The reason the Green Berets will seemingly stand still as the rest of the Army endures the convulsions of the post-war Pentagon is that units such as 10th Group have thrived on uncertainty and constant change.

“What will be required of our Green Berets in days ahead has not changed,” Col George Thiebes said.

One fact Thiebes revealed: 10th Group troops have been busy. In the past year, 1,000 of the soldiers have worked in 42 countries – primarily in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. That’s no surprise.

Soldiers from 10th Group were some of the first Americans in the 2003 attack on Iraq. The Fort Carson troops advised the Kurds in northern Iraq that played a key role in the defeat of Saddam Hussein.

Wisconsin National Guard launches dedicated counsel program for sexual assault victims

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MADISON, Wis. – Military sexual assault prevention and response programs have gained attention over the past year as a Department of Defense report shows an increase in reported sexual assaults. Maj. Gen. Donald Dunbar, Wisconsin adjutant general, has made it clear the issue is a top priority in the Wisconsin National Guard as well.

“There is no place for sexual assault in the Wisconsin National Guard,” Dunbar said. “We will not look the other way.”

Over the past few months, Dunbar and other senior Wisconsin National Guard leaders have visited every Wisconsin National Guard unit and facility to convey that simple, unmistakable message.

Currently, the Wisconsin National Guard’s sexual assault prevention and response program provides sexual assault and domestic violence victims with emergency response assistance, counseling and therapy referrals, personal and systemic advocacy, and access to applicable benefits. But as of Oct. 1, Wisconsin National Guard members coping with the unthinkable crime of being sexually assaulted by a fellow service member have a new advocate.

Fort Hood, area leaders come together to tackle issue of domestic violence

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Fort Hood, area leaders come together to tackle issue of domestic violence

Domestic violence is a significant, serious issue for Fort Hood Soldiers and Families. The impact of violence on children and Families causes damage that spans lifetimes and even generations. As a result, the issue has the direct attention of Bell County and Maj. Gen. Anthony Ierardi, commanding general of the 1st Cavalry Division and senior commander at Fort Hood.

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month at Fort Hood. The focus given by military leaders on this critical matter both heightens community awareness and highlights the support available to those affected by violence in the home.

ACLU Challenges Ongoing Exclusion of Women from Combat Positions

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ACLU Challenges Ongoing Exclusion of Women from Combat Positions

Careers of Plaintiffs Continue to Be Hindered Despite Announced Repeal of 1994 Combat Exclusion Directive

SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2013. Four service women and the Service Women’s Action Network filed an amended complaint today in their lawsuit against the Department of Defense for its ongoing blanket exclusion of women from thousands of ground combat positions. The plaintiffs originally filed a lawsuit challenging the DoD’s ban on women in combat positions last year with the help of the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Northern California, and the law firm Munger, Tolles &; Olson LLP.

Fighting PTSD: Charleston mom talks about soldier’s return from combat

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Fighting PTSD: Charleston mom talks about soldier’s return from combat

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) – Sharon Brown often finds herself looking back at childhood photos of her youngest son, Jonathan who’s now 24 years old.

“We really thought this was going to be a career for him,” said Brown.

In 2009, Brown agreed to let her son leave his full academic scholarship at the College of Charleston to enlist in the United States Army. Shortly after boot camp, Jonathan was sent to Iraq in his first deployment.

“Jonathan did a really good job of telling me things that he wanted, as a mom, wanted me to hear. Things like, ‘Oh no, I’m very safe here. I never go outside of the area,’ which later on I found was not exactly true,” said Brown.

Brown says when her son returned from Iraq there were subtle changes in his behavior.

Veterans’ Committee Hearing Focuses on Health Care

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Veterans’ Committee Hearing Focuses on Health Care

WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2013. The Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs yesterday held a hearing to examine health and benefits legislation, including a bill by Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to significantly expand access to health care. Sanders’ bill would expand access to the high-quality, cost-effective health care that the Department of Veterans Affairs now provides to approximately 6.5 million veterans each year.

Currently, veterans above certain income levels and without serious service-connected disabilities are unable to receive care. Sanders’ Veterans Health Care Eligibility Expansion and Enhancement Act of 2013 would reaffirm the nation’s commitment to those veterans with the most severe service-connected disabilities and lowest incomes and expand access to veterans currently unable to enroll in three important ways.

Man suspected in murder-attempted suicide was Camp Smith soldier

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Man suspected in murder-attempted suicide was Camp Smith soldier

The military today released information on the soldier suspected of killing his 33 year-old wife from Singapore before turning the gun on himself in the couple’s Waikiki apartment in an apparent murder-attempted suicide.

The Honolulu Medical Examiner’s Office officially confirmed the identity of Monday’s apparent murder victim as Tara Insin.

Police have indicated that there is only one suspect after classifying the case as a murder and attempted suicide — the husband, Leonardo Chavez, of the Dominican Republic.

Chavez is still hospitalized with a gunshot wound to his right cheek. No charges have been filed.

U.S. Institute of Peace: ‘Masculinity’ to Blame for Violence, Terrorism

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U.S. Institute of Peace: ‘Masculinity’ to Blame for Violence, Terrorism

Speakers at a symposium hosted by a taxpayer-funded institute this week said some aspects of masculinity contribute to mass violence and criticized the United States for spending more on counterterrorism operations than sexual assault prevention efforts.

The “Men, Peace, and Security Symposium: Agents of Change,” held at the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) on Monday and Tuesday, “aim[ed] to better understand how the ascribed norms of men and masculine identities contribute to, and may even help mitigate, violent conflict and post-conflict,” according to USIP’s website.

USIP was “established by Congress in 1984 as an independent, federally-funded national security institution,” according to its website.

While most of the event featured panels on the behaviors and actions of men in violence-ridden states such as Lebanon, Sri Lanka, and Sudan, participants also discussed the state of sexual violence in America and the U.S. military.

Top JAG’s letter sparks IG complaint

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Top JAG’s letter sparks IG complaint

A private attorney has accused Judge Advocate General Lt. Gen. Richard Harding and another Air Force lawyer of improperly trying to persuade the JAG corps to support maintaining sexual assault cases inside the chain of command.

Susan Burke, a Washington, D.C., lawyer who represents victims of military sexual assault, has asked the Defense Department Inspector General to investigate an October letter by Harding and Col. Jeffrey Rockwell to Air Force attorneys.

Federal judge denies midshipman’s motion to recuse superintendent in sexual assault case

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Federal judge denies midshipman’s motion to recuse superintendent in sexual assault case

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — A federal judge has denied a request by a U.S. Naval Academy midshipman accused of sexual assault to recuse the academy’s superintendent from the case.

Defendant Josh Tate’s attorney, Jason Ehrenberg, said Wednesday he still hopes to prove undue command influence prompted the case to move forward to a court-martial because of a heightened focus on sexual assault in the military.

MILITARY JUSTICE FOR ALL

Fort Carson Green Beret colonel makes rare speech

Wisconsin National Guard launches dedicated counsel program for sexual assault victims

Fort Hood, area leaders come together to tackle issue of domestic violence

ACLU Challenges Ongoing Exclusion of Women from Combat Positions

Fighting PTSD: Charleston mom talks about soldier’s return from combat

Veterans’ Committee Hearing Focuses on Health Care

Man suspected in murder-attempted suicide was Camp Smith soldier

U.S. Institute of Peace: ‘Masculinity’ to Blame for Violence, Terrorism

Top JAG’s letter sparks IG complaint

Federal judge denies midshipman’s motion to recuse superintendent in sexual assault case

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