The same day military victims of sexual assault testified at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, NBC News aired an interview Wednesday with the woman whose accusation ultimately led to the court-martial conviction in November of an Air Force lieutenant colonel based at Aviano, Italy. In a twist that critics say undermines the military’s effort to stamp out sexual assault, Lt. Col. Craig Wilkerson’s conviction was overturned by Air Force Lt. Gen. Craig Franklin in late February after reviewing the evidence presented at the court-martial. The dismissal, a power which military commanders have held since 1775, has drawn sharp criticism from…
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Someone has got some explaining to do at Aviano Air Base, Italy. And when the 31st Security Forces Squadron and the Italian national military police, get a hold of them, they might be in a lot of trouble. Pilots at the base have reported that small lasers have been directed into aircraft on approach and take off from the base on several occasions, according to a press release from the base. The lasers are not only a visual distraction for pilots, but apparently can cause irreparable harm to a pilot’s vision, according to 31st Aerospace Medicine Squadron physiologist Capt. Chris…
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ijifdLAX9Q&feature=player_embedded#![/youtube] Stars & Stripes posted a nice story Wednesday on Staff Sgt. Charles McDaniel, who created a freestyle rap to the beat of a heart monitor to help relax his pregnant wife. The video, posted above, has done well on YouTube, with over 100,000 hits as of Wednesday afternoon. Stripes’ Geoff Ziezulewicz reports that McDaniel has also done interviews with his hometown radio station and other stations have offered to buy the video’s rights. More good news: He has a new son, Kingston, whom McDaniel said is doing well.
