Story by Staff Sgt. Raquel Birk | 5th Armored Brigade | 08.05.2024
Washington, DC – The National Organization for Victim Advocacy held its 50th Annual Training Event, “50 & Forward: Advancing Our Advocacy,” at the Washington Hilton Hotel from July 29 to August 1, 2024. NOVA’s Annual Training Event is a platform that brings together advocates, crisis responders, and allied professionals who serve crime survivors. The event also highlighted critical......
Story by Capt. Michael Ariola | 85th Support Command | 08.09.2023
“This type of training conference is important for Army SHARP professionals because it expands our network and resources on a national level. When assisting Soldiers serving on active duty, in the reserve, and in the National Guard they are not always in one location,” said Sgt. 1st Class Joel Perkins, Sexual Assault Response Coordinator, 157th Infantry Brigade. So being able to call upon......
Story by Sgt. Raquel Birk | 5th Armored Brigade | 08.09.2023
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana – Members of 5th Armored Brigade Sexual Harassment Assault Response and Prevention teams attended the 49th Annual National Organization for Victim Assistance Training Conference to enhance the unit’s commitment to serve and resource sexual assault survivors here July 31- Aug. 3. The national conference boasted various subject-matter experts and workshops to......
Story by Senior Airman Kristine Gruwell | 19th Airlift Wing | 04.17.2020
Tiffany Clark, 19th Airlift Wing Sexual Assault Prevention and Response victim advocate, was nominated for a National Organization for Victims Assistance award by Leslie Boone, Victims’ Rights Arkansas member, for her extensive collaboration and motivation to enhance resources available for survivors of sexual assault at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas....
Story by Sarah Lazo | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District | 09.05.2019
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments are holding an open house Sept. 11, 2019, to provide information and seek input on a coastal storm risk management study for Northern Virginia....
Story by Senior Airman Bahja Jones | 379th Air Expeditionary Wing | 11.08.2013
As with most sensitive issues, a thick air of tension filled a classroom room Oct. 26, the first day of the Victim Advocacy training course here. At best, the underlying topic of the course could be described as “uncomfortable,” as service members bodies stilled, some shed tears and others looked on with pained expressions upon hearing the chilling testimonies of sexual assault victims......
Story by Lance Cpl. Antwaun Jefferson | Marine Corps Base Quantico | 12.05.2012
Four teams of fifth to 12th-grade students from different schools across northern Virginia faced off in a research-based competition during the Northern Virginia Chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers Junior Chapter Cyber Security Event at The Clubs at Quantico on Dec. 5....
Story by Lance Cpl. S.T. Stewart | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 07.17.2012
When a group of Marines took a trip to Fort Macon Park in Atlantic Beach, N.C., to enjoy the sun and relax over the Memorial Day holiday, they had no clue they would soon find themselves fighting to save the lives of two strangers....
