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Victim advocates from the Fort Bliss Family Advocacy

Victim advocates from the Fort Bliss Family Advocacy

Victim advocates from the Fort Bliss Family Advocacy Program pose at the front desk of the Domestic Violence Awareness Month information fair at the Family Resilience Center, Oct. 3. The fair was the largest ev... More

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Paul Jones, a behavioral health specialist at Camp Atterbury, talks to concerned Soldiers. If Soldiers encounter a domestic violence situation, they can seek help at the behavioral health center at Camp Atterbu... More

Pendleton joins in on Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Pendleton joins in on Domestic Violence Awareness Month

In response to the devasting effects caused by domestic abuse, Camp Pendleton joined the national campaign this October to prevent such violence by heightening awareness and advertising intervention resources a... More

Rear Adm. Tim Alexander, commander of Navy Region Mid-Atlantic, signs a proclamation declaring October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Rear Adm. Tim Alexander, commander of Navy Region Mid-Atlantic, signs ...

NORFOLK (Sep. 25, 2012) Rear Adm. Tim Alexander, commander of Navy Region Mid-Atlantic, signs a proclamation declaring October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in the Mid-Atlantic Region. Alexander urged in... More

Invisible wounds: Domestic violence survivor speaks at base chapel

Invisible wounds: Domestic violence survivor speaks at base chapel

Mildred Muhammad, the executive director of After The Trauma, Inc., a nonprofit organization, speaks to Marines, sailors and civilians at the base chapel aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 26. Behind Muhamm... More

Sailors participate in "In Her Shoes," an interactive

Sailors participate in "In Her Shoes," an interactive

Sailors participate in "In Her Shoes," an interactive domestic violence presentation at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain, Oct. 21. Participants are given domestic violence survivor scenarios and have to mak... More

Sailors and civilians assigned to the Blackhawks of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 15 form a human ribbon in support of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Sailors and civilians assigned to the Blackhawks of Helicopter Mine Co...

NORFOLK (Sep. 30, 2013) Sailors and civilians assigned to the Blackhawks of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 15 form a human ribbon in support of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The U.S. Navy is... More

Culinary Specialist 1st Class Karen Thompson, right, and Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Kenyon Baptiste, hang a banner on Naval Station Norfolk in support of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Culinary Specialist 1st Class Karen Thompson, right, and Culinary Spec...

NORFOLK (Oct. 01, 2013) Culinary Specialist 1st Class Karen Thompson, right, and Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Kenyon Baptiste, hang a banner on Naval Station Norfolk in support of Domestic Violence Awareness M... More

Domestic violence can be overcome, says survivor

Domestic violence can be overcome, says survivor

William Kellibrew IV addresses the attendees of the domestic violence awareness month commander and senior leader breakfast Oct. 3 in the Spates Community Club. (Photo by Rachel Larue)

Sailors assigned to Naval Station Norfolk, wear purple ribbons during command physical training in support of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Sailors assigned to Naval Station Norfolk, wear purple ribbons during ...

NORFOLK (Oct. 03, 2013) Sailors assigned to Naval Station Norfolk, wear purple ribbons during command physical training in support of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The Navy is observing Domestic Violence A... More

Sailors assigned to Naval Station Norfolk, wear purple ribbons during command physical training in support of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Sailors assigned to Naval Station Norfolk, wear purple ribbons during ...

NORFOLK (Oct. 03, 2013) Sailors assigned to Naval Station Norfolk, wear purple ribbons during command physical training in support of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The Navy is observing Domestic Violence A... More

Human purple ribbon - A group of people standing in a circle on top of a field

Human purple ribbon - A group of people standing in a circle on top of...

Sailors assigned to Naval Station Norfolk form a human ribbon in support of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The Navy is observing Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October as an opportunity to inform sail... More

John Robinette, director of Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling's

John Robinette, director of Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling's

John Robinette, director of Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling's (JBAB) Warfighter and Family Readiness, holds a book reading with some children Oct. 8 at the installation's Child Development Center I. Robinette read... More

Maj. Gen. Charles L. signs the Domestic Violence Awareness

Maj. Gen. Charles L. signs the Domestic Violence Awareness

Maj. Gen. Charles L. signs the Domestic Violence Awareness Month Proclamation Oct. 1 here. The proclamation declares the month of October Domestic Violence Awareness Month. To highlight this, Marine Corps Commu... More

Capt. Greg Pekari, commanding officer of Naval Station Rota, signs a proclamation declaring October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Capt. Greg Pekari, commanding officer of Naval Station Rota, signs a p...

