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May 21, 2021 With the convening of a new Congress, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., has reintroduced a bill to drastically change the role of senior commanders in the military justice system. The bill would remove senior commanders from the court-martial referral and review process for sexual assault and other felony-level “common law” crimes and place that responsibility in the hands of lawyers, much like a civilian district attorney’s office. First introduced in 2013, the proposal has ...

Divide over scope of military’s extremism problem impedes culture, policy changes Mark Satter © Provided by Roll Call Supporters of then-President Donald Trump take over the steps of the Capitol on Jan. 6 as Congress works to certify the Electoral College votes. Christopher Warnagiris last week became the fifth servicemember, and the first on active duty, arrested for participating in the Jan. 6 pro-Trump insurrection at the Capitol. The Marine Corps major is charged with a...

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By KEVIN G. HALL | McClatchy Washington Bureau | Published: May 18, 2021 WASHINGTON (Tribune News Service) — A growing debate over the ability of the armed services to investigate sexual assault and harassment provides a backdrop of controversy to President Joe Biden’s commencement address this week at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. It comes amid a high-profile case at the academy. Legislation is being drafted in both chambers of Congress that would put an independent body in charge of inv...

The Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act would stop debt collectors from threatening military members. Author: Mike Gooding Updated: 6:04 PM EDT May 18, 2021 WASHINGTON — Lawmakers are working to protect troops from those who could do them financial harm. The "Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act " is designed to help military members who might get behind on various debts. The measure prohibits debt collectors from threatening a service member...

House votes to protect servicemembers from debt collectors Published Monday, May. 17, 2021, 9:45 am Join AFPs 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes and Spotify News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com (© Daniel – stock.adobe.com) New legislation aimed at protecting servicemembers from underhanded debt collection practices passed the U.S. House by a narrow, partisan majority. The Comprehensive Debt C...

Soldiers and families walk to raise domestic violence awareness, October 16, 2020. (U.S. Army/Spc. Jacob Wachob) 17 May 2021 The Defense Department recorded more than 42,000 incidents of domestic abuse in its population from 2015 to 2019, but the real number is likely higher. Thats because the data collected by the department is incomplete, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office. By law, the DoD must collect and report data on incidents that meet its criteria for do...

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Garrison announces updates to vehicle registration program WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD, Hawaii (May 14, 2021) -- U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii has made several updates to its vehicle registration program, which was launched earlier this year. Updates made include who is required to register, an additional installation, Tripler, was added to the list of exclusions, and the Vehicle Registration Office located in the Garrison Safety Office on Wheeler Army Airfield is closing effective May 14.  Additionally...

Bill named after Vanessa Guillen is reintroduced Congress reintroduces ‘I am Vanessa Guillen act’ Replay Video UP NEXT A bill named after Army specialist Vanessa Guillen, who was allegedly murdered at the Fort Hood Army base last year, was reintroduced Thursday in Washington, D.C. Guillen, 20, was allegedly killed by another soldier at the Killeen, Texas, base on April 22, 2020. Her family says she told them she’d been sexually harassed by a sergeant months before her death. Califo...