 The director of the Department of the Navy's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office, Jill Loftus, met with service members and base officials to discuss the DOD fiscal year 2013 annual report on sexual assault in the military. The report was recently released by the Senate and House committees on armed services. According to anonymous surveys, people sit coming forward and saying, yes, this happened to me. We've seen a 30% reduction from 2011 to 2013 within the Department of the Navy. On all forms of sexual contact, so that's the whole gamut of sexual assault. Loftus is able to travel the world and get firsthand feedback from sailors and Marines about the progress of sexual assault prevention in response. We really do listen to what they have to say. They tell us what's good about our training, what's bad about our training, what they'd like to see, what they don't like to see. And so our training in the upcoming year that you'll be seeing out in the fleet will take into account the suggestions. One of the largest groups affected by sexual assault are junior sailors. Ms. Loftus has this message. I really want junior sailors to understand how much the Navy cares for them and hopefully they care for one another. Petty Officer Emily Williams, Naples, Italy.