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  • Unanimous Supreme Court ruling boosts Air Force’s effort to combat sexual assault

    In a unanimous ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court has reinstated rape convictions against three men in the Air Force.

  • Around the Air Force: Moving Toward the Future, and Focus Groups on Interpersonal Violence

    Today’s look Around the Air Force highlights an interview with Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., discussing his vision for the future of the force, an “Ask Me Anything” webcast with Dr. Will Roper, assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics, talking about opportunities through start-up companies and focus groups dedicated to preventing interpersonal violence. (Produced by Staff Sgt. Timothy Dischinat)
  • Reality hit when then Airman First Class Brittany Johnson of the 49th Logistics Readiness Squadron left the hospital in September 2010 after a week-long stay for sexual and physical assault. “I didn’t feel like myself,” recalls Johnson, now a Technical Sergeant with the 36th Civil Engineering Squadron. “I couldn’t find joy in activities anymore.”

    Survivor harnesses resilience to overcome invisible wounds

    Reality hit when then Airman First Class Brittany Johnson of the 49th Logistics Readiness Squadron left the hospital in September 2010 after a week-long stay for sexual and physical assault. “I didn’t feel like myself,” recalls Johnson, now a technical sergeant with the 36th Civil Engineering Squadron. “I couldn’t find joy in activities anymore.”

  • Air Force, Army, Navy Secretaries host first national discussion on sexual assault, harassment

    Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson joined her Army and Navy counterparts April 4-5, for the first national discussion on sexual assault and sexual harassment at America’s colleges, universities and service academies summit at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis.
  • Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson, the U.S. Air Force Academy superintendent, listens to the testimony of four service members who have been sexually assaulted before testifying before the House Armed Services Committee on sexual assault within America's service academies May 2, 2017, in Washington, D.C. Johnson was joined by Vice Adm. Walter E. "Ted" Carter, Jr., the U.S. Naval Academy superintendent, Lt. Gen. Robert L. Caslen, Jr., the U.S. Military Academy superintendent and Dr. Elizabeth Van Winkle, the assistant secretary of defense for readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Wayne A. Clark)

    AF Academy superintendent testifies on SAPR

    The results of the 2016 Service Academy Gender Relations Survey and Sexual Assault and Violence Report indicate the U.S. Air Force Academy is moving in the right direction but still has work to do in its combat against sexual assault, according to the Academy’s superintendent.On May 2, Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson joined her fellow military service

  • Air Force releases annual sexual assault report

    Air Force reports of sexual assault increased slightly in fiscal year 2016, according to the service’s annual report on sexual assault released May 1.

  • Sexual assault, suicide prevention training integrate with ‘Green Dot’ approach

    In 2016, the Air Force was introduced to Green Dot, an interactive training program designed to help Airmen intervene in and prevent situations of sexual and domestic violence, abuse and stalking. After conducting a pilot program with thousands of Airmen across five installations within Air Combat Command and U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Air Force officials have decided to integrate suicide prevention into Green Dot training for the Air Force.
  • Captain Ekaterina Korulina is the Special Victims Counsel attorney appointed to Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. The Special Victims Counsel offers confidential legal advice and assistance to sexual assault victims. The U.S. Air Force started the SVC test program in 2013. It has now been adopted by every branch of the military. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Senior Airman Aaron Montoya)

    Specialized attorney provides trusted counsel in times of need

    Sexual assault is something that can affect an individual for the rest of their life. The victims of sexual assault often have residual emotional and psychological damage.

  • Air Force report on sexual assault highlights program's progress

    Air Force reports of sexual assault decreased slightly in fiscal year 2015, while reporting by male victims increased according to the service’s annual report on sexual assault released May 5.

  • Air Force officials name SARC of the year

    An Air Force captain earned the service’s 2015 Exceptional Sexual Assault Response Coordinator Award during a ceremony April 28 at the Pentagon.
  • Defense Secretary Ash Carter tells the Pentagon press corps that the fiscal year 2014 annual report on sexual assault in the military helps the services understand and correct flaws in the program May 1, 2015. (DoD photo/Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Sean Hurt)

    More sexual assault reports show growing trust in system

    More military service academy cadets and midshipmen in the 2014-15 school year reported instances of sexual assault and harassment, indicating growing trust in the reporting system, a Defense Department official said Jan. 7.

  • Green Dot to roll out across the Air Force

    Airmen will take the first step of a five-year strategy to decrease interpersonal violence across the service in January when 1,500 Airman implementers attend one of 22 Green Dot prep sessions worldwide.
  • First Lt. Charity Borg, a Headquarters Pacific Air Forces protocol officer, poses with her soccer ball at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, after returning from the Royal Air Force's AIRCOM Indoor Football Championship in the United Kingdom, Nov. 30, 2015. Borg, the goalie and captain for the U.S. Air Force women's team, was recruited to play after a long hiatus away from the sport and the team took bronze in the tournament. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Amanda Dick)

    Airman overcomes adversity to follow soccer dream

    What happens when a dream you’ve been working toward since you were 6 gets ripped from you? How do you cope, move on and rekindle that dream? First Lt. Charity Borg, a Headquarters Pacific Air Forces protocol officer, faced this dilemma a few years ago when she was in the middle of her freshman year at the U.S. Air Force Academy.

  • Air Force releases new SAPR strategy

    Air Force leaders released a five-year Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Strategy that will guide the Air Force in developing a robust prevention model while continually honing response capabilities today.

  • DOD Safe Helpline gives sexual assault victims additional resource

    Safe Helpline provides live, one-on-one support and information to the worldwide DOD community. The service is confidential, anonymous, secure, and available 24/7 by click, call or text -- providing victims with the help they need anytime, anywhere.
  • Special Victims' Counsel provides sexual assault victims legal assistance. SVCs are active-duty judge advocates whose role is to represent victims in a confidential, attorney-client relationship through the investigation and prosecution process. (U.S. Air Force courtesy graphic)

    The voice of the victims

    Power: the strength to make a decision. Control: the means to carry it out. These things are the currency of freedom, and what are robbed from sexual assault victims.
  • Barry Waite, the Ira C. Eaker Center for Professional Development’s chief of workforce diversity and civilian professional development at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, delivers a lesson on communicating with leadership at all levels to Air Force sexual assault response coordinators during a five-day SARC annual refresher course at the National Conference Center in Leesburg, Va., Aug. 5, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Bryan Franks)

    SARCs hone skills at annual refresher course

    The Air Force Sexual Assault Prevention and Response office recently concluded a five-day annual refresher course for nearly 130 Air Force sexual assault response coordinators at the National Conference Center in Leesburg, Virginia, Aug. 3-7.

  • Sexual Assault: A conversation with a survivor

    She had just returned from a party her freshman year in college when a close friend of the family and trusted mentor did the unthinkable. It was the first weekend she’d been allowed to stay off campus. After having one too many drinks she was picked up from the party by her boyfriend and driven to the home of her rapist to sleep it off until morning. Her boyfriend left thinking she was in good hands and that’s when the man she looked up to as a father figure took advantage of the drunk 18 year old passed out in his house.

  • AF Special Victims' Counsel provides legal assistance, support

    If a sexual assault happens, it is crucial for individuals to know who they can turn to, where they can go and what help is available to them. April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. The month focuses on ensuring Airmen and families are aware of the resources available to aid in the prevention of sexual assault and the different types of reporting procedures available.

  • Sexual assault rates decrease at military service academies

    Rates of unwanted sexual contact at the military service academies declined in 2014, according to a report released Feb. 11 by the Defense Department.
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