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Two former military service members, Defense Department officials, and mental health professionals testified at a hearing on the relationship between...

Air Force program a rare bright spot in military’s sex assault fight

Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish is featured in this article from Stars and Stripes: Groups that advocate for sexual...

[VIDEO] Kirsten Gillibrand tries to revive debate on military sex assault bill

CBS News reports: Read more here.

[VIDEO] CNN: Sen. Gillibrand: Punishment doesn’t meet the crime in military rape, sexual assault cases

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) spoke with Jake Tapper on CNN’s The Lead: Read more here.

Stars and Stripes: Senate panel explores links between sex assault, PTSD and suicide

Stars and Stripes reports: A fellow Marine drugged and raped him but served no prison time after conviction because the...

Congressional Trauma: Gillibrand Continues Intrepid Campaign Vs. Sexual Assault in Military

The New York Daily News reports: Obviously, there are different reasons to explain each and every suicide but, somewhere in...

USA Today: Army disqualifies 588 soldiers after sexual assault review

USA Today reports: The Army has disqualified 588 soldiers as sexual assault counselors, recruiters and drill sergeants for infractions ranging...

Vogue: Shock to the System: Kirsten Gillibrand Calls for Reform After Reports of Military Rape and Misconduct

Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Committee Members Heather Pitcovich and Jessica Hinves are featured in this piece from Vogue magazine. This...

Former Defense Official, Marine Colonel calls for passage of Gillibrand military justice bill

Paul McHale is a former member of Congress (1993-99), former assistant secretary of defense (2003-09), and a retired Marine colonel...

[VIDEO] Gillibrand Presses Defense Nominee on Military Justice

Huffington Post: Jerry Moran, Republican Who Blocked Vote On Military Sex Assault Bill, Now Backs It

The Huffington Post reports: A day after Sen. Jerry Moran, blocked votes on bills meant to address sexual assault in...

Esquire: How One Colonel is Tackling Military Rape the Right Way

Lt. Col. Robert Bateman writes for Esquire: There are days when I am slightly inclined to think that the United...

Washington Post: Military judge refuses to dismiss sexual assault case against ex-Navy football player

The Washington Post reports: A sexual-assault trial of a former Navy football player will go forward next month after defense...

MSNBC: The next round on sexual assaults in the military

MSNBC reports: Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) have championed sweeping reforms on how the military addresses sexual...

Sexual assault votes still stalled

Politico reports: In exchange for allowing the Senate to vote on the military sexual assault issue, Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.)...

Huffington Post: GOP Senator Blocks Votes On Military Sexual Assault To Push Iran Sanctions

The Huffington Post reports: Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), the head of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, blocked a bid Monday...

[VIDEO] Senator Gillibrand GOP Calls Out Senators Who Blocked Votes On Military Sexual Assault To Push Iran Sanctions

Our Military: Fighting to Keep Its Culture of Abuse

Truthout reports: The culture of abuse toward women in our military has been going on unchecked for decades. In 2012,...

GOP Demanding Iran Sanctions Vote in Military Sexual-Assault Debate

Roll Call reports: Senate Republicans are objecting to a set of votes on addressing the issue of sexual assault in...

US military’s new tactic to curtail sexual assaults: nab serial ‘predators’