ROTA, Spain (Oct. 01, 2014) Capt. Greg Pekari, commanding officer of Naval Station Rota, signs a proclamation declaring October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Naval Station Rota will host a variety of pr... More

Sailors assigned to Navy Operational Support Center Ventura County place purple handprints and signatures on an Awareness Canvas to raise awareness of domestic violence

Sailors assigned to Navy Operational Support Center Ventura County pla...

PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Oct. 01, 2014) Sailors assigned to Navy Operational Support Center Ventura County place purple handprints and signatures on an Awareness Canvas to raise awareness of domestic violence duri... More

Dorie Budde, 59th Medical Wing Family Advocacy domestic

Dorie Budde, 59th Medical Wing Family Advocacy domestic

Dorie Budde, 59th Medical Wing Family Advocacy domestic abuse victim advocate, displays the pledges on her hand during the "I Can We Can" Domestic Violence Awareness Month event at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory S... More

Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) Commander, Navy

Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) Commander, Navy

Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) Commander, Navy Capt. Frank Mays, visited a JBAB Child Development Center (CDC) Oct. 21 to read a children's book to a group of energetic 3-to-5-year olds, teaching kids that... More

Service members, their families and pets engage with

Service members, their families and pets engage with

Service members, their families and pets engage with personnel at booths during the Purple Paws for a Cause event hosted by the Marine Corps Community Services of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., and the F... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Armand Thompson-Powell,

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Armand Thompson-Powell,

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Armand Thompson-Powell, videographer, Combat Camera, Headquarters Regiment, 1st Marine Logistics Group, directs Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 1 that are taking part in a Do... More

Michele Godfrey, prevention education specialist, Family

Michele Godfrey, prevention education specialist, Family

Michele Godfrey, prevention education specialist, Family Advocacy Program, introduces the Domestic Violence Awareness Month Kick-off Event at the FAP building, Oct. 1, 2015. The kickoff served as an opportunity... More

Rosanne Pizano, 35th Medical Operations Squadron domestic

Rosanne Pizano, 35th Medical Operations Squadron domestic

Rosanne Pizano, 35th Medical Operations Squadron domestic abuse victim advocate, speaks to volunteers at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 15, 2015. The topic of discussion is the "In Your Face Black Eye Campaign," ... More

Capt. Sheontee Frank, 628th Medical Group Family Advocacy

Capt. Sheontee Frank, 628th Medical Group Family Advocacy

Capt. Sheontee Frank, 628th Medical Group Family Advocacy officer, provides opening remarks for this year's domestic violence candlelight vigil at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Oct. 19, 2015. The ceremony was he... More

Healthy relationships: From cradle to grave

Healthy relationships: From cradle to grave

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, evolved from the Day of Unity held in October 1981. In line with the 50th Space Wing priority “Take care of our Airmen and families always,” Ken Robinson, 50th Spac... More

Kimberly Kohler, a family advocacy outreach manager

Kimberly Kohler, a family advocacy outreach manager

Kimberly Kohler, a family advocacy outreach manager assigned to the 28th Medical Group, right, and Capt. Timothy Naill, a family advocacy officer assigned to the 28th MDG, left, present Col. Bradley Cochran, vi... More

Commander,  Navy Installations Command, Vice Adm. Dixon Smith, signs a Domestic Violence Awareness Month proclamation at the Washington Navy Yard headquarters.

Commander, Navy Installations Command, Vice Adm. Dixon Smith, signs a...

WASHINGTON (Oct. 05, 2016) Commander, Navy Installations Command, Vice Adm. Dixon Smith, signs a Domestic Violence Awareness Month proclamation at the Washington Navy Yard headquarters. Domestic Violence Aware... More

I was abused - three reasons I ignored it

I was abused - three reasons I ignored it

Domestic Violence Awareness Month, observed in October, was established to raise awareness and reduce the numbers of those abused.

