The scandal broke over the weekend with the revelation that pictures of female Marines in various stages of undress had been shared in a secret Facebook group called "Marines United." He said some of the photos were taken surreptitiously, while others had been taken by the women themselves but shared without their consent. That was followed by a report Thursday that hundreds of pictures of naked women from all the military services were being shared on another image-sharing site, AnonIB. Women have long been part of the US military, and last year former president Barack Obama ordered the military to open all combat units to them. Pentagon spokesman Jeff Davis urged members of the military to report online misconduct to their chain of command.

Source: Daily Nation March 11, 2017 04:59 UTC