sexual Assault

Sexual Misconduct Has Reached ‘Crisis’ Point at U.S. Military Academies, Lawmaker Says

Remarks from Protect Our Defenders President Don Christensen at House Armed Services Hearing on 2019 Sexual Assault and Violence Report at the Military Services Academies

STATEMENT PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS PRESIDENT COL DON CHRISTENSEN (RET.) CALLS ON PENTAGON TO EMPOWER MILITARY PROSECUTORS OR TURN SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES TO CIVILIAN JUSTICE SYSTEMS AT CONGRESSIONAL HEARING

MEDIA ADVISORY PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS PRESIDENT COL DON CHRISTENSEN (RET.) TO TESTIFY AT CONGRESSIONAL HEARING AFTER 47% INCREASE IN SEXUAL ASSAULT AT MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES

STATEMENT PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS CALLS FOR CONGRESSIONAL HEARING AFTER REPORT SHOWS 47% INCREASE IN MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMY SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES

The flying fraternity: Africa, alcohol and the Afterburner Club

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