Arnold Air Force Base Stands Down to Raise Resiliency
September 16, 2019
September 16, 2019
ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tennessee, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news:
The U.S. Air Force is on track in 2019 to experience a five-year high in the number of Total Force deaths by suicide.
In response to this growing concern and in an effort to address it, Air Force Chief of Staff David Goldfein on Aug. 1 ordered all Air Force units to stand down for a one-day Resilience Tactical Pause (RTP) by mid-September to focus on suicide prevention.
The U.S. Air Force is on track in 2019 to experience a five-year high in the number of Total Force deaths by suicide.
In response to this growing concern and in an effort to address it, Air Force Chief of Staff David Goldfein on Aug. 1 ordered all Air Force units to stand down for a one-day Resilience Tactical Pause (RTP) by mid-September to focus on suicide prevention.