Air Force Academy Review Panel Sets Public Meeting

Air Force Academy Review Panel Sets Public Meeting

(EXCERPT) PRESS ADVISORY from the United States Department of Defense

No. 106-03 PRESS ADVISORY Sep 02, 2003 Sep 02, 2003

The DoD's Air Force Academy Review Panel will conduct a public meeting
on Friday, Sept. 5, 2003, 1-3 p.m. EDT in Crystal City to review
sexual misconduct allegations at the Air Force Academy. The meeting
will be held in the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 1489 Jefferson Davis Hwy,
large meeting room, and is open for media coverage.

The panel will meet to discuss and deliberate on information gathered
through fact-finding, research and investigation, and testimony
received during the Panel's study.

The panel, chaired by former Florida Congresswoman Tillie K. Fowler,
is conducting a study of the policies, management and organization
practices and cultural elements of the Air Force Academy that may have
been conducive to alleged sexual misconduct, including sexual assaults
and rape. A report of findings, conclusions and recommendations will
be submitted to the secretary of defense and the chairman of the
Senate and House Armed Services Committees upon completion of the
study on Sept. 22, 2003.

The media point of contact is Michelle Shortencarrier, (703) 697-6736
or

(703) 401-1862 (cell).

http://www.dod.mil/advisories/2003/pa20030902-0341.html

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Otis Willie
Associate Librarian
The American War Library
http://www.americanwarlibrary.com