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- Our teammates are
taking their own lives.

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We lose more airmen to suicide

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than any other single enemy.

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Even more than combat.

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78 of our brothers and
sisters have given up

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on life this year alone, 78.

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That's 78 teammates, that's 78 wingmen,

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that's 78 spouses, that's
78 brothers and sisters

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and sons and daughters, 78

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who couldn't find a single
reason to keep going.

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That's 28 more than this time last year.

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If we don't do something,

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we could lose up to
150, 160 airmen in 2019.

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We can't let this keep happening.

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This is our problem,

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and we have to dedicate
ourselves every single day

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to building strong and healthy airmen,

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supporting and engaging teams,

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and coachers of trust and respect

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to help keep these airmen hopeful.

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To give them an opportunity to thrive

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in this great Air Force.

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That's why General Goldfein has directed

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this resilience tactical pause,

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a break in the daily grind
so that we can focus,

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we can focus on our airmen
and their well-being.

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Now this is not a one day
effort to check a box.

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This is the beginning of
a much needed dialogue

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between airmen, command
teams, helping agencies,

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and frankly our entire Air Force.

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We have to get this thing turned around.

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This is your day, so make it your own.

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We won't tell you what to do.

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We won't tell you how to do it.

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You know best what your teams need.

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Use the resources that
we've made available to you,

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but make it personal, make
it about them, all of them.

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Most importantly, keep
this as a primary focus

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beyond this pause.

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Make every single airman
count every single day.

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You know, someone right
now in your organization

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is struggling.

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Someone in your organization is suffering

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from post-traumatic stress or depression.

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Someone in your organization
is feeling hopeless,

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and they may be thinking
that suicide is the answer.

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Give 'em better options.

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Let's lead 'em to a better answer.

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