Pentagon Toughens Military Sexual-Assault Policies
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The Pentagon took steps on Tuesday  aimed at better preventing sexual assaults in the U.S. military  in a policy change that followed a spate of assaults against  servicewomen serving in Iraq by their male comrades.
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RALEIGH, N.C. - A female member of a National Guard military police unit was demoted for indecent exposure after a mud-wrestling party at the Army-run Camp Bucca detention center in Iraq, a military spokesman said Sunday.  The party occurred Oct.
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BAGHDAD -- The US military yesterday weighed into the politically explosive case of a Sunni woman allegedly raped last weekend by three Iraqi police officers, announcing its own investigation after the Shi'ite-run government dismissed her allegations as false.
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has  issued a strong memo to military commanders and Pentagon  contractors warning against support for prostitution and human  trafficking, amid concerns that a previous directive has not  solved the problem.
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Foes of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays hope for better results in their efforts to repeal it in the new Democratic-run Congress.
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The Pentagon's "don't ask, don't tell" policy is being challenged by 12 gays who have been separated from the military because of their homosexuality.
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The Air Force has dropped a criminal indecency charge filed against a female airman who refused to testify against another airman she accused of raping her, her lawyer said Friday.
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Under pressure from lawmakers for  better treatment for U.S forces serving in Iraq and  Afghanistan, the Pentagon plans to increase survivor benefits  for families of service members killed in war, a Pentagon  official said on Monday.
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Newly released U.S. Navy documents portray a series of abuse cases stretching beyond Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison where photos surfaced this year of U.S. troops forcing prisoners &#151; often naked &#151; to pose in humiliating positions.
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Military extends restrictions on troops stationed in Okinawa following uproar over the arrest of a US marine accused of raping 14-year-old girl
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates wants to reduces  the amount of military personnel held beyond their retirement dates or enlistment length
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday ordered tougher oversight of private guards in Iraq, including tighter rules on the use of force, following deadly shootings involving U.S. security contractor Blackwater.
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Twelve homosexuals who were expelled from the military because of their sexual orientation are mounting a legal challenge to the Pentagon's 11-year-old "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
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U.S. troops would no longer be asked to reveal previous mental health treatment when applying for security clearances under a proposal being considered by the Pentagon.
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U.S. troops stationed overseas could face courts-martial for patronizing prostitutes under a new regulation drafted by the Pentagon.
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A US Army captain has been relieved of command at her request over an incident last week in which some reservists refused to drive a fuel convoy on a dangerous mission, Pentagon officials told CNN.
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The military on Friday dismissed a rape charge against an Air Force Academy graduate whose case was on hold because of a therapist's refusal to turn over the accuser's medical records.