Department of Defense 2020 Suicide Report
The following is the 2020 Department of Defense (DoD) Annual Suicide Report (ASR).…
Pentagon ‘Very Concerned’ With Military Suicide Trends; Effect of Pandemic on 2020 Rates Unclear
Pentagon leaders are expressing new concern regarding the rate of suicide in active-duty service members, as the Department of Defense…
Marine Corps Suicide Rate Declines, Navy Rate Rises in 2019
In 2019, 47 active-duty Marines committed suicide – 11 fewer than in 2018 – while the Navy reported 72 suicides,…
Pentagon Sees Military Suicide Rates Continue to Rise
THE PENTAGON – The suicide rate among active-duty military personnel has been steadily increasing by an average of 6 percent…
Pentagon Annual Suicide Report
The following is the Sept. 25, 2019 report, Department of Defense (DoD) Annual Suicide Report (ASR).…
Navy Grappling with Effects of USS George H. W. Bush Suicides
Navy and local agencies are investigating the circumstances surrounding last week’s suicides of three sailors assigned to USS George H.…
USS George H.W. Bush CO Acknowledges String of Suicides
Three sailors from USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) took their lives last week, the ship’s commanding officer confirmed to the…
Death of Former 5th Fleet CO Stearney Ruled a Suicide
THE PENTAGON — The death of the former commander of U.S. Navy forces in the Middle East has been ruled…
Navy Rethinking Suicide Prevention as Rates Across Military Rise
THE PENTAGON — The Navy is rethinking how it addresses suicides after two years of rising rates in the service.…
U.S., U.K. Sailors Died Days After Death of Former 5th Fleet CO Stearney
A U.S. and U.K. sailor assigned to U.S. 5th Fleet died suddenly in the days after the Dec. 1 apparent…