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Show HILLTOP TIMES Pay attention and be good Wing men UJ TIMES December 18, 2008 g BY MARY LOU GORNY Hilltop Times editor G en. Norton A. Schwartz issued a memo recently addressing his concerns about the increased need to assist Airmen The Hill Air Force Base Boldface Card in distress. The memo dated Dec. 4 Gen. Schwartz and Gen. accompanies a Hoffman ask all Airmen background paper reand civilian personnel to porting a rise in the frepay particular attention to quency of suicides reeach point in these proported over the past two grams. months in the Air Force. In Hoffman's memo, datIncluded in recent coned Dec. 11, he emphasizes, cerns by senior leader"There is no stigma to ship are three instances contacting Mental Health, of civilian suicide in the (the) Employee Assistance Air Force Materiel ComProgram or any other helpmand as well. ' Both Schwartz and Gen. ing agencies. In fact, in my view it is a sign of personal Donald J. Hoffman, commander of the AFMC, sent strength." Among factors for imdirectives to leaders at Hill provement discussed in the Air Force Base addressaccompanying background ing the topic including the paper were good follow up need to foster an environbetween support organizament encouraging active tions, leadership — includduty personnel and their ing first sergeants, mental civilian counterparts to health providers and comseek help in times of chalmanders — and weekend lenge. "Even one suicide is one support for those at risk. Relationship problems, too many," Gen. Schwartz legal issues, financial issaid in introducing his sues and substance abuse points of concern. are some of the underlyThe Wingman culture ing factors being studied and Suicide Prevention to see if they could have Program are proven, efplayed a role in any of the fective tools in decreasing cases under review. suicide incidents, and both JAMES ARROWOOD/U.S. Air Force Gen. Donald Hoffman (left), commander of Air Force Materiel Command, receives a briefing on Team Hill's role in Intercontinental Ballistic Missile maintenance from Col. Randy Tymof ichuk, 309th Maintenance Group commander, at the Strategic Missile Integration Complex while Mark Johnson (second from left), Ogden Air Logistics Center executive director, and Maj. Gen. Kathleen Close (second from left in the background), OO-ALC commander, and Col. Robert Hyde, special assistant to the AFMC commander on nuclear matters, accompany him during his first visit to Hill Air Force Base on Dec. 16. Fitness hours change, Holiday Maintained reminded Dec. 25, Christmas Day they With many Team Hill parWestside Fitness Center ticipants involved in the Holiday will be closed. 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