Story by Allison Hoy | Joint Base Lewis-McChord Public Affairs Office | 09.12.2025
Approximately 1,500 people from Joint Base Lewis-McChord participated Sept. 12 in the base’s fourth annual Fill the Ruck, a 4.1-mile ruck march with learning stations that count toward soldiers’ annual suicide-prevention training, at Solo Point, JBLM....
Story by Betty Snider | Marine and Family Programs | 09.14.2023
Marine Capt. Jergen "Cam" Campbell earns DoD Spirit of Hope Award for work he did while the Suicide Prevention Program officer for Marine Aircraft Group 12 at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Japan. He was nominated for the work he did there to boost morale and integrate prevention efforts....
Story by Airman Kylee Tyus | 62nd Airlift Wing | 01.30.2023
The Suicide Prevention Program here at Joint Base Lewis-McChord assures suicide prevention and awareness education is provided to all Department of Defense civilians, reservists, and active-duty service members. Service members and DoD civilians across all U.S. military branches are required to take the training once a year....
Story by Michael Strasser | Fort Drum Garrison Public Affairs | 09.01.2020
September is Suicide Prevention Month, and the Fort Drum Suicide Prevention Program's awareness campaign will focus on the theme "Connect to Protect."...
Story by Lt. Col. Angela Wallace | Army Reserve Medical Command | 01.05.2018
What would a suicide-safer community look like? This is one of many questions students grapple with answering while attending an Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) class hosted by Army Reserve Medical Command....
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Cossel | California National Guard Primary | 01.06.2014
When it comes to veterans committing suicide, Save A Warrior founder Jake Clark minces no words. “This is a holocaust in slow motion,” the former California Army National Guard captain said. “Over the next ten years, the Department of Veteran Affairs estimates more than 150,000 vets will kill themselves.”...
