Air Force suicides plateaued above 100 deaths in 2020 3 hours ago Air Force Maj. Onyema Okorie, 366th Fighter Wing deputy wing chaplain, holds a tea-light candle Sept. 30, 2020, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. The End the Stigma event, held by the 366th FW mental health clinic, educated airmen on clinical services, noticing signs of depression and establishing a safety plan. (Airman 1st Class Natalie Rubenak/Air Force) The Air Force avoided a spike in suicides among uniformed personnel amid the pandemic and isolation of 2020, but has not managed to bring down the number of deaths despite a push to address mental health.
Navy sailor who shot, killed himself at Hawaii resort identified 2 hours ago Members of the Honolulu Police Specialized Services Division respond to a barricade situation with an armed man at the Kahala Hotel in Honolulu on Saturday, April 10, 2021. The armed man barricaded himself inside a hotel room at the resort in Honolulu and fired shots through the door, a police official said. (Cindy Ellen Russell/Honolulu Star-Advertiser via AP) HONOLULU The Honolulu Medical Examiner’s office on Monday identified the U.S. Navy sailor who shot and killed himself at a luxury resort after a standoff with police over the weekend.