The Air Force is on a path to match its 2019 suicide level, despite a service-wide tactical pause and efforts to curb the spread, as stresses related to COVID-19 have added to the problem, the service’s top officer said Aug. 26. “One of my concerns ...
Air Combat Command on Feb. 18 launched a new website that looks to connect ACC Airmen with resources related to resilience, suicide and violence prevention, and diversity. "The Bridge" was borne out of feedback from conversations that occurred during the service-wide resilience tactical pause that ...
A total of 137 Airmen took their own lives in 2019—a 33 percent increase from the 103 suicides in 2018 despite service efforts to get the problem under control. The high pace of suicides has long worried senior service leaders, who in July ordered wings ...