1 00:00:00,223 --> 00:00:03,470 (melancholy music) 2 00:00:03,470 --> 00:00:08,153 - Our teammates are taking their own lives. 3 00:00:10,010 --> 00:00:12,770 We lose more airmen to suicide 4 00:00:12,770 --> 00:00:16,223 than any other single enemy. 5 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:19,273 Even more than combat. 6 00:00:20,880 --> 00:00:24,920 78 of our brothers and sisters have given up 7 00:00:24,920 --> 00:00:26,843 on life this year alone, 78. 8 00:00:28,287 --> 00:00:31,720 That's 78 teammates, that's 78 wingmen, 9 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:36,140 that's 78 spouses, that's 78 brothers and sisters 10 00:00:36,140 --> 00:00:39,271 and sons and daughters, 78 11 00:00:39,271 --> 00:00:42,690 (melancholy music) 12 00:00:42,690 --> 00:00:47,263 who couldn't find a single reason to keep going. 13 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:53,183 That's 28 more than this time last year. 14 00:00:55,100 --> 00:00:56,493 If we don't do something, 15 00:00:58,100 --> 00:01:03,100 we could lose up to 150, 160 airmen in 2019. 16 00:01:03,620 --> 00:01:05,743 We can't let this keep happening. 17 00:01:07,430 --> 00:01:08,430 This is our problem, 18 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:14,210 and we have to dedicate ourselves every single day 19 00:01:15,610 --> 00:01:18,713 to building strong and healthy airmen, 20 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:23,470 supporting and engaging teams, 21 00:01:23,470 --> 00:01:25,880 and coachers of trust and respect 22 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:29,980 to help keep these airmen hopeful. 23 00:01:29,980 --> 00:01:31,970 To give them an opportunity to thrive 24 00:01:31,970 --> 00:01:34,110 in this great Air Force. 25 00:01:34,110 --> 00:01:36,630 That's why General Goldfein has directed 26 00:01:36,630 --> 00:01:38,490 this resilience tactical pause, 27 00:01:38,490 --> 00:01:41,840 a break in the daily grind so that we can focus, 28 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:45,193 we can focus on our airmen and their well-being. 29 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:51,310 Now this is not a one day effort to check a box. 30 00:01:51,310 --> 00:01:54,950 This is the beginning of a much needed dialogue 31 00:01:54,950 --> 00:01:58,560 between airmen, command teams, helping agencies, 32 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:00,240 and frankly our entire Air Force. 33 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:02,790 We have to get this thing turned around. 34 00:02:02,790 --> 00:02:06,030 This is your day, so make it your own. 35 00:02:06,030 --> 00:02:07,240 We won't tell you what to do. 36 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:08,920 We won't tell you how to do it. 37 00:02:08,920 --> 00:02:11,750 You know best what your teams need. 38 00:02:11,750 --> 00:02:14,390 Use the resources that we've made available to you, 39 00:02:14,390 --> 00:02:17,393 but make it personal, make it about them, all of them. 40 00:02:19,710 --> 00:02:24,170 Most importantly, keep this as a primary focus 41 00:02:24,170 --> 00:02:25,693 beyond this pause. 42 00:02:26,970 --> 00:02:29,723 Make every single airman count every single day. 43 00:02:30,670 --> 00:02:34,600 You know, someone right now in your organization 44 00:02:37,990 --> 00:02:38,823 is struggling. 45 00:02:40,190 --> 00:02:42,240 Someone in your organization is suffering 46 00:02:43,270 --> 00:02:45,910 from post-traumatic stress or depression. 47 00:02:45,910 --> 00:02:50,910 Someone in your organization is feeling hopeless, 48 00:02:52,980 --> 00:02:56,573 and they may be thinking that suicide is the answer. 49 00:02:57,590 --> 00:02:58,843 Give 'em better options. 50 00:03:00,660 --> 00:03:03,695 Let's lead 'em to a better answer. 51 00:03:03,695 --> 00:03:06,445 (dramatic music)