October is recognized as the National Domestic Violence

October is recognized as the National Domestic Violence

October is recognized as the National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. There are many resources and avenues for victims of domestic abuse. While there are multiple non-military support options, such as the Na... More

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS — A display featuring Spc. Felicia

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS — A display featuring Spc. Felicia

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS — A display featuring Spc. Felicia LaDuke, a domestic violence victim, sits open for guests to view at the 2017 Domestic Violence Awareness Month proclamation signing ceremony at the Nehelani... More

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS — Col. Trevor J. Walker, the division

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS — Col. Trevor J. Walker, the division

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS — Col. Trevor J. Walker, the division deputy commander of interoperability for the 25th Infantry Division, speaks during the 2017 Domestic Violence Awareness Month proclamation signing ceremo... More

171002-N-ON468-0010 PEARL HARBOR (Oct. 2, 2017) Capt.

171002-N-ON468-0010 PEARL HARBOR (Oct. 2, 2017) Capt.

171002-N-ON468-0010 PEARL HARBOR (Oct. 2, 2017) Capt. James Jenks, Chief of Staff, Commander, Navy Region Hawaii, gives remarks during a Domestic Violence Awareness Month proclamation signing at Joint Base Pear... More

Capt. James Jenks, chief of staff of Navy Region Hawaii, signs his name to a Domestic Violence Awareness Month proclamation at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

Capt. James Jenks, chief of staff of Navy Region Hawaii, signs his nam...

PEARL HARBOR (Oct. 02, 2017) Capt. James Jenks, chief of staff of Navy Region Hawaii, signs his name to a Domestic Violence Awareness Month proclamation at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. October is Domestic Vi... More

Kimika Louis, a military family support center family advocacy program victim advocate, delivers remarks during a Domestic Violence Awareness Month proclamation signing at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

Kimika Louis, a military family support center family advocacy program...

PEARL HARBOR (Oct. 02, 2017) Kimika Louis, a military family support center family advocacy program victim advocate, delivers remarks during a Domestic Violence Awareness Month proclamation signing at Joint Bas... More

Capt. Brad Collins, commanding officer of Naval Support Activity (NSA) Souda Bay, signs his name to a Domestic Violence Awareness Month proclamation at NSA Souda Bay.

Capt. Brad Collins, commanding officer of Naval Support Activity (NSA)...

SOUDA BAY, Greece (Oct. 02, 2017) Capt. Brad Collins, commanding officer of Naval Support Activity (NSA) Souda Bay, signs his name to a Domestic Violence Awareness Month proclamation at NSA Souda Bay. October ... More

Capt. Brad Stallings, commander of U.S. Fleet Activites Sasebo, displays the proclamation of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Capt. Brad Stallings, commander of U.S. Fleet Activites Sasebo, displa...

SASEBO, Japan (Oct. 05, 2017) Capt. Brad Stallings, commander of U.S. Fleet Activites Sasebo, displays the proclamation of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The proclomation was signed following a parade and c... More

An average of 20 people per minute are victims of abuse

An average of 20 people per minute are victims of abuse

An average of 20 people per minute are victims of abuse in the United States. Domestic violence is the willful intimidation, physical assault, emotional abuse, sexual assault, or other abusive behavior as part ... More

Laura Miller, 436th Comptroller Squadron financial

Laura Miller, 436th Comptroller Squadron financial

Laura Miller, 436th Comptroller Squadron financial analysis officer, pets Lt. Col. Goldie as he visits Team Dover personnel during Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Oct.19, 2017, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. ... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Eric Michael Lazo,

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Eric Michael Lazo,

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Eric Michael Lazo, 20th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle operator, reviews a log sheet prior to a black eye project at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Oct. 19, 2017. During the pr... More

Kimberly Kohler, the Family Advocacy outreach manager,

Kimberly Kohler, the Family Advocacy outreach manager,

Kimberly Kohler, the Family Advocacy outreach manager, speaks at a Domestic Violence Awareness Month bowling event inside the Bandit Lanes Bowling Alley at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Oct. 27, 2017. October... More

After the performance of “23 Bruises: The Lisa King

After the performance of “23 Bruises: The Lisa King

After the performance of “23 Bruises: The Lisa King Story,” at Fort Drum on Sept. 18, Linda King stood up from her front row seat and turned to answer questions from the audience. Some of them tried to fight ba... More

Domestic Violence Awareness Month program set to inform, educate and connect with Fort Drum community members

Domestic Violence Awareness Month program set to inform, educate and c...

