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Joint Chiefs and leaders across the DOD are invested in making the changes necessary to prevent sexual assault and to respond appropriately when it occurs.
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Photo: A message on sexual assault awareness prevention appears on the back of a T-shirt worn by a participant in the 5K Run/Walk during Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month at Kandahar Airfield in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 1, 2013. The goal of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention is to raise public awareness about sexual violence and to educate communities and individuals on how to prevent sexual violence. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ashley Bell.

Kandahar Airfield Base in Afghanistan began the month of April with a 5k run/walk in support of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.
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File photo: President Barak Obama. Defense Department photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo

President Barack Obama calls for an end to sexual violence and support for victims and survivors of rape and sexual assault.
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Army Secretary John McHugh signs a directive for the development of a "Ready and Resilient" campaign on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Feb. 4, 2013. The campaign will integrate and synchronize the multiple efforts and programs designed to improve the readiness and resilience of soldiers, Army civilians and their families. U.S. Army photo by Spc. John G. Martinez

Army Secretary John McHugh signed a directive stating that programs from resilience training to suicide prevention be part of a new “Ready and Resilient Campaign.”
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey sends a message to the troops encouraging a commitment to stop sexual assault in the ranks.    

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