Sexual Assault Prevention & Response
United States Air Force Academy
“Just as we prepare our warfighters to win against foreign adversaries, we must prepare our future leaders to fight against the adversaries of predators, cultural acceptance or casual attitudes,” Bauernfeind said. “We must equip our future leaders to create a culture where we protect one another and never allow someone in our midst to inflict harm on one of our own.”
– 2024 National Discussion empowers military service academies to cultivate healthy culture climates
U.S. Air Force Academy Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) Mission
The U.S. Air Force Academy SAPR Team is under the direction of the Program Manager and consists of three Sexual Assault Response Coordinators (SARCs) along with a Deputy SARC, Department of Defense (DoD) civilian Victim Advocates, and volunteer victim advocates. All staff members, including volunteer victim advocates, are nationally certified through the Department of Defense Sexual Assault Advocate Certification Program.
Under guidance from the Department of Defense Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO) and the Air Force Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program, we provide victim advocacy, prevention education, training and outreach services to HQ U.S. Air Force Academy, Cadet Wing, Faculty, Athletic Department, 10th Air Base Wing, Preparatory School and other mission partners.
Office Locations
Victim advocacy is available 24/7 by calling our hotline: (719) 333-7272 (SARC). On base, we respond to Arnold Hall or the Community Center. The U.S. Air Force Academy SAPR team is available to respond to off base locations, UCHealth Memorial (Central) and UCHealth (North), to provide victim advocacy services and support medical service coordination.
Prep School Office
5220 Cedar Dr, Atlantis Hall, RM 311
Air Force Academy, CO 80840
(719) 333-2504
Fairchild Hall
2345 Fairchild Dr, RM 6L-111
Air Force Academy, CO 80840
(719) 333-6750
Sijan Hall
2348 Sijan Dr, Rm 3B16/2C82
Air Force Academy, CO 80840
(719) 333-2354 / 2350
Vandenberg Hall
2360 Vandenberg Dr, Rm 2B39/2B43
Air Force Academy, CO 80840
(719) 333-2369 / 2362
What is Sexual Harassment?
Section 1561 of Title 10, United States Code defines “sexual harassment” as conduct that:
- Involves unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and deliberate or repeated offensive comments or gestures of a sexual nature when: 3 Appendix F: Sexual Harassment Assessment
- Such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of a person’s job, pay, or career; or
- Submission to or rejection of such conduct by a person is used as a basis for career or employment decisions affecting that person; or such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s work performance or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive environment; and
- Is so severe or pervasive that a reasonable person would perceive, and the victim does perceive, the environment as hostile or offensive.
What is Sexual Assault?
Sexual assault is a crime. It is defined as intentional sexual contact, characterized by use of force, physical threat, or abuse of authority or when the victim does not or cannot consent.
Sexual assault includes:
- Rape
- Sexual Assault
- Aggravated / Abusive Sexual Contact
- Nonconsensual sodomy (oral or anal sex)
- Indecent assault (unwanted, inappropriate sexual contact or fondling) or attempts to commit these acts
Sexual assault can occur without regard to gender or spousal relationship or age of victim.
Assault Survivors
Do not have to tell law enforcement or their chain of command about a sexual assault to receive care or assistance.
A Victims’ Counsel (VC) and paralegal team may represent victims/survivors of sexual assault.
A VC must be requested by the victim/survivor and is granted in cases where the victim/survivor meets eligibility criteria, or when exceptional circumstances warrant the provision of services.
VCs are available for those who make either a RESTRICTED or UNRESTRICTED report.
