GILLIBRAND WRITES TO ACTING SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ESPER TO EXPRESS CONCERNS...
Gillibrand Urges Higher Level Analysis Following Reports that Nominee for Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General John E. Hyten Allegedly Committed Sexual Assault and that DoD Mishandled the...
View ArticleDefense Department Ordered to Turn Over Documents on Military Sexual Assault
July 16, 2019 New Haven, CT – On July 12, 2019, a U.S. District Court in Connecticut rejected multiple Defense Department arguments and ordered the government to disclose key documents related to bias...
View Article***STATEMENT*** NEW REPORT FROM MARINES SHOWS COSTS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT CRISIS
Washington DC – Today, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger acknowledged the U.S. Marine Corps’ failure to retain over 25,000 Marines due to misconduct over the past decade in his 2019...
View Article***STATEMENT*** NEW REPORT SHOWS DRAMATIC GENDER GAP AT MILITARY ACADEMIES...
Numbers show women have rarely exceeded a quarter of the nominations submitted to the taxpayer-funded academies by Members of Congress in any given year New Haven, CT – Today, the Connecticut Veterans...
View ArticleCol. Christensen Comments on NYT Article: Army Col. Accuses Nominee for Vice...
July 26, 2019 Washington, DC – The link to the full article can be found here. Col. Don Christensen, who retired from the Air Force and is president of Protect Our Defenders, which advocates on behalf...
View Article***STATEMENT*** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS CALLS ON WHITE HOUSE TO WITHDRAW...
Washington, DC – Last Friday, Army Colonel Kathryn A. Spletstoser, who served two combat tours in Iraq and two in Afghanistan as part of her 28-year career, publicly came forward accusing Air Force...
View Article***STATEMENT*** AIR FORCE MISLEADS SENATORS AHEAD OF GEN. HYTEN CONFIRMATION...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 30, 2019 Contact: Brian Purchia, 202.253.4330, brian@protectourdefenders.com ***STATEMENT*** AIR FORCE MISLEADS SENATORS AHEAD OF GEN. HYTEN CONFIRMATION HEARING BY...
View Article***STATEMENT*** AIR FORCE ENGAGES IN SMEAR CAMPAIGN AGAINST GEN. HYTEN’S...
During yesterday’s Senate Armed Services confirmation hearing, Gen. Hyten’s defenders call into question the validity of Col. Spletstoser’s statement based on zero factual evidence Washington, DC –...
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ABA Journal: ABE Grant Expands Services for Victims of Rape and Sexual...
ABE Grant Expands Services for Victims of Rape and Sexual Assault in the Military By Amanda Robert September 1, 2019, 12:30 am CDT Protect Our Defenders provided a pro bono attorney to Brittany Bentz,...
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Jenny Holzer’s “Thing Indescribable” Exhibit Sheds Light on Sexual Assault...
By Sibylle Whittam Recently, I toured the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain. I loved the museum, but was blown away by Jenny Holzer’s Thing Indescribable exhibit in particular. Holzer is well-known...
View Article***STATEMENT*** NEW PENTAGON REPORT FINDS SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE MILITARY MORE...
Washington DC – On Monday, the Department of Defense (DoD) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a report that determined sexual assault in the military may be more likely to cause post...
View Article***STATEMENT*** Col Don Christensen’s testimony before DAC IPAD’s 15th...
Chairwoman Martha Brashford ATTN: DAC-IPAD One Liberty Center 875 N. Randolph Street, Suite 150 Arlington, VA 22203 Madam Chair, Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to provide this statement as...
View Article***STATEMENT*** SUPREME COURT TO REVIEW LEGAL LOOPHOLE SETTING ACCUSED...
Washington, DC – The U.S. Supreme Court announced on Friday that it would hear an appeal from the Justice Department to review a military court decision that led to multiple rape convictions being...
View Article***STATEMENT*** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS FILES AMICUS BRIEF BEFORE SUPREME COURT...
Washington, DC – Today, Protect Our Defenders (POD) joined rape survivor and Air Force veteran Harmony Allen in filing an amicus curia brief before the United States Supreme Court. The brief concurs...
View Article***STATEMENT*** IN RESPONSE TO GROUNDBREAKING PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS RACIAL...
Washington, DC – On Tuesday, the Senate signed the FY20 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The final NDAA contains a number of provisions that are key to reforming the military justice system...
View Article***PRESS RELEASE*** Protect Our Defenders & Military Sexual Assault Survivors...
Washington, DC – Protect Our Defenders (POD), the only national organization solely dedicated to ending the epidemic of rape and sexual assault in the military, today announced the launch of a national...
View Article***STATEMENT*** NEW PENTAGON REPORT FINDS 32% INCREASE IN SEXUAL ASSAULTS AT...
Washington, DC – Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) released its Annual Report on Sexual Harassment and Violence at the Military Service Academies. The Pentagon report shows a continued failure to...
View ArticlePOD Sends Letter to Senator Hill in Support of Bill to Eliminate Immunity for...
March 20, 2020 The Honorable Jerry Hill California State Senate State Capital Sacramento, CA 95814 Subject: Letter in Support of SB 1274 Dear Senator Hill, I write you today urging your support of SB...
View Article*** STATEMENT *** VP BIDEN SUPPORTS EMPOWERING INDEPENDENT PROSECUTORS AS...
Washington, DC – Today, the Pentagon released its Annual Report on Sexual Assault and Prevention (SAPR) in the Military a day after former Vice President Biden announced his support for empowering...
View Article***PRESS RELEASE*** AIR FORCE CAUGHT IN COVER UP, REPEATEDLY CONCEALED...
Washington, DC — Today, Protect Our Defenders (POD) released a new report revealing the Air Force has attempted to cover up its data on racial disparities following an internal investigation mandated...
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