Report: DoD Must Do More to Stop Sex Assaults
Kevin Freking reports for the Associated Press: But the problems seen today are really just the beginning, the report said....
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Lackland Military Trainer Given Jail, Hard-Labor Sentence and Discharge
KENS 5 reports: On Thursday, Master Sgt. Jamey Crawford was found guilty of having an unprofessional and sexual relationship and...
New York Times: Once Few, Women Hold More Power in Senate
Jennifer Steinhauer reports for the New York Times: The seven women now serving on the Senate Armed Services Committee have...
Security Clearance Questions To Be Updated
Rich Maze reports for Navy Times: Changes will be made in the information that sexual assault victims will be required...
Host A Viewing Party for “Service” Airing On Your Local PBS Station
The incredibly powerful and moving 2011 documentary, “Service: When Women Come Marching Home,” is coming to your local PBS station....
NPR: Sexual Violence Victims Say Military Justice System Is ‘Broken’
Quil Lawrence and Marisa Peñaloza report for NPR’s Morning Edition: “When I reported it, it was a very small part...
UPI: Military Readies Sexual Assault Responses
UPI.com reports on the Department of Defense’s forthcoming new guidelines for dealing with sexual assault in the military: The new...
Bloomberg: The Military’s Sex Scandal
Margaret Carlson reports for Bloomberg on Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Board Member Brian Lewis: One of the more poignant moments...
NPR: Off The Battlefield, Military Women Face Risks From Male Troops
Quil Lawrence and Marisa Peñaloza report for NPR’s Morning Edition: Dora Hernandez gave a decade of her life to the...
Video: Arise America Interviews Colleen Bushnell
Arise America interviews Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Board Member and MST Survivor Colleen Bushnell. Colleen’s interview starts at 1 hr...
Trainer’s Sentence is Described as Light
Sig Christenson reports for the San Antonio Express-News on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: Nancy Parrish, founder of Protect...
Causes: Thank POD Advocacy Board Members Brian Lewis, BriGette McCoy, and Jennifer Norris on Twitter
Posted to Protect Our Defenders Foundation: After experiencing first-hand the inability and unwillingness of the US Military to address the...
Combating Military Sexual Assault Needs Large-Scale Reform, Experts Say
Ashley Balcerzak and Alyssa Howard report for Medill on the Hill on Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Board Member Jennifer Norris:...
HuffPost Live: Invisible War Continues
HuffPo Live interviews Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Board Members BriGette McCoy, Brian Lewis and President Nancy Parrish:
Lackland Trainer Handed 4 Years in Rape
Sig Christenson reports for San Antonio Express-News: In tearful testimony during the sentencing phase, Airman 2 said she could not...
Reps Speier & Braley Request Meeting with Defense Secretary to Discuss Aviano Air Base Scandal
From Protect Our Defenders Honorary Chair Representative Jackie Speier’s press release: “The fact that one person in the military can...
Video: Panel Hears US Military Sex Assault Testimony
John Terret reports for Al Jazeera English, including an interview with Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: The US military...
Dem Senator Pushes For Change In Military Response To Sexual Assault
Hayes Brown reports for ThinkProgress: [Sen. Kirsten] Gillibrand appeared on MSNBC on Thursday to present the hearing’s findings, leaving host...
Washington Post: When Will Real Action Be Taken to End Sexual Assault in the Military?
Michele Bernard reports for the Washington Post: As [Sen. Kirsten] Gillibrand stated, “We need to take a close look at...
Protect Our Defenders Thanks Senators on Twitter for Their Leadership
Use Twitter and Facebook to thank Senators Boxer, Gillibrand, and McCaskill for supporting victims of military sexual assault: Read more...