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Pentagon investigating Ft. Hood sergeant for running prostitution ring

usatoday.com — A sergeant in charge of sexual assault prevention at Ft. Hood is under investigation for sexual assault, the Pentagon announced Tuesday night. (Photo: AFP/Getty Images) WASHINGTON -- A sergeant in charge of sexual assault prevention at Ft. Hood is under investigation for sexual assault, the Pentagon announced Tuesday night.

Communities work to prevent 'lost generation of veterans'

usnews.nbcnews.com — After 21 years in the Navy, Ashley Gonzalez, 40, had to make a tough choice last year: uproot his family from San Diego for an assignment in Mississippi or retire and rejoin the civilian world. Gonzalez, a chief petty officer, had previously deployed to counter-narcotic op ...

Communities work to prevent 'lost generation of veterans'

usnews.nbcnews.com — After 21 years in the Navy, Ashley Gonzalez, 40, had to make a tough choice last year: uproot his family from San Diego for an assignment in Mississippi or retire and rejoin the civilian world. Gonzalez, a chief petty officer, had previously deployed to counter-narcotic op ...

Why Psychiatry's Seismic Shift Will Happen Slowly

forbes.com — Thomas R. Insel, Director, National Institute of Mental Health. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Last week, Thomas Insel, Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, published a blog post that outlined a new approach for deciding what psychiatry research the U.S. government would fund.

'Every American should be outraged:' Military sees sharp increase in sex assault cases

usnews.nbcnews.com — Despite efforts to create a "military culture free of sexual assault," the Department of Defense announced Tuesday that the number of cases increased sharply in the last year, a trend that critics pointed to as proof that more aggressive measures are needed to end the epidemic.

Drones Offer a Safer, Clearer Look at the Natural World

nytimes.com — Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge, Colo. - An electric whir filled the air of this high desert valley as Jeff Sloan, a cartographer for the United States Geological Survey, hurled a small remote-controlled airplane into the sky. The plane, a four-and-a-half-pound AeroVironment Raven, dipped; then its plastic propeller whined and pulled it into the sky.

Air Force Sex Assault Prevention Official Charged With Sexual Battery

forbes.com — Lt. Col. Jeffrey Krusinski, an Air Force branch chief for the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program, has been removed from his position after being charged with sexual battery. Air Force spokeswoman Candice Ismirle confirmed that Krusinski was arrested early Sunday morning. A "drunken" Krusinski allegedly approached a woman in a parking lot and grabbed [...]

Tamerlan Tsarnaev CTE: The debate over whether to test the former boxer for signs of brain injury.

slate.com — Last Friday, former amateur boxer and presumed Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev perished in a firefight with police. On Saturday, his corpse got tossed into the fight over the effects of head injuries in professional sports. A pair of neurosurgeons at Boston University, Robert Stern and Robert Cantu, told the...