Sexual Assault

Andrea Goldstein said a stranger sexually assaulted her in the atrium of the Washington D.C. VA Medical Center.

Navy Reserve Lt. Andrea Goldstein recounted the incident at the Washington, D.C., VA Medical Center.

During a two-hour sentencing hearing, the former priest kept his head down as other victims spoke about their suffering.

In 2017, about 4,200 women and 1,100 men reported being sexually assaulted in the military, up 10 percent from 2016.

Federal authorities are investigating allegations of sexual assaults at a Veterans Affairs hospital in West Virginia.

The charge -- an alleged violation of Article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice -- was filed in March of this year.

The case involved Master Sgt. Roberto Armendariz of Marine Wing Support Squadron 373 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.

The trial of retired Army Maj. Gen. James Grazioplene on rape and incest charges has been postponed for a second time.

Andrew Hong was sentenced to eight months in prison and expelled from the academy at a hearing Tuesday.

The Pentagon has a new program aimed at rooting out serial sex offenders in the ranks.

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"We've lost more guys to suicide than we lost in the battle," said Jake Edwards, a former lance corporal.

Vice Adm. Timothy "T.J." White said the commander made "repeated, vigorous and obvious false statements."

The 2020 military retiree, VA disability and social security pay increase is smaller than the one received in 2019.

One of the first women to fly the Navy's F/A-18 Hornet in the 1980s, Shults recounts meeting opposition at every turn.

"We have reports already of indiscriminate fire landing near American forces," Defense Secretary Mark Esper said.