New York Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said her bill to remove prosecution of serious crimes from the chain of command is still needed, despite Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III's commitment to do just that. “This is an extremely light touch. It just changes where ...
The U.S. Air Force Academy must set a better example for students to discourage sexual assault, harassment, and other forms of discrimination on campus, the school's outgoing Superintendent Lt. Gen. Jay B. Silveria said on Aug. 17. His remarks come at the beginning of the ...
The number of sexual assault reports in the Air Force increased 9 percent in fiscal 2019 from the year before—the “greatest number of reports” received since the service’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program launched 14 years ago. The Air Force received a total of ...