Latest ""
Major racial disparities exist in military justice system, report says
The report highlighted three areas the Pentagon should remedy, including training and education, service member protections and oversight and transparency.
By Zamone Perez
Feds convict sailor for machine gun and grenade launcher possession
Agents also found two anti-tank missile launchers at his home, according to the Justice Department.
If Supreme Court ends affirmative action, how will the military adapt?
The officer corps already is markedly less racially diverse than the enlisted troops. And that gap may widen, defenders of affirmative action warn.
DoD attempts to get its head around how the end of Roe affects troops
About 80,000 female troops live in states with restrictive abortion access.
Senior Navy civilian convicted for taking port service company bribes
The case echoes that of "Fat Leonard" Glenn Francis, who remains on the lam.
Navy officer sentenced to life for murdering his wife in Belgium
The Navy declined to take on the case until former Defense Secretary James Mattis forced them to in 2018.
Watchdog: DoD getting better at tracking military justice demographics, but work remains
The recent Government Accountability Office update followed a 2019 report highlighting disparities in who gets investigated and charged in the military justice system.
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
Appeals court overturns former Air Force lieutenant colonel’s conviction in racial slur case
The retired Air Force lieutenant colonel was convicted of violating Virginia's abusive language law.
Using a writ of mandamus to collaterally attack a court-martial conviction
A writ of mandamus is an option a service member may take to collaterally attack a court-martial conviction, says the author of this commentary.
By Jason Moy
$1 million initiative aims to address racial inequities to improve lives of military families
Leadership teams of private organizations that serve military families are "disproportionately white," says Blue Star Families.
By Karen Jowers