Airman Resiliency Team: a light in the dark

Captain James Henry, 694th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group chaplain, (far left), Staff Sgt. Marcus Walker, 694th ISR religious affairs airman, (left), Tech. Sgt. Jin Lee, 694th ISRG medical technician, (middle), Master Sgt. Aaron Hurd, 694th ISRG mental health technician, (right), and Capt. Ryan Montanari, 694th ISRG psychologist, (far right) all make up the Airman Resiliency Team at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, and are tasked with the overall mental, physical and spiritual wellbeing of more than 500 Airmen and family members. In previous years, it had been noted that Airmen that worked in the intelligence career field were among the highest risk of suicide or suicide attempts, and this alarming trend led to the development of ARTs being imbedded in ISR groups across the Air Force as a constant resource for these Airmen. The teams consist of a mental health technician, a psychologist, chaplain, religious affairs Airman and a medical technician. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Denise M. Jenson)