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R 071855Z FEB 00  ZYB MIN PSN 789951J39
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS  //N01754//
NAVADMIN 017/00
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/PERS-06//
 
SUBJ/DOMESTIC VIOLENCE UNITS (DVU)//
 
REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/041848ZOCT99//
 
AMPN/REF A IS NAVADMIN 273/99, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION MONTH -
OCTOBER 1999.//
 
RMKS/1.  AS INDICATED IN REF A, THEME OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
PREVENTION MONTH WAS "PREVENTING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, IT'S EVERYONE'S
DUTY."  THIS MESSAGE PROVIDES INFORMATION CONCERNING NAVY RESOURCES
THAT PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN ENDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
 
2.  IN FURTHERANCE OF NAVY'S OBJECTIVES IN COMBATING THE PROBLEM OF
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, NAVAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE (NCIS)
IMPLEMENTED A WORLDWIDE DVU PROGRAM.  DVU PERSONNEL ARE
DEDICATED SPECIAL AGENTS USING A TEAMWORK APPROACH WITH BASE
COMMANDERS, BASE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, FAMILY ADVOCACY, SEXUAL
ASSAULT VICTIM INTERVENTION, AND NAVY JAG PERSONNEL IN RESPONDING TO
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT COMPLAINTS.  THE DVU PROGRAM WAS
FIRST EMPLOYED IN THE NORFOLK AREA AND WAS IMPLEMENTED AT OVER 22
SITES WORLDWIDE.  DVU PERSONNEL ARE NOW ASSIGNED IN ALL AREAS OF NAVY
CONCENTRATION.  FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING NCIS DVU PROGRAM AND
SERVICES AVAILABLE IN YOUR AREA MAY BE OBTAINED FROM SPECIAL AGENT
(SA) SUSAN RASER, NCISHQ, AT (202) 433-9236/DSN 288.
 
3.  COMMANDS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO UTILIZE THE EXPERTISE OF
THESE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE UNITS WHEN PRESENTED WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
SITUATIONS.  THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF POC'S AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS:
EUROPE - NCISFO NAPLES, POC:  SUPERVISORY SA GREG MUNROE, DSN
626-6001; GULF COAST - NCISFO GULF COAST, POC:  SA KEN COYLE, DSN
922-4211; GREAT LAKES - NCISRA POC:  SA KEN COYLE, DSN 922-4211;
GREAT LAKES - NCISRA GREAT LAKES, POC:  SA JOCELYN DILLARD, DSN
792-5655; HAWAII - NCISFO HAWAII, POC:  SA ROB CROSSON,
(808) 474-6536; JAPAN - NCISFO JAPAN, POC:  SUPERVISORY SA SHERRY
RHOSTADA, DSN 243-7535; MAYPORT - NCISFO MAYPORT, POC:  SUPERVISORY
SA TOM GOODMAN, DSN 542-0309; NORFOLK - NCISFO NORFOLK, POC:
SA JAMES CAMPBELL, DSN 253-7815; NORTHEAST - NCISFO NORTHEAST, POC:
SA DIANE CUNNINGHAM, DSN 694-4686, OR SA ANNETTE BURTON, DSN
449-2235; NORTHWEST - NCISFO NORTHWEST, POC:  SA THERESA MOSES, DSN
439-5859; OKINAWA - NCISRA OKINAWA, POC:  SA MARY JONES, DSN
623-4541; SOUTHWEST - NCISFO SAN DIEGO, POC:  SA DIANE NELSON, DSN
526-1103; TEXAS - NCISRA CORPUS CHRISTI, POC:  SA BROOKE ADAMSON, DSN
861-2918; WASHINGTON, DC - NCISFO WASHINGTON, POC:  SA JOE RICCIO,
DSN 295-0570.
 
4.  RELEASED BY VADM N. R. RYAN, JR., N1.//
 
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