19 Dec 2019

Airman Shares Story of Triumph Over Struggle

When Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Gen Dave Goldfein, ordered all Airmen to stand down a day to focus on resiliency and suicide prevention, there wasn’t anyone happier than TSgt Christopher Abbott. Not that he needed it, but there was a day – many days – that he could have used it.From 2002 to 2005, while stationed at Ramstein AB, Germany,

31 Aug 2017

Suicide prevention month: stopping suicide is everyone’s battle

September is Suicide Prevention Month, a time for Americans to build awareness and help understand suicide in our culture. More than 40,000 Americans lose their life due to suicide each year and research shows that rates in the military and the general population are very close. The loss of any one person to suicide is a tragedy, and that is why