Staff Sgt. Jean M. Whaley, the suicide prevention program

Staff Sgt. Jean M. Whaley, the suicide prevention program manager for the Mississippi Army National Guard, watches as troops prepare to move out to their assigned location June 7, 2016 at Fort Hood, Texas during Multi-echelon Integrated Brigade Training Exercise (MiBT). Whaley is a member of a Behavioral Health Team, composed of a nurse practitioner, a behavioral health specialist, a medic and a chaplain from the Mississippi National Guard, whose mission is to take care of the Soldiers during the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team's MiBT.
A MIBT is a multicomponent event that sustains readiness of reserve and active components in accordance with the U.S. Army’s total force policy. The 155th is one of two Army National Guard fully modernized brigade combat teams in the U.S. Army and is the largest unit in the Mississippi Army National Guard with approximately 3,000 Soldiers. It is headquartered in Tupelo, Miss., with battalion headquarters throughout the state.