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Sexual Assault Prevention and Response

  • Defense.gov
  • May 2, 2019 | 0:46

Navy Rear Adm. Ann Burkhardt, director of the Defense Department’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office, shares her advice for victims of sexual assault. Video by Army Staff Sgt. Vanessa Atchley, DOD