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Lawmakers push VA to improve military sexual assault response
A bipartisan group of lawmakers want VA leaders to step up outreach efforts to military sexual trauma victims, calling it a critical need.
Veterans group launches podcast series for Black History Month on Black veterans and their mental health
The series aims to address issues including how PTSD impacts Black veterans and their family members, Black veterans experience with military sexual trauma, and research related to Black veterans’ mental health.
By Diana Stancy
We need veterans treatment courts now more than ever
In this commentary, a former commander of trial judges in the Army Reserve says the problems facing veterans that led to the establishment of veterans treatment court are not going away.
By David L. Shakes
‘I hung up and vomited’ — Veteran sexual assault survivors say VA’s outreach retraumatized them
Veterans said they were thrust into public discussions of military sexual trauma topics without warning or proper support.
As term winds down, Trump shifts Pentagon line of succession
Shuffling the line of succession at the Defense Department is not a new move for presidents.
By Aaron Mehta
Biden picks Lloyd Austin, retired Army general, to lead Pentagon
Austin would require a wavier from Congress to serve.
28 Nebraska, Texas National Guard medical personnel heading to Czech Republic to help with virus surge
Medical personnel from the Nebraska and Texas National Guards are expected to treat patients at Prague’s military hospital and a new field hospital at the city’s exhibition ground.
By Karel Janicek
Navy ‘gray-zone behavior’ study part of military sexual assault prevention and response effort
In an effort to get ahead of potential sexual misconduct, the Navy has been using research and training models to learn more about “gray-zone behavior,” or acts that don’t meet the Navy’s definition of sexual harassment or sexual assault.
By Jared Morgan
Mishandling of misconduct reports, retaliation a pattern across the National Guard
National Guard members speak out after they say their chains of command bungled their sexual assault investigations and retaliated against them for seeking justice.
No Ma’am: Pentagon down to just handful of women appointees, spotlighting history of inequality
Once a trio of departures is official, there will be only three Senate-confirmed women in the Pentagon.
By Aaron Mehta
Make them pay: Jon Stewart wants ‘war profiteers’ to pay for burn pit exposures
A comedian, reporter, congressman, and senator advocate broader coverage for military veterans exposed to toxic chemicals during service.
By Todd South