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  • Tinker Airman convicted of sexual assault

    A Tinker Airman was convicted in a general court-martial last week of having sex with another Airman who was unable to consent because of impairment by alcohol consumption.A seven-member panel of officers convicted Senior Airman Casey A. Novian, 25, of the 552nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, of sexual assault on a person incapable of consent. The
  • Lt. Gen. Bruce Litchfield, Air Force Sustainment Center commander, stresses the need for greater awareness of the problem sexual assault poses for all Airmen and the mission during an interview at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., June 17, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo by Micah Garbarino)

    AFSC commander: Sexual assault devastates military

    AFSC commander says zero tolerance is the only standard."Sexual assaults devastate our military and survivors," said Lt. Gen. Bruce Litchfield, Air Force Sustainment Center commander. "Our success is predicated on unit cohesion and performing as a team. If any of our teammates feel threatened or worse, have been violated, it destroys the very fiber

  • Air Force holds sexual assault offenders accountable, convictions now online

    The Air Force now publishes sexual assault convictions online at www.afjag.af.mil/sexualassaultprosecution/index.asp. This is a public website that anyone can access to review more than 100 sexual assault convictions from across the Air Force. After a few minutes of reviewing the facts of these cases, you will soon see many cases are very similar

  • Airman convicted of sexual assault on woman incapable of consent

    A Tinker Airman was convicted last week of having sex with an ex-girlfriend while she was too drunk to consent, and will be discharged from the Air Force.Senior Airman Courtney D. Waddell of the 72nd Security Forces Squadron was found guilty of committing a sexual act upon a young woman who was "incapable of consenting ... because she was impaired"

  • Air Force takes swift action against sexual assault

    It's not an overstatement to say that the past many years have been challenging for those in the military working to prevent sexual assault and sexual trauma. However, for those who've been victimized it has been much worse, and we should never forget that. The harm in this crime is not just physical; it is emotional, scarring the mental health of
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