The U.S. Air Force Needs to Address Its Suicide Crisis

Commanders need to acknowledge the systemic problems that cause low morale and suicide

Wes O'Donnell
GEN
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6 min readSep 5, 2019

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WWhile serving in the U.S. Air Force in 2006, I remember hearing the news that a friend and colleague had gotten into some trouble after a night of heavy drinking. This friend, I’ll call him Joe, was a noncommissioned officer and…

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Wes O'Donnell
GEN
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