Suicide Prevention - Resources - The National Guard

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NGB Warrior Resilience and Fitness (WRF) Division facilitates the Joint Suicide Prevention Program. The program
enhances suicide prevention-related policies and training, advances data collection and analysis, expands access to
community resources, and conducts strategic communication outreach aimed at reducing suicidal behavior across the
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Defense Suicide Prevention Office (DSPO)
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Video by Spc. Stephen Wright

Memorial Service for Arkansas Army National Guard Pilot - Chief Warrant Officer 2 Rufus Ferron Brown

Arkansas National Guard Public Affairs Office

Sept. 27, 2017 | 2:43

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Rufus Ferron Brown, 42, of Arkadelphia, Ark., died in an airplane crash at the Camden Municipal Airport / Harrell Field, in Camden, Ark. on Sept. 24. Brown was one of two Arkansas Guardsmen killed in the accident.

Also deceased is Chief Warrant Officer 2 Justin Levon Ashley, 31, of North Little Rock.

Brown was a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter maintenance test pilot from Bravo Company, 2nd battalion, 285th Aviation Helicopter Assault Regiment and he was based out of the Robinson Maneuver Training Center in North Little Rock, Ark.

The two service members were not on duty at the time of the accident and they were not performing in a military capacity. Brown has served in the Arkansas National Guard since 2001. Ashley joined the Arkansas National Guard in 2013.

This imagery was collected at the Robinson Maneuver Training Center in North Little Rock, Ark., and during the memorial service for Chief Brown. Four UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters flew over the church in a missing man formation.

(U.S. Army National Guard video by Spc. Stephen M. Wright)