Bloomberg: Wingman Rule to Curb Sexual Abuse Adopted by U.S. Air Force
David Lerman reports for Bloomberg on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish’s response to the new Air Force “wingman” policy,...
Nancy Parrish: Investigate Air Force for Openly Violent, Sexist and Hostile Environment to Women
Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish writes in a blog for the Huffington Post: After weeks of pressure from Paula...
Fractured Lackland Command Helped Fuel Sex Scandal
Sig Christenson reports for the San Antonio Express-News on Protect Our Defenders: “Absolute command discretion, the risk to their own...
Washington Post: US Air Force Says It’s Changing How Instructors Are Picked After Sex Scandal at Training Base
The Associated Press reports for the Washington Post on Protect Our Defenders: Protect Our Defenders, an advocacy group for military...
Reuters: Air Force To Add More Female Trainers After Sex Scandal
Jim Forsyth reports for Reuters on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “The reforms proposed will not fix the systemic...
Protect Our Defenders Calls on Congress to Investigate Air Force Leadership for Openly Violent, Sexist and Hostile Workplace for Women
Protect Our Defenders today is calling on Congress to investigate Air Force leadership for tolerating an openly violent, sexist and...
Salon: Air Force to Add More Female Trainers After Sex Scandal
Natasha Lennard reports for Salon: The Times’ list of disgraced senior officers points out that sexual assault perpetuates at all...
One More Instructor Named In Lackland Sex Investigation
Myra Arthur reports for KSAT San Antonio: One more military training instructor and alleged victim are involved in the investigation...
NY Times: Concern Grows Over Top Military Officers’ Ethics
Thom Shanker reports for the New York Times: … national security experts warn that a decade of conflict shouldered by...
In Veteran’s Day Panel, Service Members Discuss Military Sexual Assault
J.M. Colon reports for The Daily Princetonian: Scranton criticized what he saw as the American public’s unquestioning and uncritical trust...
“The Rape Was Not the Only Problem”
Lee Hancock reports for The Dart Society on Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Board Member Terri Odom: “I want people to...
Tighter Lackland Rules Eyed
Sig Christenson reports for the San Antonio Express-News on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish’s response to the Air Force...
Aide: General in Sex Case Threatened to Kill Her
Michael Biesecker reports for ABC News: Until now, the Army had kept details secret in the rare criminal case against...
NY Times: Military Has Not Solved Problem of Sexual Assault, Women Say
James Risen reports for the New York Times: Sergeant Smith, 35, has worked with fighter squadrons inside the United States...
Protect Our Defenders’ Statement on Air Force Indifference to Sexual Assaults and Harassment Exposed By New York Times
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 02, 2012 Contact: Brian Purchia, brian@protectourdefenders.com *** STATEMENT *** Protect Our Defenders’ Statement on Air Force...
Ex-Lackland Trainees’ Cases Aired at Hearing
Scott Huddleston reports for San Antonio Express-News: Accusers in the Air Force’s latest sexual misconduct case painted a picture Thursday...
Jacksonville Resident in Historic Military Scandal Keeps Pressure on Sex Assault Issue
William Browning reports for The Florida Times-Union on Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Board Member Paula Coughlin: Coughlin, 50, has stepped...
Campaigns are Largely Silent on Needs of Military Members, Vets
Steve Lopez reports for the Los Angeles Times on the absence of military sexual trauma from the dialogue of the...
AF Training Likely Won’t See Sex Segregation
Sig Christenson reports for the San Antonio Express-News: The Pentagon said 3,192 cases of sexual assault involving service members were...
Video: Paula Coughlin-Puopolo Speaks Out on WJXT Ch. 4
Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Board Member Paula Coughlin-Puopolo is interviewed by WJXT TV: “Our mission is most importantly … to...
Hotline Seeks to Uncover More Lackland Misconduct
Sig Christenson reports for the San Antonio Express-News on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “Hotlines are good but they...
Statement on Air Force Email
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 16, 2012 Contact: Brian Purchia, brian@protectourdefenders.com ***STATEMENT*** STATEMENT FROM PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS PRESIDENT NANCY PARRISH ON...
Reuters: Air Force Contacts Ex-Recruits to Encourage Sex Abuse Reporting
Jim Forsyth reports for Reuters on Protect Our Defenders: Protect Our Defenders, the activist group that helped uncover the Air...
Op-Ed: Congress has Role to Protect Military Trainees
Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and Rep. Charles A. Gonzalez write for the...
Video: Critics Charge DOD’s Efforts to Fight Sexual Assault Lack Substance
Jennifer Hlad reports for Stars and Stripes on the fight to change how the military deals with sexual assault, featuring...