Brochures and information material on domestic violence and the Fort Drum Family Advocacy Program were available during the Domestic Violence Awareness Month events Sept. 18-19 at the Multipurpose Auditorium. (... More

Domestic Violence Awareness Month program set to inform, educate and connect with Fort Drum community members

Domestic Violence Awareness Month program set to inform, educate and c...

Audience members pose with the Fix the Hurt performing arts group after a stage production of “Domestic Violence: The Musical” on Sept. 19 at the Multipurpose Auditorium. (Photo by Amanda Daniels, FMWR)

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Guest speaker Rachael Frost, Investigator for the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, California spoke during a Domestic Violence Awareness Month Presentation Oct. 2, 2018, at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska... More

Guest speaker Rachael Frost, Investigator for the Riverside

Guest speaker Rachael Frost, Investigator for the Riverside

Guest speaker Rachael Frost, Investigator for the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, California spoke during a Domestic Violence Awareness Month Presentation Oct. 2, 2018, at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska... More

Mission Park welcomed Hope Garden as its newest memorial

Mission Park welcomed Hope Garden as its newest memorial

Mission Park welcomed Hope Garden as its newest memorial during a dedication event Oct. 2 kicking off Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Hope Garden is a living memorial to those who have lost their lives to ab... More

Family Advocacy Program victim advocate Lawanda Dezurn

Family Advocacy Program victim advocate Lawanda Dezurn

Family Advocacy Program victim advocate Lawanda Dezurn gives remarks during a Domestic Violence Awareness Month Ceremony Oct. 2, 2018. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Julio Martinez Martinez)

Col. Michael Miller, 2nd Bomb Wing commander, signs

Col. Michael Miller, 2nd Bomb Wing commander, signs

Col. Michael Miller, 2nd Bomb Wing commander, signs a proclamation declaring October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Oct. 11, 2018. The Domestic Abuse Victim Advocate will... More

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Airman 1st Class Daniel Myles wears pink during the wing run to support breast cancer and domestic violence awareness month's October 12, 2018, on Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Seni... More

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Domestic Violence Awareness Month will be observed throughout October 2018 at Royal Air Force Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall, England. Several educational events are scheduled for Liberty Airmen and their famili... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeremy Cole, 86th Medical

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeremy Cole, 86th Medical

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeremy Cole, 86th Medical Operations Squadron mental health technician, reviews a photo of a black eye before applying makeup on a volunteer victim in support of Domestic Violence Awar... More

Suzanne Still, domestic violence survivor and women's rights activist, shares her personal story during a Domestic Violence Awareness Month event at the Naval Air Station Oceana Chapel of Good Hope in Virginia Beach, Va., Oct. 30, 2018.

Suzanne Still, domestic violence survivor and women's rights activist,...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Oct. 30, 2018) Suzanne Still, domestic violence survivor and women's rights activist, shares her personal story during a Domestic Violence Awareness Month event at the Naval Air Station Oce... More

The month of October is Domestic Violence Awareness

The month of October is Domestic Violence Awareness

The month of October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Domestic violence can take many forms from actions as small as demeaning, verbal comments; controlling personal assets, such as finances; and causing p... More

Deputy Commander for Marine Corps Installations Pacific,

Deputy Commander for Marine Corps Installations Pacific,

Deputy Commander for Marine Corps Installations Pacific, Col. Darwin Clarke, rides a stationary bicycle during the Break the Cycle Cycle-thon at Gunner's Fitness Center, Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan Oct. 1, 2019... More

USAG Ansbach recognizes Domestic Violence Awareness Month

USAG Ansbach recognizes Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Domestic Violence Awareness Month activities available in USAG Ansbach.

Technology abuse in relationships highlighted during Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Technology abuse in relationships highlighted during Domestic Violence...

