US Air Force suicides soar by a record 33% in 2019
Wednesday, 05 February 2020 11:05 AM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 05 February 2020 11:23 AM ]
The US Air Force says 137 personnel across the active duty, National Guard and Reserve died by suicide in 2019, a 33 percent increase over the previous year.
"Suicide is a difficult national problem without easily identifiable solutions that has the full attention of leadership," Lieutenant General Brian Kelly, deputy chief of staff for manpower, personnel and services for the Air Force, told Military.com.
The new total marks the highest annual number since the Air Force began keeping an official record in 2008, said service spokeswoman Lynn Kirby.
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