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Are they trying to make some sort of connection just because he's assigned to Ft. Sill, even though he was not on base, or even in the state, when he died? Was it something other than natural causes?
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sugar magnolia wrote: Tue Jun 01, 2021 8:46 am Are they trying to make some sort of connection just because he's assigned to Ft. Sill, even though he was not on base, or even in the state, when he died? Was it something other than natural causes?
See, this is something I’ve never really understood. I spent some time having to research these issues, and what I’ve learned is that the military pretty much reflects the greater society. Military members commit crime at the same rate, commit suicide at the same rate, marry and divorce at the same rate as the rest of society (for the most part). These large military bases are bigger than many small towns. There are over 50K people at Fort Sill, so I’m not at all shocked by six people dying there in the last year.
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We discussed this guy briefly on the previous iteration of TFB. Two-star general was accused by his daughter of child abuse during her minority years ago. He was recalled to active duty for court-martial, then two weeks before trial the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces overturned decades of precedent, said the statute of limitations for rape in the military was five years. As a result of that decision, the Army dropped the charges, and he pled guilty in state court to a single charge of child abuse.

Today the Secretary of the Army, in what is known as a “grade determination,” found that the last grade successfully held was second lieutenant (O-1), and retired him at that grade (I don’t know what an O-1 makes in retirement, but it’s less than what I make).

This guy got lucky. Earlier this year the Supreme Court overturned the CAAF and put all that precedent back in place - there is no statute of limitations for rape in the military.

https://lawandcrime.com/crime/he-put-me ... she-was-3/
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Earthshaking.
Biden signs historic order moving prosecution of military sexual assault outside chain of command

President Joe Biden on Friday ordered a historic change to the Uniform Code of Military Justice by transferring key decision-making authorities outside the military chain of command in cases of sexual assault, domestic violence, child abuse, murder and other serious crimes.

The order, which the administration is calling “the most significant transformation of the military justice system since the UCMJ was established in 1950,” officially implements changes passed by Congress as part of fiscal year 2022’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), and comes two years after an independent review commission on sexual assault in the military, formed by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, recommended moving prosecution of sexual assault in the military outside the chain of command.

Key among the changes in the order is the establishment of rules to govern the newly formed Offices of Special Trial Counsel (OSTC) which, composed of a panel of independent military prosecutors, would make prosecutorial decisions involving sexual assault and other violent crimes.

On a call with reporters previewing the executive order, a senior administration official called the move “a turning point for survivors of gender-based violence in the military.”

“These changes follow decades tireless efforts by survivors, advocates and members of Congress to strengthen the military justice systems response to gender-based violence,” the official said. “As Secretary Austin has said many times, this is a leadership issue, and we believe this historic order demonstrates that leadership.”

It “took time” for the Department of Defense to put the services in place, the White House said Friday, calling it a “monumental change” to the current system of military justice.
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Pentagon hit by ‘critical compromise’ of US air force communications – report
Forbes reports claim that engineer at Arnold air force base in Tennessee had taken home government radio technologies

Maya Yang
Sat 29 Jul 2023 17.34 BST

The Pentagon is investigating a “critical compromise” of communications across 17 US air force facilities, according to reports.

The US department of defense’s investigation comes amid a tip from a base contractor that a 48-year-old engineer at the Arnold air force base in Tennessee had taken home various government radio technologies, Forbes first reported Friday.

According to a search warrant obtained by investigators and reviewed by Forbes, the equipment allegedly taken by the engineer cost nearly $90,000. It also added that when law enforcement agents searched his home, they found that he had “unauthorized administrator access” to radio communication technology used by the Air Education and Training Command (AETC), which is one of the nine major commands of the air force and in turn affected 17 defense department installations.

Investigators also found an open computer screen that showed the engineer running a Motorola radio programming software. According to the warrant, the software “contained the entire Arnold air force base (AAFB) communications system,” Forbes reported.

The outlet also reported that, according to the warrant, a document detailing the forensics on technologies seized from the engineer’s home revealed that he had a USB which contained “administrative passwords and electronic system keys” for the AETC radio network.

Other items seized included flash drives that contained “local law enforcement radio programming files” and “Motorola radio programming files” which presented a warning banner that indicated they were government property.

Installer files which were recovered in the search opened with a “CONFIDENTIAL RESTRICTED” pop-up, according to Forbes.

The warrant also recounted how witnesses and co-workers informed investigators that the engineer had allegedly “sold radios and radio equipment, worked odd hours, was arrogant, frequently lied, displayed inappropriate workplace behavior and sexual harassment, had financial problems, and possessed [Arnold air force base land mobile radio] equipment”.

It added that a colleague had reported him twice due to “insider threat indicators” as well as unauthorized possession of air force equipment, according to investigators.

Investigators also reported to have found evidence which indicated that the searched contractor had possible access to FBI communications, as well as Tennessee state agencies, Forbes reported. The FBI is working alongside the air force on the investigation, according to the outlet.



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Two U.S. Navy sailors accused of passing secrets to China

By Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff
Updated August 3, 2023 at 8:47 p.m. EDT|Published August 3, 2023 at 6:46 p.m. EDT

Two U.S. Navy sailors based in California were arrested Wednesday in separate cases and accused of passing sensitive national defense information and military secrets to Chinese agents in exchange for money, the Justice Department announced Thursday. The charges come at a time when the United States and China are struggling to contain mutual suspicion and preserve long-standing economic ties.

The two sailors allegedly sent a blueprint for a radar system, technical manuals for vessels, operational plans for military exercises in the Indo-Pacific and details of defensive weapons to Chinese intelligence officers, the Justice Department said. Attorneys for the two sailors could not be immediately reached for comment Thursday afternoon.

“These arrests are a reminder of the relentless, aggressive efforts of the People’s Republic of China to undermine our democracy and threaten those who defend it,” Suzanne Turner, assistant director of the FBI’s Counterintelligence Division, said in a statement. “The PRC compromised enlisted personnel to secure sensitive military information that could seriously jeopardize U.S. national security.”




https://www.washingtonpost.com/national ... ion-china/
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