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Huffington Post: Pentagon Officials Defend Sexual Assault Response, Pledge To Eliminate Problem

Huffington Post interviews Col. Alan R. Metzler, deputy director of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO) and  Lt. Col. Nate Galbreath, a clinical psychologist and former deputy director of SAPRO:

As Congress debates the latest National Defense Authorization Act amid
rancor over how to best combat the military sexual assault crisis, the
Pentagon is wrestling with a growing list of related scandals — from its
military academies to its Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office.

Col. Alan R. Metzler, deputy director of SAPRO and an experienced commander
in the Middle East and Washington, spoke to The Huffington Post about the
challenges faced by his office and the military at large. He promised, “I
will not filibuster your questions.”

Read the full article here.