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Fort Sill sexual assault case stirs up the worst kind of deja vu Despite years of efforts, sexual assault scandals continue to erupt in the Army. (Sgt. Uriah Walker/Army) Multiple cadre members are under investigation at Fort Sill, Okla., in connection with the sexual assault of a trainee, though officials have not confirmed on the record how many of them and what roles they might have played in a crime. This is nothing new for the Army. were charged for assaulting trainees in the past two y...

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17:04 EDT, 12 April 2021 Biden nominations for Secretary of Army and head of DEA President Biden announced a series of new nominations on Monday and all must be confirmed by the Senate:   Christy Abizaid, Nominee for Director of National Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of National Intelligence Christine Abizaid spent nearly a decade as a counterterrorism intelligence officer at the Defense Intelligence Agency before transitioning to the National Security Council, first as a ...

The Issue U.S. active-duty military personnel and reservists have participated in a growing number of domestic terrorist plots and attacks, according to new data from CSIS. The percentage of all domestic terrorist incidents linked to active-duty and reserve personnel rose in 2020 to 6.4 percent, up from 1.5 percent in 2019 and none in 2018. Similarly, a growing number of current and former law enforcement officers have been involved in domestic terrorism in recent years. But domestic terrorism ...

In historic first, President Joe Biden has nominated Christine Wormuth to serve as secretary of the Army. If confirmed she would be the first woman to hold the job.

Pentagon seeks sharper definition of extremist activity as military review continues The Department of Defense is seeking a sharper definition of prohibited extremist activity, among other steps, as it pushes forward with a fight against extremist ideology within the ranks, the Pentagon announced Friday. The steps include a review of current military policy that allows a service member to belong to an extremist organization as long as they don’t advocate for the group. The newly announced “...

By Clare Hymes, Cassidy McDonald, Eleanor Watson April 8, 2021 / 7:30 PM / CBS News Evidence shows extremists coordinated Capitol riot America watched as hordes of rioters broke into the U.S. Capitol on January 6 — crushing through windows, pressing up stairways, and sending lawmakers and law enforcement running for their lives. The flood of protesters who streamed into the Capitol that day left federal authorities with an equally immense task: finding and charging t...

By COREY DICKSTEIN | STARS AND STRIPES Published: April 9, 2021 A new Pentagon panel will study extremism within the military ranks, including the ability of the services to weed out recruits with extremist views and whether military law or regulations should be amended to address the issue, according to a memorandum released Friday. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin charged the new Countering Extremism Working Group with overseeing a study meant to provide the Pentagon “greater fidelity on th...

Military must better weed out extremists Our view: About 1 in 3 service members has seen evidence of white supremacist, racist ideology in their ranks. Selection should include screening for extremism. The USA TODAY Editorial Board When a closet extremist named Brandon Russell joined the Florida Army National Guard in 2016, examiners took note of an odd tattoo on his right shoulder. It looked like a radiation-warning symbol, but apparently didnt raise concerns. It should have. It was the emblem...

The U.S. government has closed one of the most clandestine Guantanamo prison units after it had fallen into disrepair. The U.S. military said Sunday that the detainees at Camp 7 were transferred to Camp 5, a unit adjacent to where the other prisoners are held at the American base in Cuba. In a statement, the U.S. Southern Command said the move was part of an effort to increase operational efficiency and effectiveness, NBC News reported. The Miami-based Southern Command did not disclose how man...