Military sexual assault victims testify before Congress (News)

Posted on March 22, 2013, in Military, News

  WASHINGTONSgt. Rebecca Havrilla, the lone female member of a bomb squad in eastern Afghanistan, was allegedly raped days before she was supposed to go back to the United States. “The rape,” she said, “was the ‘ironic icing on the cake.’” What started in basic training in January of 2004 with sexual jokes, innuendoes and [...]

Inspections found Air Force porn, offensive items (NEWS)

Posted on March 20, 2013, in Military, News

WASHINGTON — Hoping to fight sexual assault in its own ranks, the Air Force said today a sweep of air base offices worldwide found thousands of suspect materials ranging from pornographic films to a beer bong. It’s not clear what the inspection, and the odd assortment of items it turned up, tells Air Force leaders [...]

Air Force Leaders Testify on Culture That Led to Sexual Assaults of Recruits (NEWS)

Posted on March 20, 2013, in Military, News, Sexual Violence

WASHINGTON — A weak command structure and a climate of fear among female personnel created the conditions that led to widespread instances of sexual assault of Air Force recruits by their instructors at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, senior Air Force commanders said Wednesday. On the eve of a Pentagon announcement that it will lift the [...]

Porn Sweep or Witch Hunt on U.S. Air Force Bases? (News)

Posted on January 24, 2013, in Military, News

By Chris Carroll January 19, 2013 Read full article here. WASHINGTON — The Air Force announced Friday it had found hundreds of examples of pornography and tens of thousands of other inappropriate items in a recent sweep of bases and facilities worldwide. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh III in late November ordered [...]

Was the Secret Service pornified? (Opinion)

Posted on January 16, 2013, in Military, Societal, Women

Nona Charen April 30, 2012 Find original article here: http://washingtonexaminer.com/article/555281#.UPbQOSc703A What do you suppose are the chances that the Secret Service agents who embarrassed themselves, possibly endangered the life of the president of the United States, and very likely damaged their marriages and the lives of their children by engaging prostitutes in Cartagena, were consumers of [...]

Pornography found in bin Laden hideout (News)

Posted on January 16, 2013, in Internet, Military, News

Mark Hosenball and Tabassum Zakaria May 13, 2011 Find original article here: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-bin-laden-porn-stash-found,0,7953140.story WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A stash of pornography was found in the hideout of Osama bin Laden by the U.S. commandos who killed him, current and former U.S. officials said Friday. The pornography recovered in bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, consists of modern, [...]

Air Force-wide inspections begin today (News)

Posted on December 7, 2012, in Military, News

Commanders and supervisors in all corners of the Air Force will conduct a widespread sweep of all work spaces and public areas starting today, looking for pictures, calendars and other materials that objectify women. The order covers all active, reserve and Air National Guard units and must be completed by Dec. 17. Pictures of scantily [...]

Addicted To Porn: X-rated Internet explosion wreaks havoc with troops’ careers, lives (News)

Posted on April 12, 2012, in Addiction, Marriage, Military, News

The Marine staff sergeant knew things were spinning out of control. What he once thought was a harmless flirtation with online porn had become a full-blown obsession.