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ARTICLE: Civilians, Service Members Recognized for Excellence in Sexual Assault Prevention, Victim Advocacy
SYNOPSIS: In an annual award ceremony held at the Pentagon this month, the Defense Department recognized a group of service members and civilians for their outstanding work on sexual assault prevention and victim support.
REPORTER: Joseph Clark, Department of Defense
https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3402851/civilians-
service-members-recognized-for-excellence-in-sexual-assault-preventio/
ARTICLE: Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks Visits Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies
SYNOPSIS: Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks visited Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, to gain a deeper understanding of the quality-of-life issues service members in the Arctic face, to receive operational updates and to visit the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies. Hicks met with service members and toured quality-of-life facilities, including childcare and health care centers, to see how local leaders are addressing service members’ needs and to assess whether the department should adjust policies to further improve life for Soldiers. These improvements are part of a wider community-based approach to boosting mental health and reducing harmful behaviors like death by suicide.
REPORTER: Department of Defense
https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3405054/deputy-secretary-of
-defense-dr-kathleen-hicks-visits-joint-base-elmendorf-richa/
RELATED: ARTICLE: Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks Visits Eielson Air Force Base and Fort Wainwright
https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3403970/deputy
-secretary-of-defense-dr-kathleen-hicks-visits-eielson-air-force-base-and/
ARTICLE: USA NATO Hosts Events in Three Countries to Combat Sexual Assault, Harassment
SYNOPSIS: Every year in April—Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month—Army units host a series of events to reinforce the roles and responsibilities of every member to prevent sexual harassment and sexual assault.
REPORTER: Troy Darr, Army.mil
https://www.army.mil/article/266871/usa_nato_hosts_events_in_three_countries_to_
combat_sexual_assault_harassment
ARTICLE: Fired Texas Army Commander Charged With Sex Abuse Faces Court-Martial
SYNOPSIS: The former commander of 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, was charged with sexually assaulting another officer’s wife, according to court documents. Col. Jon Meredith, an armor officer, was arraigned at Fort Cavazos, Texas, the base formerly known as Fort Hood, and faces a court-martial. Meredith has been charged with abusive sexual contact and conduct unbecoming an officer.
REPORTER: Steve Beynon, Military
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/05/19/fired-texas-army-commander-charged-
sex-abuse-faces-court-martial.html
ARTICLE: Sexual Assault Response Team Seeks Advocates and Nurses
SYNOPSIS: The city of Lawton, together with Fort Sill, Oklahoma, nonprofits and tribal leaders, is working on a long-term project to help sexual assault victims. The Sexual Assault Response Team aims to create a centralized care center as a safe haven for survivors, where they will receive comprehensive treatment to ensure their healing. Two years in the making, the team is seeking victim advocates and sexual assault nurse examiners.
REPORTER: Mary Grace Pewewardy, City of Lawton
https://www.lawtonok.gov/news/sexual-assault-response-team-seeks-advocates-nurses
ARTICLE: A National Crisis Ignored: Suicide in Military Community
SYNOPSIS: May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time when we shine a light on the critical need to understand and treat mental health problems. May is also Military Appreciation Month, but for those in the military community, many mental health problems can lead to death by suicide. The military community is in a severe crisis, and the nation is not doing enough to reverse it.
REPORTER: Jason Criss Howk, Clearance Jobs
https://news.clearancejobs.com/2023/05/21/a-national-crisis-ignored-suicide-in-military
-community/
ARTICLE: New Substance Abuse Center for Active-Duty Military and Veterans Opens in Wasilla
SYNOPSIS: A new substance abuse treatment center primarily for veterans and active military service members opened in Wasilla. The center, Banyan Alaska, has space for 24 people. Clients will stay on campus and have access to staff around the clock, but the treatment is less intensive than that of other residential programs.
REPORTER: Rachel Cassandra, Alaska Public Media
https://www.fox21news.com/news/fort-carson-unveils-updated-facility-to-service-soldiers/
ARTICLE: Fairfax Military Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Program Monroe
SYNOPSIS: Fairfax Behavioral Health will open the Fairfax Military Program, a mental health and substance abuse treatment program offering specialized treatment designed for active-duty service members.
REPORTER: Marcee Maylin, Everett Post
https://www.everettpost.com/local-news/fairfax-military-mental-health-and-substance-abuse
-treatment-program-monroe
ARTICLE: COMMENTARY: Amid Name Changes at Army Forts, Good Memories Will Endure
SYNOPSIS: The implication was that Fort Bragg produced the toughest, meanest Soldiers in the Army. Possibly, but other posts such as the Home of the Infantry in Columbus, Georgia, had credible claims to it, too. Fort Bragg is now Fort Liberty, and Fort Benning is Fort Moore. Nobody I know believes changing fort names will hurt training, readiness or toughness.
REPORTER: Greg Markley, The Observer
https://opelikaobserver.com/amid-name-changes-at-army-forts-good-memories-will-endure/
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