Don Christensen

FILE - In this photo taken Aug. 26, 2019 and released by the U.S. Air Force, a U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt., salutes the flag during a ceremony signifying the change from tactical to enduring operations at Camp Simba, Manda Bay, Kenya. U.S. officials tell The Associated Press that military investigations have found that poor leadership, inadequate training and a

The military is capable of incredible feats, but it still can’t shake sexual assault

Self-awareness is the beginning of positive change. But one problem, despite some self-awareness, that the military can’t seem to kick is sexual assault…

Federal Report

FILE - About 130 soldiers with the U.S. Army's 87th Division Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Division Sustainment Brigade, wait to board a chartered plane during their deployment to Europe, March 11, 2022, at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Ga. The Army is significantly cutting the total number of soldiers it expects to have in the force over the next two years, as the U.S. military faces what a top general called “unprecedented challenges” in bringing in new recruits. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, File)

DoD fills in blanks on the future of sexual assault prevention after commission review

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women in the military, online harassment, DoD

Nowhere safe to hide: What online harassment is doing to service members and the military

Defense

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FILE - In this April 2, 2014, file photo, members of the media wait outside of the Bernie Beck Gate, an entrance to the Fort Hood military base in Fort Hood, Texas. Federal agents have seized more than 20 vehicles and the money in 10 bank accounts from a couple of U.S. Army veterans in Texas, who they say used personal information stolen from soldiers to defraud the military out of as much as $11 million. In an affidavit filed in court in June 2020 seeking to search the couple's home in Killeen, near Fort Hood, investigators described how they allegedly used a transportation reimbursement program to swindle the Army out of $2.3 million to $11.3 million. (AP Photo/Tamir Kalifa, File)

Calls to move military sexual assault cases to independent prosecutors reach a boiling point

DoD Reporter's Notebook

Austin orders new steps to curb sexual assault while panel studies the problem

DoD Reporter's Notebook

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White House objects to Senate security clearance reforms

DoD Reporter's Notebook

Military services provide few answers, but many promises on racial disparities

Defense

Top enlisted airman says Air Force will address racial issues, but the service’s history is spotty

Air Force

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone Lawrence, right, places a temporary teal ribbon tattoo on a Soldier's hand at the Koele dining facility at Bagram Airfield in Parwan province, Afghanistan, April 2, 2014. The teal ribbon was the symbol of sexual assault survivors and awareness. (DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Kelly Simon, U.S. Army/Released)

Military sexual assault reform pledge backed by majority of presidential candidates

Defense

Gen. John Hyten appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 30, 2019, for his confirmation hearing to be Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Gen. Hyten faces concerns about leadership, assault allegations during confirmation hearing

Congress

The darker side of the Pentagon’s sexual assault report

Defense

‘Me Too’ movement unmasks need for culture change at DoD

The Me Too movement has women in different careers talking about sexual harassment and assault. The national discussion did not leave out the military,…

Management

Don Christensen: Military academies too deal with sexual harassment, retaliation

Retired Air Force prosecutor joins Federal Drive to talk about the history of sexual harassment and retaliation problems within U.S. military academies

Federal Drive