Current and former soldiers have taken to social media with their own accounts of sexual assault and harassment at the base following the disappearance and slaying this year of Spc. Vanessa Guillen.
Witness interviews highlight a series of issues that night, including failing optics, a blocked emergency exit and poor weather brought by a tropical storm.
Suicide prevention is a frequent topic of conversation within the ranks of the 82nd Airborne, says the division's commander, and the periods of isolation during the pandemic have been a major factor.
Military suicides have increased by as much as 20% this year compared to the same period in 2019, and some incidents of violent behavior have spiked as service members struggle under COVID-19, war-zone deployments, national disasters and civil unrest.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press and Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Sgt. Maj. Bryan Battaglia is the former senior enlisted adviser to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the senior non-commissioned officer in the U.S. armed forces.
A New York City police officer and Army reservist was charged on Monday with being an “intelligence asset” for the Chinese government who agreed to spy on U.S. supporters of the Tibetan independence movement.