Sailor Assistance and Intercept for Life procedures will be modified to require commanding officers to verify that sailors who have voiced suicidal thoughts or exhibited suicidal behavior contact s SAIL case manager.
The report’s recommendations reflect the culmination of nearly 300 listening sessions with active duty and reserve sailors, along with almost 1,000 online surveys.
The series aims to address issues including how PTSD impacts Black veterans and their family members, Black veterans experience with military sexual trauma, and research related to Black veterans’ mental health.
A detachment of Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft, along with the U.S. Navy’s guided-missile destroyer The Sullivans, is expected to deploy later this year.
Lt. Thomas Conway swam to sailors to provide them with comfort, prayer and to administer sacraments after two Japanese torpedos hit the USS Indianapolis.
