Arizona National Guard service members deliver boxes of groceries to area residents in Three Points, Ariz., Nov. 5, 2020. The Arizona National Guard has activated more than 800 Arizona citizen soldiers and airmen to support the community during this emergency response.
Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Keavious Blackmon participates in training at Marine Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Oct. 2, 2020.
Air Force Senior Airman Alvaro Barboza climbs the ladder on a firetruck during an observance at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., Oct. 28, 2020.
Marine Corps recruits participate in the final challenge of recruit training, known as the Crucible, at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Nov. 6, 2020.
Nov. 9, 2020 |
With extra safety precautions in place due to COVID-19, soldiers from Regional Health Command Europe, alongside soldiers from the 21st Theater Sustainment Command, competed in a Best Medic and Best Warrior competition in Baumholder, Germany, Nov. 3 and 4, 2020.
After a grueling 48 hours that tested the competitors physically and mentally, winners for the respective competitions were announced.
Army Sgt. Michael Metcalf and Army Spc. Walter Galdamez from U.S. Army Medical Department Activity-Bavaria earned the title of Best Medic team. Army 1st Lt. Jacob Schwanz and Army Spc. Brenden Lopez, both from MEDDAC Bavaria, and Army Sgt. James Gabisum from Landstuhl Regional Medical Center were the Best Warrior winners in the officer, soldier and noncommissioned officer categories, respectively.
"My motivation for competing was seizing the opportunity to be able to not only train with the soldiers I work with in a clinical setting, but also to really have the opportunity to go out and train on basic warrior tasks and drills," said Schwanz, the executive officer at U.S. Army Health Clinic Grafenwoehr. "I'm very appreciative of the opportunity to compete and to be able to learn from the others here."
Surviving on just a few hours of sleep over a two-day period, Galdamez was just as happy.
"I came here to be challenged," said Galdamez, a lab technician at U.S. Army Health Clinic Vilseck. "My everyday task is to work in a lab, and it was very nice to go out and do something different and prove I'm not just a lab tech."
Galdamez and Metcalf both earned their Expert Field Medical Badge back in September. That competition tested competitors in similar areas to the Best Medic.
"Those soldiers didn't have to be here, but they volunteered to challenge themselves to be the best and to earn the title of Best Warrior/Best Medic," said Army Command Sgt. Maj. Kyle Brunell, the Regional Health Command Europe command sergeant major. "So I'm proud that they accepted this challenge."
Competitors had to complete the Army Combat Fitness test, day and night land navigation, weapons qualification, a stress shoot, a timed 8-mile road march, a written essay, multiple choice test and an oral board. The last event was providing care to simulated injuries that one might experience in a battlefield environment.
"Events like this are important because they test our medical field craft in a high stress environment," Brunell added. ''But it's also more than that. Our medics get to prove that they are not only great medical personnel but also some of the best soldiers in our Army.''
(Russell Toof is assigned to Regional Health Command Europe)
Marines conduct a simulated amphibious assault during a combat readiness evaluation at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 2, 2020.
Marine Corps 1st Lt. Blake Schwartz fires an M4 carbine during training at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 4, 2020.
Marine Corps recruits practice martial arts techniques at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Nov. 6, 2020.
Marines conduct a simulated amphibious assault during a combat readiness evaluation at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 2, 2020.
Marines conduct urban terrain training during an exercise at Fort Drum, N.Y., Oct. 31, 2020.
Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Hansel Figueroa Martinez clears an M777 howitzer during training at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 3, 2020.
A Navy air-cushioned landing craft exits the well deck of the USS Makin Island for training in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 12, 2020.
Soldiers administer COVID-19 tests at Camp Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, to fellow soldiers arriving from Fort Hood, Texas, Nov. 2, 2020. Army Spc. Jabari Clyburn
Army paratroopers conduct a heavy drop and fire mission during Exercise Panther Storm on the Salerno Drop Zone at Fort Bragg, N.C., Nov. 5, 2020. Panther Storm provides paratroopers the opportunity to train in joint forcible entry and combat operations.
