Suicide in the military

Study: Survivors of servicemembers who commit suicide should get full benefits

Suicide, now seen as a tragedy usually resulting from mental illness or despair, no longer automatically prevents families from receiving all benefits. But some suicides — by those of “sound mind” — are still determined to be misconduct, not “in the line of duty.”
DOD: Among services, Army had highest suicide rate in 2014

The military saw a slight increase in active-duty suicides in 2014, while the suicide rate among National Guard and reserve members saw a significant decrease from the previous year, according to the latest annual report on military suicides from the Pentagon.
The fight against veteran suicide
Navy widow hopes viral video will help prevent PTSD-related suicide
4 veterans from one Indiana Guard unit have committed suicide
Son to share story of World War II veteran's preventable suicide
Female veterans have high rate in committing suicide – because they use guns
Suicide a growing issue in the military
Navy widow's effort to combat veteran suicide goes viral
At VA suicide-prevention program, loss turns to hope

Tennessee man works to raise awareness of veterans' suicide risk

Don Tipton doesn't know exactly where he'll be on the 22nd of each month. But he plans to always be standing in a high-traffic area, holding a sign to show support for his fellow veterans — and to raise awareness of their risk for suicide.
Guardsmen in Minn. raise awareness of military suicides
Officials: Veteran shoots self at VA hospital in Temple
After veteran Daniel Somers’s suicide, his family has a new mission: Improve VA services
Two deaths in Idaho put spotlight on military suicides
Monitoring social media to cut the military suicide rate
One every 18 hours: Military suicide rate still high despite fight to stem deaths
At Army base, an aggressive campaign against suicide
US troop suicides rare in some foreign outposts
Parents of decorated Navy SEAL speak out about his suicide

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Oversight of US military's food suppliers called into question after fraud indictment

Executives from a company responsible for providing food and water for deployed U.S. troops in Afghanistan have been charged with defrauding the government and creating a fake construction site to overstate progress on an $8 billion contract, the Department of Justice said in a recently-filed indictment.
Search for missing Marines continues days after deadly fighter-tanker collision in Japan

The search for five Marines who went missing early Thursday after their KC-130 Hercules aerial tanker collided midair with an F/A-18 Hornet has moved into its third day in Japan.
Marine pilot from South Florida killed in fighter jet-tanker collision off Japan coast

A 28-year-old Marine Corps pilot from south Florida was killed after his F/A-18 Hornet fighter collided with a refueling plane during training Thursday off the coast of Japan, an accident from which five Marines remain missing, service officials said.
VA releases 2018 performance ratings for its hospitals

The fiscal 2018 ratings include nine one-star hospitals, the lowest possible, down from 14 hospitals that received one-star ratings in 2017. The ratings indicate each hospital’s quality of care and are based on data such as death rates, patient satisfaction and efficiency.
Aircraft technician with Tuskegee Airmen dies at 100 in NYC

A New York City man who served as an aircraft technician with the famed all-black Tuskegee Airmen died Saturday at age 100.