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Flyers are on display during the Suicide Explained & Suicide Intervention training inside the Bay Breeze Event Center at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Sept. 17, 2021. With suicide being the leading cause of death in the Air Force, the presentation focus was to provide skill based training in primary prevention for personnel at Keesler. (Kemberly Groue/U.S. Air Force)

Pace of suspected Air Force suicides has slowed this year, officials say

“We need to rethink and change the way we operate as a mental health system,” Air Force clinical psychologist Lt. Col. Aaron Tricht said.

By Rachel S. Cohen

2 years ago

Air Force Maj. Onyema Okorie, 366th Fighter Wing deputy wing chaplain, holds a tea-light candle, Sept. 30, 2020, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho.

Air Force suicides plateaued above 100 deaths in 2020

The Air Force avoided a spike in suicides among uniformed personnel in 2020, but remains at the highest level in recent history.

By Rachel S. Cohen

2 years ago