• Stand by or intervene: what would you do?

    If you saw someone being sexually assaulted, would you step up to help or just stand by?Airmen at RAF Lakenheath are stepping up to take a stand against sexual assault by volunteering as interveners during weekend nights as part of the Air Force's new Bystander Intervention Training program. "Airmen

  • RAF Mildenhall hosts Sexual Assault Senior Leader Summit

    Senior leaders from RAFs Mildenhall, Lakenheath and Alconbury gathered together for the first-ever United Kingdom U.S. Air Force Sexual Assault Senior Leader Summit at the Galaxy Club here April 5. "Every year, we [our bases] send the vice commander to the Senior Leader Sexual Assault Summit in

  • DOD launches sexual assault response helpline

    Defense Department officials launched the Pentagon's newest initiative April 15 to support victims of sexual assault.The DOD Safe Helpline allows service members to click, call or text for victim support services for themselves or others.The resource is free, anonymous and confidential. Those who

  • Liberty Wing takes stand against sexual assault

    The statistics are staggering."One in four women and one in six men will be a victim of sexual assault in their military career," said Staff Sgt. Sarah Bowser, 48th Fighter Wing Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program NCO in charge, citing recent studies on sexual assault in the military.The

  • Liberty first responders learn to help SA victims

    If a crime scene is trampled through, it can destroy the investigation and make the scene worse.The same can be said for a victim of sexual assault who is not treated properly by the first responders. To ensure this does not happen, Dr. David Lisak, associate professor of psychology at the