Coast Guard SPAR Mabel Johnson celebrates her 106th birthday as a guest at the Coast Guard Pay and Personnel Service Center in Topeka, Kan., Nov. 3, 2020. Johnson, who enlisted in 1943, was given a tour by Coast Guard leaders who expressed their appreciation for the trailblazing women of the SPARS workforce. SPARS was the women’s branch of the Coast Guard Reserve during World War II.
A soldier stands watch next to an M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle in Syria, Oct. 30, 2020. The soldier is supporting Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve.
A soldier sits in the gunner’s hatch of a mine-resistant, ambush-protected all-terrain vehicle in northeast Syria, Nov. 2, 2020. The soldier is supporting Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve.
Nov. 6, 2020 | , DOD News
The Department's statutory mission is to serve as the single lead agency for the detection and monitoring of the aerial and maritime transit of illicit drugs into the United States, explained another Defense Department official, Mathew J. Flynn, deputy assistant secretary of defense for counternarcotics and global threats explained.
One priority of the strategy is to reduce the availability of illegal drugs in the United States, Flynn said. "By performing this priority mission, DOD helps deter, disrupt and degrade potential threats before they reach the United States and harm our citizens," he said. With help from DOD, federal agencies — such as the Coast Guard, the Drug Enforcement Administration, Customs and Border Protection and others — are enhancing their efforts focused on the interdiction of heroin, cocaine, fentanyl, methamphetamines and precursor chemicals in the air and maritime approaches to the United States and along its borders. Flynn said the DOD aims to reduce the harm posed by criminal networks. "Through our programs, we disrupt and degrade drug trafficking and other illicit threat networks, in order to reduce them to a level where they no longer threaten United States citizens and U.S. national security," he said.
In conjunction with other U.S. departments and agencies and international partners, DOD also supports the administration's national priority to identify, disrupt and degrade transnational criminal organizations, or TCOs, by targeting their infrastructure and preventing the criminal facilitation of their activities in various ways, Flynn said.
"The task of identifying and targeting drug trafficking and other illicit threat networks is complex and requires close coordination among U.S. and international intelligence, [the] military and law enforcement partners," he noted.
DOD supports U.S. government and international efforts to target TCOs at their source and build international partnerships to prevent transnational threat networks from undermining sovereign governments, decreasing regional stability and threatening the United States, he said.
"We have small teams at the combatant commands and elsewhere in DOD that provide intelligence analysis and counter threat finance analysis support to U.S. law enforcement partners by helping them identify and understand illicit networks and financial flows," Flynn said. "With this support, our law enforcement partners are better able to disrupt the activities of drug trafficking and other transnational criminal organizations, including their abilities to generate, store, move and use money and other forms of value."
Under the authority of the assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict, the department's counterdrug program is administered by the DASD for counternarcotics and global threats.
Nov. 6, 2020 | , DOD News
The Defense Department's statutory mission is to serve as the single lead agency for the detection and monitoring of the aerial and maritime transit of illicit drugs into the United States. Cooperation with allies and partners, such as Mexico, is critical to that effort, said a DOD official.
"Mexico remains the source of nearly all heroin seized in the United States and is a transit route for much of the cocaine available in our country," Mathew J. Flynn, deputy assistant secretary of defense for counternarcotics and global threats, said.
Moreover, Mexican cartels take advantage of uneven precursor chemical controls to manufacture deadly drugs, such as fentanyl and methamphetamine, inside of Mexico, which also make their way into the United States, he said.
"Despite the obstacles, Mexican law enforcement and military professionals, in cooperation with their U.S. counterparts, are bravely confronting the transnational criminal organizations that threaten both of our countries," Flynn added.
While much more remains to be done in the fight against Mexican cartels, it is important to recognize the efforts of the Mexican security forces that work daily to confront the transnational criminal organizations that threaten both the United States and Mexico, Flynn emphasized.
Two recent seizures highlight the efforts of Mexican agencies to disrupt the cartels' illicit activities, he said.
On Oct. 15, the Mexican army used radar data from a U.S.-provided radar in Hermosillo, a city in the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora, to track a plane carrying drugs, Flynn said.