As technology progresses, its use is changing the dynamic of relationships. For some, it brings people closer together, and for others, it allows their abuser to always be at their fingertips. Abuse occurs when... More

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William J. Bowers signs

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William J. Bowers signs

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William J. Bowers signs the annual Domestic Violence Awareness Month Proclamation with Marine Corps Community Services Counseling and Advocacy Program, Oct. 2, 2019, Marine Corps Ba... More

Julio Escareno, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command

Julio Escareno, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command

Julio Escareno, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command (commonly known as CID) special agent in charge at Camp Zama, gestures toward his throat while talking about strangulation and suffocation during the Fam... More

Olivia Harris, 2, decorates a purple pumpkin during

Olivia Harris, 2, decorates a purple pumpkin during

Olivia Harris, 2, decorates a purple pumpkin during the third annual “Purple Pumpkin” event at U.S. Army Garrison Japan Army Community Service at Camp Zama, Japan, Oct. 9, 2019.

191009-N-CC785-001 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Oct. 9, 2019)

191009-N-CC785-001 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Oct. 9, 2019)

191009-N-CC785-001 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Oct. 9, 2019) - Great Lakes base leadership, civilians, Sailors and Marines march during the 11th annual Silent Witness March held during Domestic Violence Awareness Month... More

Sgt. Tierra Jenkins, left, assigned to the 901st Military

Sgt. Tierra Jenkins, left, assigned to the 901st Military

Sgt. Tierra Jenkins, left, assigned to the 901st Military Police Detachment, plays a concerned friend in a skit with Sgt. Kristen Bennett, assigned to the 88th MP Detachment, during a U.S. Army Garrison Japan A... More

During the one-mile run or walk at 13th ESC’s domestic

During the one-mile run or walk at 13th ESC’s domestic

During the one-mile run or walk at 13th ESC’s domestic violence awareness event at Ft. Hood Stadium Oct. 17, participants run with signs to help raise awareness for issues related to domestic violence. (U.S. Ar... More

U.S. Army Reserve Master Sgt. Omar Martin, left, a

U.S. Army Reserve Master Sgt. Omar Martin, left, a

U.S. Army Reserve Master Sgt. Omar Martin, left, a material management noncommissioned officer, and Maj. William Brown, a human resources officer for the 7th Mission Support Command, load a donated bicycle into... More

Airman 1st Class Marc Garcia, 22nd Wing Staff Agencies

Airman 1st Class Marc Garcia, 22nd Wing Staff Agencies

Airman 1st Class Marc Garcia, 22nd Wing Staff Agencies photojournalist, holds up a Violence Prevention card Oct. 30, 2019, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The cards were handed to concerned individuals who ch... More

Unite to End Domestic Violence this October

Unite to End Domestic Violence this October

White Sands Missile Range leadership with the signed Domestic Violence Awareness Month proclamation. They proclaim their support against Domestic Violence through various measures including assisting with preve... More

Domestic Violence Awareness Month 2020

Domestic Violence Awareness Month 2020

GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Oct. 1, 2020) A graphic from Naval Station Great Lakes recognizing Domestic Violence Awareness Month 2020. (U.S. Navy graphic by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brigitte Johnston)

Domestic Violence Awareness Month Item Donations

Domestic Violence Awareness Month Item Donations

Team Whiteman will be gathering items to donate to CASA and the Survival House at Whiteman AFB, MO October 1, 2020 to October 31, 2020. This graphic was created to support the command message, Team Whiteman wil... More

WIESBADEN, Germany - Army Community Services staff

WIESBADEN, Germany - Army Community Services staff

WIESBADEN, Germany - Army Community Services staff at U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden wear purple to stand up against violence as a part of their programming for Domestic Violence Awareness month Oct. 1.

