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Team Fairchild runs supporting Sexual Assault Awareness

By Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton, 92nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs / Published April 25, 2014

Col. Brian Newberry rallies supporters and runners alike at the start of the Sexual Assault Awareness Month road race April 25, 2014, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Participants were given the option to run either 1.5 mile or 5k races. The first 300 runners to cross the finish line were awarded a sexual assault awareness themed t-shirt. Newberry is the 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton/Released)
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Col. Brian Newberry rallies supporters and runners alike at the start of the Sexual Assault Awareness Month road race April 25, 2014, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Participants were given the option to run either 1.5 mile or 5k races. The first 300 runners to cross the finish line were awarded a sexual assault awareness themed t-shirt. Newberry is the 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton/Released)

Airmen launch themselves at the start of the Sexual Assault Awareness Month road race April 25, 2014, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Participants were given the option to run either 1.5 mile or 5k races. The first 300 runners to cross the finish line were awarded a sexual assault awareness themed t-shirt. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton/Released)
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Airmen launch themselves at the start of the Sexual Assault Awareness Month road race April 25, 2014, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Participants were given the option to run either 1.5 mile or 5k races. The first 300 runners to cross the finish line were awarded a sexual assault awareness themed t-shirt. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton/Released)

Airmen finish the 1.5 mile Sexual Assault Awareness Month road race April 25, 2014, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Participants were given the option to run either 1.5 mile or 5k races. The first 300 runners to cross the finish line were awarded a sexual assault awareness themed t-shirt. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton/Released)
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Airmen finish the 1.5 mile Sexual Assault Awareness Month road race April 25, 2014, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Participants were given the option to run either 1.5 mile or 5k races. The first 300 runners to cross the finish line were awarded a sexual assault awareness themed t-shirt. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton/Released)

Dawn Altmaier hands out t-shirts to the first 300 runners to cross the finish line for the 1.5 mile Sexual Assault Awareness Month road race April 25, 2014, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Participants were given the option to run either 1.5 mile or 5k races. Nearly 500 Airmen, civilians and dependents came out in support of the event, that, as the wing leadership puts it, “builds respect and dignity across the wing and eradicates sexual assault in our unit.” Altmaier is the 92nd Air Refueling Wing community support coordinator. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton/Released)
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Dawn Altmaier hands out t-shirts to the first 300 runners to cross the finish line for the 1.5 mile Sexual Assault Awareness Month road race April 25, 2014, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Participants were given the option to run either 1.5 mile or 5k races. Nearly 500 Airmen, civilians and dependents came out in support of the event, that, as the wing leadership puts it, “builds respect and dignity across the wing and eradicates sexual assault in our unit.” Altmaier is the 92nd Air Refueling Wing community support coordinator. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton/Released)

Airmen race to the finish during the 5k Sexual Assault Awareness Month road race April 25, 2014, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Participants were given the option to run either 1.5 mile or 5k races. The first 300 runners to cross the finish line were awarded a sexual assault awareness themed t-shirt. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton/Released)
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Airmen race to the finish during the 5k Sexual Assault Awareness Month road race April 25, 2014, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. Participants were given the option to run either 1.5 mile or 5k races. The first 300 runners to cross the finish line were awarded a sexual assault awareness themed t-shirt. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton/Released)

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FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- Every April marks the Air Force's continued commitment to preventing sexual assault and uses the month as an opportunity to renew the service's vow to treat others with dignity and respect. This mentality, while reinforced during April, is something Team Fairchild Airmen say they carry with them wherever they go any time of year and even while running.

Nearly 500 Airmen, civilians and dependents came out in support of the Sexual Assault Awareness Month road race April 25 for both 1.5 mile and 5k races. The first 300 runners to cross the finish line were awarded a sexual assault awareness themed t-shirt.

"Great event today!" exclaimed Col. Brian Newberry, the 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander. "As a wing, we stood up and said we are united to build respect and dignity across the wing and eradicate sexual assault in our unit."