JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLH, Texas –
Personnel from across JBSA gathered to compete in the second annual JBSA Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Survivor Challenge April 27 at JBSA-Randolph.
The SAPR Survivor Challenge is an annual event that incorporates the physical and mental challenges a survivor of sexual assault might go through in order to raise awareness and prevent sexual assault.
“The theme this year is unafraid,” said Allen Blair, 502nd Air Base Wing SAPR Program coordinator. “Not unafraid to report, but unafraid to step in and do the right thing when we see something happening.”
The event began with a mental challenge requiring contestants to visit organizations at JBSA-Randolph that help survivors of sexual assault and answer questions about the resources available to them.
After the mental portion of the event, teams gathered at the Rambler Fitness Center track and field to compete in a relay obstacle course that included carrying sandbags, dragging a weight on a rope, flipping a “tire,” pushing a sled and running a lap around a quarter-mile track while wearing body armor.
“This is a great way to get the JBSA community together and show our united strength, and support for victims of sexual assault, said Col. Kristen Beals, 359th Medical Group commander. “Everyone here has been able to learn something and bond together. Some of the challenges presented here today have been able to give a glimpse of some of the mental challenges and resiliency techniques victims have to use.”