Jene Newsome is a native of Swatara Township, Pennsylvania and attended Central Dauphin East High School.

[2] Jene Newsome was serving as an aircraft armament system craftsman when the Rapid City Police Department called her at Ellsworth Air Force Base seeking to determine the whereabouts of her wife, who was wanted on theft charges in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Four days after Hutson's arrest, the police reported the marriage license to the Air Force via a fax headed "FYI.

As part of the review, the Pentagon was expected to suggest ways to minimize third-party outings, especially those suspected to be a result of vindictiveness, by relaxing enforcement of the policy.

[4] Representative Joe Sestak, a former Navy admiral, cited Newsome's case as an example of why President Barack Obama should stop dismissals of gay and lesbian service members while Congress was working towards ending the policy.