Mexican soldiers moved to the area in which the plane appeared to land and seized a "poly-load" totaling 430 kilograms of assorted drugs: 56.6 kilograms of heroin, 4.1 kilograms of fentanyl, 177.2 kilograms of cocaine and 192.6 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine, he said.
On Oct. 20, the Mexican navy informed U.S. officials of a suspicious vessel off the coast of Colima state, Mexico, Flynn said. The Mexican navy maneuvered six of its vessels to the suspicious vessel, then boarded it and discovered 1.1 metric tons of cocaine.
A DOD official said that Mexican drug interdictions have been relatively low, and drug cartel violence remains at disturbingly high levels. "These organizations present a clear threat to Mexico and the Mexican government's ability to exert effective control over parts of its country."
A soldier assigned to the Oklahoma National Guard walks with loved ones at an Army aviation facility in Tulsa, Okla., Oct. 19, 2020, upon returning from a yearlong deployment to the U.S. Central Command area of operations.
Airman 1st Class Johnathan Jenkins, 4th Component Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion apprentice, performs an augmented inspection on an F-15E Strike Eagle at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Oct. 28, 2020. Jenkins entered the engine to inspect the flame holder and spray rings for cracks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kimberly Barrera)
The guided missile destroyer USS Sterett steams through the night in the Gulf of Oman, Nov. 4, 2020.
Students gift sailors with traditional clothing during the opening ceremony of their school house in Baucua, Timor-Leste, Oct. 30, 2020. The school, constructed by U.S. and Timorese service members, will provide a safe space to educate over 1,500 students while strengthening the nation’s infrastructure.
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jaclyn Smith tests jet fuel at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, Oct. 22, 2020.
Nov. 6, 2020
The Department of Defense (DOD) has released details on major defense acquisition program cost, schedule, and performance changes for the December 2019 reporting period. This information is based on the comprehensive annual Selected Acquisition Reports (SARs) through the first quarter of FY 2020, as updated by the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 budget submitted to Congress on May 26, 2020.*
SARs summarize the latest estimates of cost, schedule, and performance status. These reports are prepared annually in conjunction with submission of the President's Budget. Subsequent quarterly exception reports are required only for those programs experiencing unit cost increases of at least 15 percent or schedule delays of at least six months. Quarterly SARs are also submitted for initial reports, final reports, and for programs that are rebaselined at major milestone decisions.
The total program acquisition cost estimates provided in the SARs include research and development, procurement, military construction, and acquisition-related operations and maintenance. These totals reflect actual costs to date as well as future anticipated costs. All estimates are shown in fully inflated then-year dollars.
The prior estimate of program acquisition costs for programs covered by SARs for the reporting period for December 2018 (87 programs) was $2,022,806 million. The current estimate for December 2019 (86 programs) is $2,020,299 million.
To view the full news release and SAR Summary Tables, click here.
Nov. 6, 2020 |
Navy Seaman Melodie Abell, a hospital corpsman, assigned to Naval Branch Health Clinic, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, plays a vital part in processing Marine Corps recruits while ensuring their health and wellness during the coronavirus pandemic.
Abell, a California, Maryland, native and 2019 graduate of James Clemens High School, arrived at NBHC, MCRD San Diego November 2019. Abell oversees the recruits' vaccination process and ensures their medical records are properly built. New Marines leaving Abell's care are medically ready for the fleet.
COVID-19 not only changed the way NBHC, MCRD San Diego provides health care to its patients, but it also created new challenges for medical staff as well. Abell said that while growing up in her hometown, she faced a lot of adversity and change.
"With the Navy's ever-changing circumstances, especially working as medical personnel during the pandemic, I felt better prepared once everything started changing so rapidly," Abell said.
Abell comes from a family rooted in the Marine Corps. Her grandfather, father, uncle and husband have all served as Marines.
"Coming from a family of Marines, I always admired those who serve," Abell said. "Working at MCRD, I'm forever proud that I am a part of the important stepping stone in getting medically-ready Marines to the fleet."
Hospital corpsmen are at the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic, and are involved in almost every facet of Navy medicine. When asked what the legacy of the hospital corpsman rating means to her, Abell said that she is proud when people ask her what she does for a living.
