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Hello . I'm Brigadier General Caroline

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Miller , commander of the five second

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Air Base Wing and Joint Base San

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Antonio chief , And I want to emphasize

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how important the training you are

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about to experience is , unfortunately ,

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we lose several of our members to

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suicide each year , both throughout the

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military and here at Joint Base San

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Antonio . These wingman , battle

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buddies , shipmates , Coast Guardsmen ,

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guardians and civilian community

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members are not only our co workers ,

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friends , mentors and leaders . They

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are sons and daughters , sisters and

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brothers , mothers and fathers . They

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are family and they are loved . We're

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sure you feel the same way about your

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team members . You are about to attend

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or view a suicide prevention training

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session designed to help you connect ,

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recognize suicide risk factors and

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warning signs , and to make help

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seeking a normal occurrence when

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problems arise . Suicide prevention

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training is centered on your ability to

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apply the ACE model , which stands for

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ask care and . When you

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identify someone is having serious

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thoughts of harming themselves . Use

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the ACE model to provide them the help

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they need . When we recognize suicide

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warning signs are response becomes

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critically essential . But there are

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things we can do proactively as well .

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We can have a positive impact and

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create a culture at Joint Base San

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Antonio , where everyone has a sense of

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connectedness and belonging . They feel

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valued and supported . This training

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will discuss all of these concepts as

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you participate in this training

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session . Be encouraged , focused on

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its importance in the fact that the

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very life of one of your teammates may

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depend on you applying the knowledge

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and concepts provided today . Do not

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forget the gravity of proactive

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concepts you'll learn , which will

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create a culture of protection and

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encourage early help seeking across our

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installation . Remember your wingman .

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Battle buddies , shipmates , Coast

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Guardsmen , guardians and civilian co

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workers are depending on you . I'm

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Chief Master Sergeant Wendell Snyder ,

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Command Chief Master Sergeant of the 50

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2nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base , San

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Antonio . To us one loss to suicide is

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too many . When we say our most

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valuable resources you we truly mean it .

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We cannot accomplish our mission

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without the contributions made by each

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of you individually and collectively .

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This training will also provide

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strategies for increasing connectedness

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within your unit . Emphasize the value

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of checking in with each other and

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discussing coping mechanisms for

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dealing with stress and distress . The

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ACE model is important as we seek to

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come alongside a teammate we're

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concerned about and who might be

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considering self harm as a solution to

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their problems or situation . The

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training you're about to attend will

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focus on the theme Rise Together ,

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where we encourage all JBs a personnel

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to reflect on the challenges of 2020

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investing yourself personally

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financially , mentally and physically

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support one another by celebrating each

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other's winds and advocating for one

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another through difficulties . And on a

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high note , let's embrace hope together .

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Yes , many challenges lay ahead of us ,

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but there's nothing we can't do when we

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choose to do it together .