![Gerry Broome FILE - A U.S. flag patch adorns the uniform of a paratrooper, April 21, 2017, during a training exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C. Fifteen current or retired Joint Base Lewis-McChord servicemen who say the Army failed to protect them from a military doctor who's been charged with sexual abuse are seeking $5 million in damages for the emotional distress they say they've suffered. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/902268c04d06445290f2c52b1e67407d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - A U.S. flag patch adorns the uniform of a paratrooper, April 21, 2017, during a training exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C. Fifteen current or retired Joint Base Lewis-McChord servicemen who say the Army failed to protect them from a military doctor who's been charged with sexual abuse are seeking $5 million in damages for the emotional distress they say they've suffered. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
![Ted S. Warren FILE - A new sign is unveiled during a ceremony marking the initial operational capability of the merger of Fort Lewis and McChord Air Force Base into Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Monday, Feb. 1, 2010, in Washington state. Fifteen current or retired Joint Base Lewis-McChord servicemen who say the Army failed to protect them from a military doctor who's been charged with sexual abuse are seeking $5 million in damages for the emotional distress they say they've suffered. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/292fbae2b73c4c4d9dc32bfd1cb7a2ef/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - A new sign is unveiled during a ceremony marking the initial operational capability of the merger of Fort Lewis and McChord Air Force Base into Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Monday, Feb. 1, 2010, in Washington state. Fifteen current or retired Joint Base Lewis-McChord servicemen who say the Army failed to protect them from a military doctor who's been charged with sexual abuse are seeking $5 million in damages for the emotional distress they say they've suffered. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
![Ted S. Warren FILE - The logo of Joint Base Lewis-McChord is seen at a ceremony marking the merger of Fort Lewis and McChord Air Force Base into Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Feb. 1, 2010, in Washington state. Fifteen current or retired Joint Base Lewis-McChord servicemen who say the Army failed to protect them from a military doctor who's been charged with sexual abuse are seeking $5 million in damages for the emotional distress they say they've suffered. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/5a60367f04234d018c2fe5b79a3ae1b5/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - The logo of Joint Base Lewis-McChord is seen at a ceremony marking the merger of Fort Lewis and McChord Air Force Base into Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Feb. 1, 2010, in Washington state. Fifteen current or retired Joint Base Lewis-McChord servicemen who say the Army failed to protect them from a military doctor who's been charged with sexual abuse are seeking $5 million in damages for the emotional distress they say they've suffered. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)