JBA leadership sign Suicide Prevention Month proclamation
Col. Todd Randolph, 316th Wing and installation commander, signs a Suicide Prevention Month proclamation at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Aug. 31, 2022. The Department of Defense and JBA observe Suicide Prevention Month in September to bring forth awareness and to educate our military community about suicide prevention. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Austin Pate)
JBA leadership sign Suicide Prevention Month proclamation
Joint Base Andrews senior leaders pose for a group photo following the signing of a Suicide Prevention Month proclamation at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Aug. 31, 2022. The group of leaders signed the proclamation as an annual recognition of September as the month to bring forth awareness and to educate our military community about suicide prevention. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Austin Pate)
JBA leadership sign Suicide Prevention Month proclamation
Maj. Gen. Keith MacDonald, Air National Guard Readiness Center commander, along with other JBA leadership, signs the Suicide Prevention Month proclamation, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Aug. 31, 2022. September is designated as Suicide Prevention Month, a time when the Department of Defense brings added attention to the complex issue of suicide and emphasizes the valuable resources and support available year-round for active duty service members and their families, veterans, retirees and DoD civilians. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Austin Pate)
JBA leadership sign Suicide Prevention Month proclamation
A signed proclamation to designate September as Suicide Prevention Month sits on display at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Aug. 31, 2022. Though suicide prevention is emphasized in September, it is a Department of Defense priority throughout the year. The DoD is fully committed to preventing suicide among service members, veterans, and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Austin Pate)
By Airman 1st Cass Austin Pate, / Published Aug. 31, 2022
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md.,
Joint Base Andrews senior leadership signed a proclamation designating September as Suicide Prevention Month, on Aug. 31, 2022, at Joint Base Andrews, Md.
Col. Todd Randolph, 316th Wing and installation commander, Maj. Gen. Keith MacDonald, Air National Guard Readiness Center commander, U.S. Navy Capt. Eddie Pilcher, Naval Air Facility Washington commanding officer, Col. Matthew Jones, 89th Airlift Wing Commander, and Col. Gregory Buchanan, 459th Air Refueling Wing commander, took turns signing the proclamation.
The Department of Defense and JBA annually observe Suicide Prevention Month in September to bring forth awareness and to educate our military community about suicide prevention as well as to emphasize the resources available to all active duty service members and their families, veterans, retirees and DoD civilians.
“The personal health and well-being of our service members, civilian employees and families is, and must remain, our top priority,” said Randolph. “By signing this Proclamation, we kick off the 2022-2023 Department of the Air Force Suicide Prevention Month Campaign Plan. However, it is a commitment by all of us to ensure community, family, unit and peer-to-peer connectedness is happening not just this month, but every day.”
