The Department of Defense is late delivering a congressionally mandated report breaking down suicide deaths since 2001 by military job specialty, a report which one veteran advocate said is essential for the military to understand its ongoing struggle with suicide and mental health.
Air Force Maj. Gen. John Klein wants to use culture to strengthen Airmen for challenges both at home and in a possible conflict with China.
The Air Force published a comprehensive analysis of the 117 Airmen and civilians who died by suicide in 2020 and made recommendations for how leaders can prevent future deaths.
The Department of the Air Force is still working on a first-of-its-kind suicide analysis that is meant to help the service refine its prevention and response efforts. Originally due in the spring, the Standardized Suicide Fatality Analysis report is taking longer than expected because this ...
Minot Air Force Base, N.D., is investigating after three of its Airmen died in October. The base could not provide further details on the incidents, but officials said they worked with higher headquarters to make extra chaplains, counselors, and mental health professionals available for grieving ...
Comprehensive Readiness for Aircrew Flying Training (CRAFT) is helping students fly better, score higher grades, and stay in the training pipeline, an important outcome at a time when the service is struggling to retain pilots.
A week after publishing a report on unhealthy and unsafe living conditions found in military barracks across the services, the Government Accountability Office released a follow-up study on improving oversight of conditions for both government-owned barracks and privatized housing.
The Department of the Air Force announced Sept. 28 it will review the general or other-than-honorable discharges of thousands of Airmen affected by post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury (TBI), mental health conditions, sexual assault, or sexual harassment. The decision is the result of ...
The first five days of Basic Military Training will change to better educate trainees on sleep hygiene, stress management, nutrition, and physical training, a move which officials hope will better prepare enlisted Airmen and Guardians for the rigors of life in service.
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass outlined several efforts the service is planning to address suicide and Airmen’s mental health and promised to reveal more in the coming weeks during a livestreamed discussion with Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall on Aug. ...
Airman and Guardians seeking mental health care have access to a new referral system, as the Department of the Air Force announced Aug. 7 that it is implementing the Brandon Act across its installations.
Media influence and the lack of a “generational commitment” to public service are clouding the perceptions of many young Americans, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman Ramon Colon-Lopez said Aug. 1. Nearing the end of a 33-year career spent as a special operator and senior ...