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Lawmakers urge defense leaders to send Bowe Bergdahl to trial again
The former prisoner of war had his conviction thrown out by a federal judge last week.
Marine lieutenant colonel who demanded ‘accountability’ in brig, not charged
However, four UCMJ charges are being considered.
Gillibrand: UCMJ changes needed to ensure fairness for all troops
Military Times sat down with the New York Democrat to talk about her proposal to overhaul the military justice system to ensure sexual misconduct crimes are handled properly.
DoD would see a big budget boost, military justice overhaul under Senate proposal
The $740 billion defense authorization bill proposal received bipartisan support in the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Verdict: Marine Raider guilty in death of Green Beret staff sergeant
The Marine took a gamble by going to trial.
By Todd South
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
Jury selected in trial of Marine Raider charged in Green Beret’s death
The Marine gunnery sergeant faces a life sentence if convicted of murder in the strangulation death of Army Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar in 2017.
By Todd South
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.
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