"I can not only tell them I'm in the Navy, but I also serve as a [hospital] corpsman," Abell said. "I am a part of the most decorated enlisted rating."
Navy hospital corpsmen have earned 22 Medals of Honor, 179 Navy Crosses, 959 Silver Stars and more than 1,600 Bronze Stars. Twenty ships have been named in honor of hospital corpsmen.
NMCSDs mission is to prepare service members to deploy in support of operational forces, deliver high quality health care services, and shape the future of military medicine through education, training and research. NMCSD employs more than 6,000 active duty military personnel, civilians and contractors in Southern California to provide patients with world-class care anytime, anywhere.
The USNS Kanawha prepares to conduct a replenishment with the USS Iwo Jima during training at sea, Oct. 23, 2020.
Nov. 5, 2020 | , DOD News
"War is Hell" is a famous quote.
Prolonged warfare is hell on women and girls in particular, and the United Nations recognized that fact by passing United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325, on women, peace and security on October 31, 2000.
The resolution recognized the disproportionate impact of conflict on women and girls and it was unanimously passed. The resolution looks to ensure the views, needs and circumstances of women are addressed in areas affected by conflict. Their needs also must be considered in relief efforts after the conflict is over.
DOD officials have embraced the resolution and are bullish about its future in the department.
The resolution compels nations to promote the equal participation of women in issues of peace and security decision-making. The resolution affirms the critical role of women in the prevention and resolution of conflicts. The resolution also calls on nations to recognize women's unique roles and needs in humanitarian response due to disaster or war.
Since 2000, the UN passed 10 related resolutions on women, peace and security, shining a global spotlight on the viewpoints and contributions of more than half the world's population to the issues of peace and security, DOD officials said.
For most of history, security has been a male domain.
Defense and security sectors globally have been slower to adopt the resolution to diplomatic, development and civil society counterparts. But since 2011, when the United States first took on women, peace and security, DOD began thinking about the importance of the resolution in accomplishing its national security objectives, Carolyn Kenney, who helps manage DOD's women, peace and security program from her post in the Pentagon's policy office, said.
"If you are trying to get a better understanding of the operational environment, or you're creating policies that directly impact people on the ground, it's important to incorporate the perspectives and experiences of both men and women," Kenney said during an interview.
Having these perspectives enhances U.S. military operational effectiveness. It is also a bold statement in support of human rights and [it] promotes gender equality, Kenney said.
Women already play key roles across peace and security processes. "From policy perspectives to tactical actions, women are a force multiplier – both globally and in the U.S. — and a force the department simply cannot ignore," she said.
In the United States, it is now law that the government incorporate the needs and perspectives of women in peace and security decision making. This law — implemented through a whole-of-government strategy — demonstrates U.S. leadership on women, peace and security. It strengthens existing and future U.S. government implementation of women, peace and security processes.
DOD works with the State Department, the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Department of Homeland Security to advance U.S. women, peace and security guidance.
Since 2012, the department has made substantial progress towards implementation. "At the strategic and operational level, we now have full-time dedicated subject matter experts in policy and the Joint Staff and at nearly all of the combatant commands, both geographic and functional," she said.
These staff — often called WPS or gender advisors — are the backbone of the department's implementation efforts. "They ensure our department's WPS efforts support our mission and complement the efforts of other interagency partners," Kenney said.
Just this past last year, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency and the Defense Security Cooperation University integrated women, peace and security principles into its training. This effort complements what the services, military departments, and professional military education institutions are doing on the issue.
The DOD women, peace and security program has made great strides, Kenney said. "In its beginning years, the department's WPS program suffered from a lack of funding, authorities and trained personnel — we were the new kids on the block in the U.S. government when it came to WPS," Kenney said. "Now, we're key players at the table."
As part of that importance, DOD released its first WPS strategic framework and implementation plan this past summer.
Women, peace and security was once thought of as solely a "women's issue," Kenney said. It is no longer, and there are opportunities for growth.
The department's approach to mainstreaming WPS where relevant will be key to eliminating the hit-or-miss implementation of the program.
"Since WPS outcomes don't happen overnight, the department's efforts must build on WPS progress each year," Kenney said, "and work to institutionalize key concepts in policy, plans and doctrine so WPS becomes a routine part of how the department does business."
