March 06, 2013

Gillibrand Announces Witnesses for March 13th Senate Hearing Examining Sexual Assaults in the Military

Hearing is Gillibrand's First As Chair Of Senate Armed Services Subcommittee On Personnel - Has Been Leading The Fight To End Sexual Violence In Military

Washington, DC –U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, the newly named Chair of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, announced today the witnesses for her first subcommittee hearing to investigate sexual assault in the military on Wednesday, March 13th.

 

U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel

 

Room SH-216

Hart Senate Office Building

 

Wednesday, March 13, 2013 – 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.

 

OPEN

 

To receive testimony on sexual assaults in the military.

 

Witnesses:

 

Panel I at 10:00 a.m.

 

Anu Bhagwati

Executive Director and Co-Founder, Service Women’s Action Network

 

BriGette McCoy

Former Specialist, United States Army

 

Rebekah Havrilla

Former Sergeant, United States Army

 

Brian Lewis

Former Petty Officer Third Class, United States Navy

 

Panel II at 2:00 p.m.

 

Robert S. Taylor

Acting General Counsel of the Department of Defense

 

Lieutenant General Dana K. Chipman, JAGC, USA

Judge Advocate General of the United States Army

 

Vice Admiral Nanette M. Derenzi, JAGC, USN

Judge Advocate General of the United States Navy

 

Lieutenant General Richard C. Harding, JAGC, USAF

Judge Advocate General of the United States Air Force

 

Major General Vaughn A. Ary, USMC

Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps

 

Major General Gary S. Patton, USA

Director, Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office

 

Rear Admiral Frederick J. Kenney, Jr., USCG

Judge Advocate General of the United States Coast Guard