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  • Tornado Safety: Staying prepared this tornado season

    Tornadoes are a serious concern in Arkansas as seen by the destruction one laid last year to Little Rock and the surrounding area. As such, you should understand the dangers they pose and the actions you can take to help you and your families remain safe during this year’s tornado season.

  • National Safety Council designates May as National Electric Safety Month

    The National Safety Council partners with the Electric Safety Foundation, or ESFI, each May to present electric hazard awareness topics.The ESFI is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting electrical safety at home and in the workplace. Their goal is to reduce the number of electric-related

  • Blown away: 307th EOD holds first field day

    “Want to blow stuff up?”That was the question Senior Master Sgt. Brock Flint, 307th Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight chief, posed to 307th Bomb Wing Airmen during the inaugural EOD for a Day Event at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, May 4, 2024.Flint organized the event to generate greater

  • 445th Airlift Wing safety offers tips for countering heat stress

    Summer is right around the corner, officially starting June 20, and it’s all but guaranteed that we’re going to see regular 90-plus degree days well into September. If you’re going to be enjoying the Ohio sunshine, whether it be catching a baseball game or working outdoors, it’s important to know

  • Barnes Airman makes crucial detection in oil, receives inspector general coin

    BARNES AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, MA – Staff Sgt. Pavel Chumak, 104th Maintenance Group aircraft electrical and environmental technician, received the Air Combat Command Inspector General coin after the Wing’s Capstone Unit Effectiveness Inspection on March 21, 2024, here. Chumak was awarded this coin

  • AETC Occupational Safety team earns top Air Force honor

    Air Education and Training Command’s Occupational Safety Division won the 2023 Colonel Will L. Tubbs Memorial Award for Occupational Safety, which recognizes the best ground safety program in the Air Force, the Air Force Safety Center announced April 23.

  • MACA: Keeping pilots safe and sound

    The "CanDo" wing hosted the Mid-Air Collision Avoidance event at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., April 20, 2024. This event served as a rare opportunity for local pilots to fly directly onto the McGuire Air Force Base flight line, where they were treated to a tour and an educational safety

  • All the Gear, All the Time

    KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – Riding a motorcycle brings a sense of connection to the world that you don't get in the car. For many it is a passion to be free, but it comes with responsibility. Riding requires focus and awareness for what is going on around you all the time. It also calls for a

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