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)
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)
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)