What sexual-assault victims think of the new way cases are prosecuted
President Biden signed an executive order last month that removes legal decision-making authority from commanders for most serious crimes. After Darchelle Mitchell reported being…
North Korea stays silent on its apparent detention of a US soldier who bolted across the border
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea stayed silent Wednesday about the detention of an American soldier who sprinted across the Koreas’ heavily fortified border as other…
Another Female Soldier Died at Fort Hood. The Base Said Nothing.
On March 13, Pvt. Ana Basaldua Ruiz, a soldier assigned to Fort Hood, Texas, was found dead in an apparent suicide after telling her family about sexual harassment she had faced…
Lawyer: Return to military service a challenge after vaccine mandate lifted
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — During the COVID-19 pandemic, the US Military required servicemembers to get the vaccine, with very few exceptions. Those refusing were usually given a…
The Tragic, Conflicting and Now Politicized Tale of a US Sailor Sitting in a Japanese Prison
Navy Lt. Ridge Alkonis was driving his car, filled with his wife and their three children, down from the heights of Mount Fuji on May 29, 2021. It’s an iconic destination…
Report: sexual assaults at military academies up 18%
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military service academies last year recorded the highest rate of sexual assault since the Defense Department started measuring the problem in 2006.…
Null and void, but still causing headaches: Pentagon’s legal woes over COVID vaccine mandate persist
At the height of the global pandemic, the Pentagon in August 2021 decreed that all U.S. troops must get the COVID-19 vaccine, then launched a logistical push to get the shot to…
Army Private’s Death and Claims of Harassment Again Shine Spotlight on Fort Hood
A 20-year-old Army private stationed at Fort Hood was found dead this week, and investigators are examining claims from her family that the young woman had experienced harassment…
Fort Hood soldier’s death sparks reminders of Guillen; “no foul play,’ say Army investigators
The death of an Hispanic, female soldier at Fort Hood this week has sparked thoughts of Vanessa Guillen, according to comments on social media attached to posts about reports of…
Some US Troops Will Still Have to Get COVID-19 Vaccine, Pentagon Says After Mandate Ends
Certain U.S. troops will still be mandated to receive COVID-19 vaccines, the Department of Defense (DoD) said in a recent memorandum. Troops who are deployed to countries that…