Video: Military Moves To Combat Sexual Assault
HuffPost Live reports on Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Board Member Jennifer Norris: “There was nothing I could do at the...
Op-Ed: Code of Military Justice Needs to be Updated for 21st Century
Protect Our Defenders Honorary Chair Rep. Jackie Speier, Rep. Susan Davis, and Rep. Loretta Sanchez write for the San-Antonio Express-News...
Katie Weber Speaks at UC Hasting College of Law
Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Board Member Katie Weber delivers a moving closing speech at the Fixing a Broken System: Rape...
Military Sexual Assault Epidemic Continues To Claim Victims As Defense Department Fails Females
Molly O’Toole of The Huffington Post reports on the epidemic of military sexual assault and the efforts of Protect Our...
Lawmaker: MTI Cases Show System Needs Revamping
Kristin Davis reports for Air Force Times on Protect Our Defenders Honorary Chair Jackie Speier: …nothing short of an overhaul...
Women Lawmakers Call for Tough Measures to Combat Sex Abuse in US Military
Jim Forsyth reports for Reuters on Protect Our Defenders Honorary Chair Jackie Speier: The lawmakers are calling for stricter abuse...
Service Members Sue Defense Secretary Over Alleged Military Rapes
Jesse Ellison of The Daily Beast reports on Susan Burke’s newest lawsuit filed against Leon Panetta. Protect Our Defenders is...
Victims of Sexual Assault in Military Say Brass Often Ignore Pleas for Justice
NBC’s Rock Center with Brian Williams explores the epidemic of military sexual assault. Survivor Darchelle Mitchell, featured on our website,...
NBC Rock Center with Brian Williams to air report 9/27 10pm ET on widespread sexual violence in military
NBC’s Rock Center with Brian Williams will air report at 10pm ET on Thursday, September 27 regarding widespread sexual violence...
Jennifer Norris on Federal News Radio
Federal News Radio interviews Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Board Member Jennifer Norris: “We feel that what’s happening at Lackland is...
Beyond the Headlines: Military Sexual Trauma
This week’s episode of ABC7’s Emmy award-winning public affairs show, “Beyond the Headlines,” features Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Board Members...
Advisory: More Than 20 Vets to Allege Military Sexual Assaults
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 25, 2012 Advisory: More Than 20 Vets to Allege Military Sexual Assaults; Rep. Jackie Speier to...
Blog: Survivor Jenny McClendon responds to Invisible War review
Blog post submitted by survivor Jenny McClendon: This is in response to a review of The Invisible War that appeared...
Lackland Trainer Gets 45 Days in Jail in Sex Case
Sig Christenson and Karisa King report for the San Antonio Express-News: A basic training instructor who pleaded guilty Monday to...
Salsa Honors Protect Our Defenders
The Protect Our Defenders outreach campaign was given the 2012 Hot Tamale Award from Salsa Labs, Inc. Read the full...
Congress Should Look Further into Lackland Sex Scandal
O. Ricardo Pimentel reports for the San Antonio Express-News on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: Nancy Parrish, president and...
Editorial: Change in Leader is Only a First Step
The San Antonio Express-News Editorial Board writes: Yet gender is no guarantee against the shortcomings of command. As retired Air...
Congress Will Hold Lackland Hearings
Newsmonger reports for the San Antonio Current: …a congressional hearing must probe how trainers may be abusing the inherent power...
Hill Wants Sex Assault Cases Out of Commands
Sarah Blansett reports for Military.com on a lawsuit filed against the government by attorney Susan Burke. Protect Our Defenders is...
In Lackland Trials, Fear Factor Crucial in Quest for Justice
Karisa King and Sig Christenson report for the San Antonio Express-News on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “It’s a...
Woman to Lead Air Force Training After Sex Scandal
Paul J. Weber reports for the Associated Press on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: Protect Our Defenders, an advocacy...
The Enemy Within
James Kitfield reports in this cover story for the National Journal, an in-depth exploration of the problem of military sexual...
Tailhook Sexual Assault Survivor Wants McKeon’s Ear
Mark Archuleta reports for KHTS 1220 on Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Board Member Paula Coughlin-Puopolo: Coughlin is one of the...
Air Force Instructor in Texas Acquitted on Sex Charge
Jim Forsyth reports for Reuters on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: Meanwhile, the House Armed Services Committee confirmed on...
House Committee to Hold Hearings on Lackland
Stewart M. Powell reports for The San Antonio Express-News on Protect Our Defenders Honorary Chair Rep. Jackie Speier: “An open...