11th MTI at Lackland Charged with Misconduct Dec 04 2012 Air Force Times reports: Tech. Sgt. Samuel Wicks of the 331st Training Squadron is accused of having unprofessional relationships with...
NPR: Fighting Back Against Sexual Assault In The Military Dec 03 2012 NPR’s Talk of the Nation reports on the epidemic of military sexual assault and the Lackland Air Force Base scandal:...
Shaheen Vows to Fight for Abortion Coverage for Women in the Military Nov 30 2012 Ramsey Cox reports for The Hill: Shaheen said the inclusion of reproductive healthcare for female service members was an “issue...
General Now Questions Approach to MacDill Sexual Assault Cases Nov 28 2012 The San Antonio Current’s Newsmonger reports: In an interview with The Tampa Tribune, Woodward said that what she learned from...
USA Today: Changes Sought for Vets’ Psych Disorder Discharges Nov 28 2012 Kelly Kennedy reports for USA Today: After nearly 30,000 servicemembers were forced out of the military for “personality disorders,” often...
Article 32 Hearing Set for Lackland MTI Nov 28 2012 Kristin Davis reports for the Air Force Times: Overworked trainers had been able to operate with little oversight, which helped...
Senate Approves Amendments on Sexual Violence, Mental Health in the Defense Bill Nov 28 2012 Ramsey Cox reports for The Hill: “Sexual violence in the military continues to occur at an alarming rate,” [Sen. Kirsten]...
Lackland Instructor’s Legal Woes Cited in Apparent Suicide Tries Nov 28 2012 Sig Christenson reports for the San Antonio Express-News: LeBlanc is one of 25 instructors at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland who...
U.S. Military Should Stop Victim-Blaming at Lackland Nov 27 2012 The Rocky Mountain Collegian reports on Protect Our Defenders Honorary Chair Jackie Speier: …the military should focus its prevention efforts...
SA Current: Investigating Lackland’s Causes Nov 20 2012 The San Antonio Current’s Newsmonger reports on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “This report tells us largely what we...
Petraeus, Lackland Show a Corrupting Influence in the Military Nov 19 2012 This KTVU segment features interviews with Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA) and Protect Our Defenders advocate Katie Weber who explain why...
In Military, Rank Sometimes Allows Top Brass Embroiled in Scandal to Suffer Less Nov 19 2012 Ed Timms reports for the Dallas Morning News on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “There is a top-down culture...
Lackland Trainers’ Misdeeds Not Just Sexual Nov 18 2012 Sig Christenson reports for the San Antonio Express-News on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “A pattern of superior officers...
Epidemic of Military Rapes Must Be Stopped Nov 16 2012 The Florida Times-Union Editorial Board writes: Imagine that robbery was rampant in the military. Imagine that in 2011, some 3,000...
Protect Our Defenders Calls on Rep. McKeon to Allow STOP Act to be Heard in House Armed Services Committee Nov 16 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 16, 2012 Contact: Brian Purchia, brian@protectourdefenders.com ***STATEMENT*** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS CALLS ON REP. BUCK MCKEON TO...
Video: California National Guard Culture Questioned Nov 15 2012 NBC Bay Area explores the epidemic of military sexual assault in the California National Guard: Read the full article.
Jezebel: Air Force Responds to Sex Crime Scandal by Enforcing a Bizarre ‘Wingman Rule’ Nov 15 2012 Kate J.M. Baker writes for Jezebel on Protect Our Defenders Honorary Chair Rep. Jackie Speier: Speier has also said the...
AP: US Air Force Sex Scandal Prompts Training Changes Nov 14 2012 The Associated Press reports on proposed reforms in the Air Force and Protect Our Defenders’ response: Protect Our Defenders, an...
Stars and Stripes: Air Force Changes Policy to Address Sexual Assault, Misconduct Nov 14 2012 Chris Caroll reports for Stars and Stripes on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: Ultimately, Parrish said, the problem of...
Statement from Protect Our Defenders on Lackland Air Force Base Sexual Abuse Report Nov 14 2012 Statement from Protect Our Defenders in response to the Lackland Air Force Base Sexual Abuse Report: Washington DC – More...