▁head scar f . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Rot unda , ▁the ▁ob jections ▁from ▁Lieutenant ▁Colonel ▁Mar tha ▁Mc S ally , ▁a ▁female ▁f ighter ▁pilot ▁station ed ▁in ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia , ▁had ▁influenced ▁Congress ▁to ▁pass ▁an ▁" anti - ab aya ▁law ". ▁▁ ▁But ▁Rot unda ▁said ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁law ▁was ▁specific ▁to ▁female ▁G Is ▁station ed ▁in ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia , ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁exp ired . ▁ ▁She ▁recommended ▁that ▁Congress ▁re author ize ▁a ▁similar ▁law ▁to ▁protect ▁female ▁troops ▁in ▁the ▁Ira q ▁and ▁Afghan istan ▁Wars . ▁ ▁Lit ig ation ▁Rot unda ▁became ▁involved ▁in ▁high - profile ▁legal ▁issues ▁and ▁lit ig ation ▁stem ming ▁from ▁the ▁Ira q ▁and ▁Afghan istan ▁Wars . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁lawyer ▁assigned ▁to ▁Private ▁Jess ica ▁Lyn ch ▁after ▁Lyn ch ' s ▁rescue ▁in ▁Ira q . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Rot unda ▁took ▁on ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Air ▁Force ▁for ▁its ▁alleg edly ▁illegal ▁term ination ▁of ▁ 1 5 7 ▁Air ▁Force ▁Offic ers ▁on ▁the ▁e ve ▁of ▁ret irement . ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Rot unda ▁exposed ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁in ▁a ▁Wall ▁Street ▁Journal ▁op - ed ▁entitled ▁The ▁Air ▁Force ▁Gr ounds ▁Its ▁Offic ers , ▁stating , ▁" This ▁hol iday ▁season , ▁the ▁Air