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Department of the Air Force launches Integrated Response Co-Location Pilot program, outlines initiatives to support sexual assault, harassment survivors
August 4, 2022 — The Department of the Air Force launched the Integrated Response Co-Location Pilot program at seven installations Aug. 1, including Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, to evaluate the effectiveness of a new, more holistic approach for responding to and assisting survivors of sexual assault, sexual harassment, domestic violence, stalking and cyber harassment... MORE

Special Victims’ Counsel is here to help survivors
January 4, 2021 — She was an officer with nearly nine years of service, who had been selected for promotion. She joined some colleagues on a weekend camping trip to take advantage of the summer weather. After enjoying a bonfire and games, they all settled in for the night, but one man, a fellow officer, didn’t... MORE

The Special Victims’ Counsel program is an innovation which began with the Air Force and grew to encompass all services, providing legal representation for victims of sexual assault.

Air Force and Army extends restricted sexual assault, harassment reporting option to civilians
February 3, 2017 — Policy directives allowing Air Force and Army civilian employees who are victims of sexual assault to file restricted reports with their installation’s Sexual Assault Response Coordinator, or SARC, were released by the Air Force and Army in August 2015 and January 2017, respectively... MORE