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Advocates: Lackland hearings should spark reforms, not more empty promises

January 9, 2013
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Advocates: Lackland hearings should spark reforms, not more empty promises

For months, advocates for victims of sexual assault in the military have pressured the House Armed Services Committee to have a public inquiry into the ever expanding scandal at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. So far, 30 instructors at the base have been placed under investigation for abuses against 56 trainees, including charges of sexual...
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Rep. Buck McKeon makes secret weekend visit to Lackland

September 10, 2012
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Rep. Buck McKeon makes secret weekend visit to Lackland

Advocates fighting against military sexual assault bristled at a secret Sunday visit by GOP Congressman Howard “Buck” McKeon, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, to Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.
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Lackland fallout: Rape victim turned whistleblower calls for congressional hearings

July 11, 2012
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As the Lackland Air Force Base sex scandal continues to unfold, one-time whistle-blower and former navy lieutenant Paula Coughlin-Puopolo has filed a petition urging Congress to conduct its own formal investigation.
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