Incidents of sexual assault, harassment continue to drop in US military, report finds
A survey found that roughly 20,500 sexual assaults occurred in the U.S. military in fiscal year 2025, down from 29,000 in fiscal year 2023.
By Patricia Kime
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Bipartisan bill would let service members sue US military for sexual assault
The bill is modeled after similar legislation that allows service members to file civil claims for medical malpractice at U.S. military hospitals.
By Patricia Kime
Senior DoD leaders question plan to shift sexual misconduct, other serious crimes away from command
In letters to a senator, seven of the eight Joint Chiefs of Staff offered concerns about the plan.
New novel by Army veteran shares story of childhood sexual trauma survivor
Chandra Moyer's novel follows an earlier memoir about sexual abuse and the foster care system, an experience that awakened memories of her own victimization.
By Todd South
Best pics of the week: June 20, 2021
USS Lassen steams in the Atlantic, CH-53E maintenance at Fallon, fast-rope from a CH-47 at the African Lion exercise, and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
Military justice changes must go beyond sex cases, says senator
Top Pentagon officials and key lawmakers are open to the sexual assault shift, but they say applying it more broadly requires far more study and debate.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
III MEF sends AAVs back in the water
"U.S. Marines with Company B, 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion, completed a demanding waterborne operations training package June 8, 2021, on Okinawa, Japan, in compliance with all updated policies and procedures. ... "
By Philip Athey
Austin signals intent to recommend changes to military sexual assault prosecutions
Austin is not ruling out support for removing sexual assault prosecutions from the chain of command.
Marine Corps inspector general fired, counseled as result of deadly AAV accident
Maj. Gen. Robert Castellvi had been suspended from his position in April.
By Philip Athey
Military leaders wary of changes in sexual assault policy
In memos to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, the service leaders laid out their concerns about the growing push to shift prosecution decisions on sexual assault and possibly other major crimes to independent judge advocates.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press and Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Military justice reform: The ‘Be Careful What You Ask For’ Act
There is no basis to conclude that a career military lawyer will be better insulated from pressures or more inclined to send challenging cases to trial, say the authors of this commentary.
By Army Maj. Jordan Stapley and Professor Geoffrey Corn