Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne Bass is looking at everything from how airmen are evaluated and promoted to enlisted training, culture, resiliency and suicide prevention.
Military suicides have increased by as much as 20% this year compared to the same period in 2019, and some incidents of violent behavior have spiked as service members struggle under COVID-19, war-zone deployments, national disasters and civil unrest.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press and Robert Burns, The Associated Press
The isolation that came with the coronavirus pandemic has resulted in unique stresses on mental health this year, said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles "CQ" Brown.
Brown University released a study Wednesday that looks at the correlation between U.S. military conflicts in the post-9/11 era and an increase in police militarization.
Gen. CQ Brown's colleagues call him a "quiet giant" with a Rolodex as long as his list of appointments overseas. But does he have the ability to revolutionize the Air Force before it's too late?