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Senators want to boost Pentagon UFO office funding, transparency
Lawmakers have been pushing for more funding for the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office for months.
By Zamone Perez
Racial inequality on the table in the military’s discussion of sexual misconduct and justice
On Tuesday, a Senate Armed Services Committee panel approved language taking all serious crimes out of the traditional chain of command.
Military needs commanders who truly don’t support sexual assault, commission concludes
The Pentagon's independent review commission on sexual assault came back with dozens of suggestions
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.
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
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.
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
SECDEF nearing decision about taking sexual assault cases out of chain of command
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has consulted with senior leadership. Now he has a choice to make.
Signs point to shift in combating sexual assault in military
The Pentagon appears resigned to a new approach on how to combat military sexual assault.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Air Force secretary nominee pledges to tackle enduring pilot shortage, personnel issues
Air Force secretary nominee Frank Kendall pledged to work on bridging the pilot shortage and other issues at his Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday.
Top US general drops opposition to change in military’s sex assault policy
Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says he is dropping his opposition to a proposal to take decisions on sexual assault prosecution out of the hands of commanders.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press