Topic: U.S. Department of Defense
AFP American Edition | 2010-03-16 22:10:09
The number of reports of sexual assault in the US military rose by 11 percent in 2009, the Pentagon announced on Tuesday. The Defense Department attributed the spike in part to efforts to encourage victims to report such assaults. The department recorded 3,230 complaints of sexual assault in fiscal year 2009, which involved members of the military -- either as ...
AP News | 2010-03-12 05:32:10
Australian officials investigate allegations of sex competition on board navy ship
Australian officials have launched an investigation into allegations that sailors on board a navy ship were running a sex competition during an overseas deployment last year. The Defense Department says the inquiry that began Friday comes after an initial investigation was found to be biased. Three sailors from the ...
AP News | 2010-03-11 19:46:17
In a photo provided by the Department of Defense, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, fourth from right, visits the Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Mosque in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates,Thursday March 11, 2010. (AP Photo ...
AP News | 2010-03-11 19:46:15
In a photo provided by the Department of Defense, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates prepares to board his aircraft upon his departure from the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Cherie ...
