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Ft. Sill Commander Addresses Growing Sexual Assaults

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US ArmyFt. Sill Commander Addresses Growing Sexual Assaults

FORT SILL Okla_ Top leaders at Ft. Sill met Wednesday to have an open and candid discussion regarding sexual assaults and harassments and the policies in place to make sure no crime goes unreported.

Over the past two years, Major General Mark McDonald said there have been about 50 cases of sexual assault and harassment. Wednesday’s seminar with top leaders came months before new initiatives set forth by the Department of Defense will take effect. In August, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel outlined several new initiatives to reduce the amount of sexual harassment in the military.

Read more: http://www.kswo.com/story/23649561/ft-sill-commander-addresses-growing-sexual-assaults

Judge: ‘Military…fell down on job…’ in case of soldier with PTSD

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US ArmyJudge: ‘Military…fell down on job…’ in case of soldier with PTSD

LAKE CHARLES, LA (KPLC) – The case of Marcus Carey shines light on what some suggest is an escalating problem: Combat veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) who don’t get the help they need. Carey fought in Iraq and Afghanistan and suffers PTSD. Now, he’s serving 30 years for murder and some question if proper treatment might have made a difference. Whether you call it shell shocked or PTSD, it’s a serious mental health issue for veterans being reintroduced into society after being in combat.

Watch video: http://www.kplctv.com/story/23651540/judge-militaryfell-down-on-job-in-case-of-soldier-with-ptsd

Army explores predicting suicides as a way to prevent them

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Army explores predicting suicides as a way to prevent them

Even as thousands of U.S. troops were dying in Iraq and Afghanistan during the 12 years of war following 9/11, about 3,000 perished by their own hand, nearly the same as the number of people lost on the day of those terrorist attacks.

Indeed, suicide is a perennial stain on the military that’s growing worse each year, a trajectory baffling to military leaders and devastating to the thousands of shattered families left behind.

Read more: http://www.armytimes.com/article/20131005/NEWS/310050008/Army-explores-predicting-suicides-way-prevent-them

Suspect jailed after allegedly strangling one man to death, stabbing another

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US ArmySuspect jailed after allegedly strangling one man to death, stabbing another

RAISIN TWP.   —  A 31-year-old soldier on leave from the  U.S. Army is lodged at the Lenawee County Jail after he allegedly strangled a  man to death and stabbed another in the shoulder Saturday morning at 2985 Gady  Road, Lot 63, in Raisin Township, according to the Michigan State  Police. The deceased victim is a 20-year-old man from Adrian. The second  victim is an 18-year-old man from Adrian who was treated for lacerations and  released.

Read more: http://www.lenconnect.com/article/20131005/NEWS/131009586

Former Carson soldier pleads guilty in infant stepson’s death

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US ArmyFormer Carson soldier pleads guilty in infant stepson’s death

Zachary Ryan Doggett pleaded guilty to fatal child abuse on Wednesday under a plea agreement with prosecutors. The Gazette reported that Doggett’s voice cracked as he told the judge the decision to plead guilty was “mine and mine alone.”

Read more: http://www.armytimes.com/article/20131010/NEWS06/310100008/Former-Carson-soldier-pleads-guilty-infant-stepson-s-death

Fort Hood trial cost government about $5 million

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Nidal HasanFort Hood trial cost government about $5 million

FORT WORTH, TEXAS — The U.S. government spent nearly $5 million to court-martial and convict an Army psychiatrist in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage, according to records reviewed by a North Texas television station.

The biggest pre-trial expense in Maj. Nidal Hasan’s trial was more than $1 million for transportation for witnesses, jurors and attorneys, according to Army records obtained by KXAS-TV of Fort Worth and Dallas. About $90,000 was spent to house the witnesses.

Read more: http://www.armytimes.com/article/20131007/NEWS06/310070012/Fort-Hood-trial-cost-government-about-5-million

Former GI gets 30 years in Polk soldier’s death

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US ArmyFormer GI gets 30 years in Polk soldier’s death

LAKE CHARLES, LA. — A 28-year-old Army veteran, who pleaded guilty in June to second-degree murder in the 2010 slaying of a soldier at Fort Polk, has been sentenced in federal court in Lake Charles.

KPLC-TV reports Marcus Carey was sentenced Tuesday to 30 years in prison in the death of Byron Whitcomb, of Whitefish, Mont., and for the attempted murder of another soldier, Howard Alley.

Read more: http://www.armytimes.com/article/20131008/NEWS06/310080032/Former-GI-gets-30-years-Polk-soldier-s-death

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

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US ArmyDoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Spc. Angel L. Lopez, 27, of Parma, Ohio, died Oct. 5, in Zabul province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire.

He was assigned to the 201st Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Knox, Ky.

For more information, media may contact the Fort Knox public affairs office at  502-624-3051.

Original link: http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=16305

DoD Identifies Army Casualties

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US ArmyDoD Identifies Army Casualties

The Department of Defense announced today the death of four soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Oct. 6, in Zhari District, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device.

Killed were:

1st Lt. Jennifer M. Moreno, 25, of San Diego, Calif., assigned to Madigan Army Medical Center, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.

Sgt. Patrick C. Hawkins, 25, of Carlisle, Pa., assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.

Sgt. Joseph M. Peters, 24, of Springfield, Mo., assigned to the 5th Military Police Battalion, Vicenza, Italy.

Pfc. Cody J. Patterson, 24, of Philomath, Ore., assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, at Fort Benning, Ga.

For more information on 1st Lt. Moreno, media may contact the Madigan Army Medical Center public affairs office at 253-968-1901. For more information on Sgt. Hawkins and Pfc. Patterson, media may contact the 75th Ranger Regiment public affairs office at 706-545-8407 or after hours at 706-570-5091. For more information on Sgt. Peters, media may contact the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command public affairs office at 703-409-3168 or 571-305-4041.  http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=16300

Army expanding mental health program despite research

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Raymond T. OdiernoArmy expanding mental health program despite research

The Army is expanding a $50-million-per-year program created in 2009 to help soldiers withstand mental illnesses such as post-traumatic stress disorder despite research by its own scientists showing it does nothing to reduce PTSD.

Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/story/nation/2013/10/07/army-resilience-training-research-criticism/2938069/