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To turn the corner on Air Force suicides, let chaplains take the lead


“This has been the toughest year of my career.”  
In late-2016, a fellow squadron commander and close friend was in my office at Yokota Air Base in Japan. Sadly, he was in a familiar, dark place: Leading his airmen through the pain and despair of another suicide. It was the third suicide that year within our base’s maintenance group, part of an epidemic gripping the Air Force, the Department of Defense and American society writ large.   
According to the latest annual report released by the Department of Defense in October 2020, from 2015 to 2019, the overall rate of deaths by suicide rose from 20.2 to 25.9 deaths per 100,000. Between 2018 and 2019, the Air Force’s numbers jumped from 18.5 to 25.1 per 100,000. In August 2019, then-Chief of Staff of the Air Force General David Goldfein wrote, “Suicide is an adversary that is killing more of our airmen than any enemy on the planet.” By contrast, through April 27, 2021, the Air Force reported zero uniformed C ....

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Why America Desperately Needs the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter


Why America Desperately Needs the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
The reality is that the nation needs the F-35 and backing off the program now would present an exceedingly dangerous risk.
The United States Air Force faces a crucial juncture regarding the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Anyone watching the news over recent months could not miss the high-velocity onslaught against the program. Whether it was House Armed Services Chairman Adam Smith referring to the 5
th generation fighter as a “rathole” or news headlines saying the aircraft “has failed,” the message was incredibly aggressive and caustic. The program is still experiencing its fair share of challenges, especially when it comes to software updates, the engine, and sustainment costs. However, such challenges pale in comparison to the accomplishments the aircraft are demonstrating each and every day they fly. Defense acquisition programs particularly those adopting advanced technologies in new ways are always ....

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