(Editor's Note: Cori Fleser, a women, peace and security advisor on the Joint Staff, served as a subject matter expert and contributor to the writing of this article.)
Marines operate a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle during an advanced drivers course at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Nov. 1, 2020.
Nov. 5, 2020 |
"Serving with civilian counterparts, shoulder to shoulder, was a great honor. The staff and patients I interacted with were nothing but grateful for our help," stated Army Maj. Joshua Salomon Solheim, an Army Reserve nurse anesthetist, regarding his recent mission with an urban augmentation medical task force in South Texas.
He is one of more than 1,000 skilled Army Reserve medical soldiers that have mobilized since March to provide Defense Department support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency's whole-of-government response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
As a member of UAMTF-7458, Solheim was part of a team of doctors, nurses, combat medics, respiratory therapists and ancillary personnel assigned to assist Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, Texas. Their mission was to expand the capacity of care the civilian medical facility could offer the community. Solheim served on a rapid response team, providing emergency care for critically ill COVID-19 patients.
"Being able to make a lasting impact and to help those in need, while shoulder to shoulder with America's greatest, makes the mission something I'm very proud of," Solheim said.
Born in Switzerland, Solheim credits his mother's respect for U.S. service members in post-war Europe for sparking his interest in the military. He enlisted in the Army Reserve at the age of 17 and trained as a combat medic and licensed practical nurse.
"After we moved to the U.S., and especially after Sept. 11, I wanted to give back to my country by serving as a soldier," he shared. "What an honor it is to serve this great country, to follow in the footsteps of those men and women who have given so much for us today."
Solheim earned a Bachelor's in Nursing from Carroll College in Helena, Montana, in 2008, which earned him a direct commission. He went on to earn a Master's in Theological Studies from Liberty University in 2013 and a Master's in Nurse Anesthesia in 2016 from the Wake Forest School of Medicine nurse anesthesia program.
Although Solheim has served on other missions in the U.S., Asia,
Europe and Africa, this was his first time augmenting a civilian
hospital.
"Integrating with a civilian hospital as a uniform member was very
unique [experience] for me. In the past, I had either worked as a
civilian in a civilian facility or as a soldier in a military facility,"
Solheim explained. "But what is more honorable and humbling than to
serve our own? It was a privilege."
A resident of Greensboro, North Carolina, Solheim works as a civilian with Gate City Anesthesia at the Surgical Center of Greensboro.
"My family is very supportive and proud of my service," Solheim stated. "My wife's family, among others, helped my pregnant wife and our three kids during my absence."
Solheim also relied on his strong faith to deal with the challenges the mission presented, such as being assigned to the night shift.
"There were many nights we would respond to multiple back-to-back code and rapid response calls, initiating life-saving interventions to extremely ill patients. But there were rays of hope and joy as some would respond to treatment and get better, eventually reuniting with their families."
"It is my honor to serve this great country and to share in camaraderie with many amazing service members that are making a difference for our country," stated Solheim in closing.
In total, U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, assigned approximately 590 military medical and support personnel from the Army and the Navy in support of FEMA in Texas.
A soldier signals his team toward the breach point during a live-fire exercise at Fort Polk, La., Oct. 27, 2020.
Navy Lt. Paul Cusmano, a pulmonary-critical care fellow, left, and Navy Lt. Youngmi Kim, an internal medicine resident, right, both assigned to Naval Medical Center San Diego's intensive care unit, place a central line into a patient in the hospital's ICU in San Diego, Calif., Nov. 2, 2020. NMCSD's ICU specializes in treatment given to patients who are acutely unwell and require critical medical care. The COVID-19) pandemic has changed the way many facets of health care are conducted, and NMCSD's ICU has adapted some of their techniques and practices to keep both staff and patients safe while delivering the high quality health care they’ve come to expect. NMCSD’s mission is to prepare service members to deploy in support of operational forces, deliver high quality health care services and shape the future of military medicine through education, training and research.
Airmen assigned to the 32nd Aerial Port Squadron disinfect the inside of a C-17 Globemaster III while wearing personal protective equipment Nov. 4, 2020, at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Penn. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, aircraft are disinfected before and after missions as the U.S. Air Force is committed to taking every precaution to ensure the health and well-being of all personnel and family members.
