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STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders Calls on Sec. Hagel to Investigate Wilkerson; Releases Statement on Wilkerson’s Reinstatement

Apr 01 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 1, 2013 Contact: Brian Purchia, , brian@protectourdefenders.com *** STATEMENT *** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS RELEASES STATEMENT ON LT....

The Military’s Sexual Assault Epidemic

Mar 31 2013

The Week reports on Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Committee Member Jenny McClendon: Giving the sexes equal roles would dispel that disparity...

Hagel Reviewing Appeal Change to UCMJ

Mar 31 2013

Kristin Davis reports for Air Force Times on Protect Our Defenders Honorary Chair Rep. Jackie Speier: As a result of...

STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders’ Statement on Wilkerson’s Reinstatement; Calls on Sec. Hagel to Investigate Wilkerson

Mar 30 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 30, 2013  Contact: Brian Purchia, , brian@protectourdefenders.com *** STATEMENT *** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS RELEASES STATEMENT ON LT....

12th Court Martial Completed at Joint Base San Antonio Lackland

Mar 30 2013

KSAT San Antonio reports: Former Air Force Military Training Instructor Tech Sgt. Jonathan Croskey was found guilty of having an...

Re-Instated Air Force Pilot Wilkerson Assigned to Davis-Monthan

Mar 29 2013

Nancy Montgomery reports for Stars and Stripes: Wilkerson’s case — and Lt. Gen. Craig Franklin’s decision to throw out a...

Defense.gov: DOD Releases Update to Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Policy

Mar 29 2013

Nick Simeone reports for the Department of Defense: “Today’s release of an updated policy directive underscores the department’s commitment to...

Katie Couric: The Tragic Consequences of Military Sexual Assault

Mar 29 2013

Last month, Katie Couric interviewed Protect Our Defenders collaborator attorney Susan Burke and The Invisible War producer Amy Ziering in a segment...

ABC 7 News: Women in Combat Could Curb Sex Assault

Mar 28 2013

Mark Matthews interviews former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and reports on the efforts of Protect Our Defenders Honorary Chair...

ARTICLE 60 REVIEW DELAYED

Mar 28 2013

Politico reports: Hagel will not get the review he ordered about commanders’ power to overturn court-martial convictions until Friday, although...

Bill to Tackle Sexual Assault in Louisiana National Guard

Mar 27 2013

Lauren McGaughy reports for NOLA.com: As sexual assault in the military recaptures national headlines this month, a Louisiana lawmaker has...

New Study Demands Zero-Tolerance for Military Sexual Assault

Mar 26 2013

George Zornick reports for The Nation: The study focuses on what these traumas mean for female veteran’s health: as noted,...

Report: DoD Must Do More to Stop Sex Assaults

Mar 26 2013

Kevin Freking reports for the Associated Press: But the problems seen today are really just the beginning, the report said....

Lackland Military Trainer Given Jail, Hard-Labor Sentence and Discharge

Mar 23 2013

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

Mar 23 2013

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

Mar 23 2013

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

Mar 21 2013

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’

Mar 21 2013

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

Mar 20 2013

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

Mar 20 2013

Margaret Carlson reports for Bloomberg on Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Board Member Brian Lewis: One of the more poignant moments...

STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders Calls on Sec. Hagel to Investigate Wilkerson; Releases Statement on Wilkerson’s Reinstatement

The Military’s Sexual Assault Epidemic

Hagel Reviewing Appeal Change to UCMJ

STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders’ Statement on Wilkerson’s Reinstatement; Calls on Sec. Hagel to Investigate Wilkerson

12th Court Martial Completed at Joint Base San Antonio Lackland

Re-Instated Air Force Pilot Wilkerson Assigned to Davis-Monthan

Defense.gov: DOD Releases Update to Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Policy

Katie Couric: The Tragic Consequences of Military Sexual Assault

ABC 7 News: Women in Combat Could Curb Sex Assault

ARTICLE 60 REVIEW DELAYED

Bill to Tackle Sexual Assault in Louisiana National Guard

New Study Demands Zero-Tolerance for Military Sexual Assault

Report: DoD Must Do More to Stop Sex Assaults

Lackland Military Trainer Given Jail, Hard-Labor Sentence and Discharge

New York Times: Once Few, Women Hold More Power in Senate

Security Clearance Questions To Be Updated

Host A Viewing Party for “Service” Airing On Your Local PBS Station

NPR: Sexual Violence Victims Say Military Justice System Is ‘Broken’

UPI: Military Readies Sexual Assault Responses

Bloomberg: The Military’s Sex Scandal

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