James Hong, left, an entry controller with the Director of Emergency Services, and Rebecca Aronson, suicide prevention program manager, hand out Ask Care Escort (ACE) cards to personnel at McChord’s main gate at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Sept. 1, 2022. Suicide Prevention Month is observed every September. The three-step ACE intervention sequence can help save someone from suicide, whether service member, civilian or family member (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Colleen Anthony)