Soldiers fire an M777 howitzer at Fort Bragg, N.C., Nov. 4, 2020, during Panther Storm, a brigade-level training exercise.
Marines provide security during a patrol with Georgian service members at the Algeti Training Area, Georgia, Oct. 15, 2020.
Navy Seaman Julia Champagne, left, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Edith Dantes measure surface and subsurface contacts aboard the USS Shiloh in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 4, 2020, during Keen Sword. The exercise allows U.S. and Japanese troops to sharpen combat readiness and enhance long-range interception capabilities.
A soldier packs a parachute during Operation Panther Storm at Fort Bragg, N.C., Nov. 5, 2020. The brigade-level training exercise helps paratroopers prepare to deploy anywhere in the world within hours.
Nov. 5, 2020
The Department of Defense announced today a new training course is available for military first responders designed to help keep military families safe, support victims, and ensure that domestic violence is effectively recognized as a crime in cases including abuse, harassment, and stalking through technology.
Together with the DOD Family Advocacy Program, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security’s Law Enforcement Branch launched a training course to help military first responders understand the role of technology in abuse, and how a greater awareness of digital evidence can help with the prosecution of domestic violence cases.
Designed and developed by the Defense Cyber Crime Center Training Academy, the course covers how the misuse of technology can lead to the escalation of domestic abuse, and how military law enforcement can follow the technological evidence in a case. It combines lessons on the dynamics of domestic abuse, including how to coordinate with the Family Advocacy Program, the best practices for the detection of risk, and industry standards for the collection of digital evidence.
While the course is intended for a primary audience of military police and security forces, who are often the first to respond to a domestic violence call, commanders and FAP personnel will also benefit. Anyone with a Common Access Card can access the training on the Defense Cyber Crime Center Training Academy site.
The launch of this training comes at a particularly difficult time for anyone experiencing abuse, as more Americans are logging more hours online than ever before. This opens up greater vulnerabilities for domestic abuse victims, who frequently experience cyber harassment, stalking and surveillance from an abusive spouse or partner.
Domestic abuse — including through technology — has increased among the general population during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. This training course is just one way the DOD is supporting service members and military families at a time when they may be more vulnerable due to the forced isolation brought on by the global outbreak.
“Our priority is to respect, support and defend domestic abuse victims,” said Matthew P. Donovan, Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. “We are proud to launch this first-ever DOD training course on ‘Technology Evidence in Domestic Abuse.’ This training is a vital piece of our effort to ensure our military’s law enforcement organizations understand that domestic violence perpetrated through technology is still a crime.”
Other efforts underway to enhance the safety of domestic abuse victims include a newly-installed Safe Exit button available on Military OneSource content. This feature, which is commonplace for victim services agencies, such as the National Domestic Violence Hotline, was introduced by the DOD because of the heightened need for individuals to seek information on help for abuse during COVID-19.
The Safe Exit button allows the user to instantly exit an article and view a general website in its place, one not specific to abuse. This helps ensure the victim’s safety online if their abuser enters the room while they are researching information.
In addition to increasing tools to enhance the response to domestic abuse, DoD is evolving its prevention approach to more holistically address the underlying factors that contribute to multiple forms of violence, abuse, and self-harm. DoD recently released an integrated violence prevention policy, which establishes new requirements for domestic abuse prevention and creates a unified approach to the prevent suicide, sexual assault, harassment, domestic abuse, and child abuse. This new, integrated policy leverages current and emerging advancements in the field and connects the dots among multiple existing efforts rather than implementing prevention activities in silos.
Visit the DOD Family Advocacy Program’s national Domestic Violence Awareness Month campaign website. Know the National Domestic Violence Hotline number, 800-799-7233, and make sure victims know that help is available.
About the Family Advocacy Program
FAP leads policy for the DOD to prevent and respond to domestic abuse and intimate partner violence by raising awareness as to the risk factors and early warning signs, providing support and resources to victims and collaborating with military and civilian organizations to promote a coordinated community response to interpersonal violence.
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