Fort McCoy, Wis., community members visit an informational

Fort McCoy, Wis., community members visit an informational

Fort McCoy, Wis., community members visit an informational table Oct. 3 during the Paws Against Violence walk on South Post. The event encouraged families and their pets to wear purple and walk to promote aware... More

311th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) Soldiers

311th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) Soldiers

311th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) Soldiers attend a Domestic Violence Awareness month lecture on the Mind of the Abuser presented by Capt. Christopher Locke, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) Behav... More

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jason Dean, 377th Air Base Wing paralegal, poses for a photo for Domestic Violence Awareness Month at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, Oct. 13, 2020. Domestic violence can ha... More

We Are All Wyverns - TSgt Castillo

We Are All Wyverns - TSgt Castillo

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ray Castillo, 724th Air Mobility Squadron operations flight noncommissioned officer in charge, poses for a photo at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Oct. 14, 2020. Castillo shared his story for... More

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton routinely offers training to bring awareness to the issue and offer advice to Marines and sailors for avoidance and response. If yo... More

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Illustration depicting domestic violence. (U.S. Air Force illustration by Senior Airman Kiana Pearson and Airman 1st Class Ireland Summers)

Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph is showing support

Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph is showing support

Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph is showing support for Domestic Violence Awareness Month by lighting the Taj Mahal purple, Oct. 16, 2020. (U.S. Air Force Photo by A1C Tyler McQuiston)

960CW Airmen run 5k in support of Domestic Violence Awareness Month

960CW Airmen run 5k in support of Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Airmen in the 960th Cyberspace Wing run a virtual 5k in support of Domestic Violence Awareness Month Oct. 16, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Jamill... More

Alsena Edwards rides during the 2020 Domestic Violence

Alsena Edwards rides during the 2020 Domestic Violence

Alsena Edwards rides during the 2020 Domestic Violence Awareness Month Bike-A-Thon Oct. 21 outside the Solomon Center. Behind her are Annette McLeod and Timica Anderson

Staff Sgt. Cameron Chisolm, 47th Operations Support

Staff Sgt. Cameron Chisolm, 47th Operations Support

Staff Sgt. Cameron Chisolm, 47th Operations Support Squadron Aerospace & Physiology NCO in charge of administration and scheduling, applies moulage to Capt. Ally Bergman, 47th Operations Support Squadron Aerosp... More

Challenge accepted: Fort Drum employees ‘Purple Up’ to support Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Challenge accepted: Fort Drum employees ‘Purple Up’ to support Domesti...

The Fort Drum Family Advocacy Program launched the annual Domestic Violence Awareness Month campaign in October with a simple challenge. Organizations across the garrison were asked to “Purple Up” and photograp... More

Capt. Adam Roe, 56th Fighter Wing chaplain, speaks

Capt. Adam Roe, 56th Fighter Wing chaplain, speaks

Capt. Adam Roe, 56th Fighter Wing chaplain, speaks at a Domestic Violence Awareness panel Oct. 27, 2020, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. The discussion covered three main topics: the mindset of an aggressor, the ... More

Approximately 150 active duty and civilian volunteers

Approximately 150 active duty and civilian volunteers

Approximately 150 active duty and civilian volunteers form a purple ribbon, the symbol for domestic violence awareness, on the flightline at Naval Air Station Oceana in observance of domestic violence awareness... More

Sailors participate in "In Her Shoes," an interactive

Sailors participate in "In Her Shoes," an interactive

Sailors participate in "In Her Shoes," an interactive domestic violence presentation at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain, Oct. 21. Participants are given domestic violence survivor scenarios and have to mak... More

A staff member at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling's Child

A staff member at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling's Child

A staff member at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling's Child Development Center I helps a young girl put the finishing touches on a banner dedicated to Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. John Wissler, center, U.S.

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. John Wissler, center, U.S.

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. John Wissler, center, U.S. Army Col. Leon G. Plummer, left, and U.S. Navy Capt. Michael D. Michel sign the Domestic Violence Awareness Month Proclamation Oct. 1 here. The proclamation... More

Supporters of Domestic Violence Awareness Month decorate

Supporters of Domestic Violence Awareness Month decorate

Supporters of Domestic Violence Awareness Month decorate their hand during the "I Can We Can" event at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Oct. 3, 2014. Supporte... More

Navy Capt. Frank Mays, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling

Navy Capt. Frank Mays, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling

Navy Capt. Frank Mays, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) commander, visited the on-base Child Development Center (CDC) Oct. 21 to teach kids that hands are not for hitting. Mays joined the preschoolers in pla... More

The Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., K-9 unit

The Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., K-9 unit

The Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., K-9 unit mingles with other service members, their families and pets during the Purple Paws for a Cause event hosted by the Marine Corps Community Services and the Fami... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Armand Thompson-Powell,

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Armand Thompson-Powell,

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Armand Thompson-Powell, videographer, Combat Camera, Headquarters Regiment, 1st Marine Logistics Group, directs Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 1 that are taking part in a Do... More

A domestic violence awareness display promotes the

A domestic violence awareness display promotes the

A domestic violence awareness display promotes the different ways to help those affected by domestic violence during the Domestic Violence Awareness Month Kick-off Event held at the Family Advocacy Program buil... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Monica Drach, 35th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Monica Drach, 35th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Monica Drach, 35th Medical Operations Squadron family practice administration technician, speaks to Master Sgt. Judy Khamphan, 35th Medical Support Squadron flight chief, at Misa... More

Dr. Karen Simmons shares her story of domestic violence

Dr. Karen Simmons shares her story of domestic violence

Dr. Karen Simmons shares her story of domestic violence during a candlelight vigil ceremony at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Oct. 19, 2015. The ceremony included lighting of candles, a presentation of eight vict... More

Mary Corbine, Working Against Violence, Inc. executive

Mary Corbine, Working Against Violence, Inc. executive

Mary Corbine, Working Against Violence, Inc. executive director, speaks at a Purple Ribbon Luncheon to increase awareness of domestic violence at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Oct. 27, 2015. Founded in 1978, ... More

Kimberly Kohler, a family advocacy outreach manager

Kimberly Kohler, a family advocacy outreach manager

Kimberly Kohler, a family advocacy outreach manager assigned to the 28th Medical Group, center, presents Col. Gentry Boswell, the commander of the 28th Bomb Wing, left, and Chief Master Sgt. Sonia Lee, the comm... More

October is observed as National Domestic Violence Awareness

October is observed as National Domestic Violence Awareness

October is observed as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The observance serves to educate communities, individuals, couples and families about the Family Advocacy Program services and other community ... More

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS — Guests pose for a photo after

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS — Guests pose for a photo after

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS — Guests pose for a photo after the 2017 Domestic Violence Awareness Month proclamation signing ceremony at the Nehelani Banquet and Conference Center, Sept. 29, 2017. Col. Trevor J. Walker, ... More

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS — A display featuring Tyran

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS — A display featuring Tyran

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS — A display featuring Tyran Vesperas-Saniatan, a domestic violence victim sits open for guests to view at the 2017 Domestic Violence Awareness Month proclamation signing ceremony at the Nehel... More

171002-N-ON468-0050 PEARL HARBOR (Oct. 2, 2017) Cmdr.

171002-N-ON468-0050 PEARL HARBOR (Oct. 2, 2017) Cmdr.

171002-N-ON468-0050 PEARL HARBOR (Oct. 2, 2017) Cmdr. Corey Hurd, Chief Staff Officer, Commander, Navy Region Hawaii, gives remarks during a Domestic Violence Awareness Month proclamation signing at Joint Base ... More

An average of 20 people per minute are victims of abuse

An average of 20 people per minute are victims of abuse

An average of 20 people per minute are victims of abuse in the United States. Domestic violence is the willful intimidation, physical assault, emotional abuse, sexual assault, or other abusive behavior as part ... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Carlos Rios, 20th

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Carlos Rios, 20th

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Carlos Rios, 20th Medical Operations Squadron ambulance services flight chief, applies makeup on Airman 1st Class Stephanie Foltz, 20th Medical Support Squadron warehouse tech... More

Maj. Regina Owen, 436th Medical Operations Squadron

Maj. Regina Owen, 436th Medical Operations Squadron

Maj. Regina Owen, 436th Medical Operations Squadron psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, introduces Lt. Col. Goldie, a nine-year-old Golden Retriever therapy dog stationed at Walter Reed National Milit... More

Reading material is displayed on a table during a Domestic

Reading material is displayed on a table during a Domestic

Reading material is displayed on a table during a Domestic Violence Awareness Month bowling event inside the Bandit Lanes Bowling Alley at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Oct. 27, 2017. October is Domestic Viol... More

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