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  • Fly in for safety

    Travis Air Force Base invited civilian pilots to discuss flight safety and strengthen partnerships within the local community at the Mid-Air Collision Avoidance fly-in event Aug. 26, 2023.

  • ‘Safe!’ or ‘Safe by a mile!’ … There’s a big difference

    Imagine a baseball game where a player hits a nice line-drive single to right field. A runner who had been at second takes off for third, but then fails to pick up the third base coach’s signal to hold up at third and, instead, aggressively heads for home. The throw from right field targets the

  • Kicking Mules validate, verify hot refueling procedures

    The 95th Reconnaissance Squadron validated and verified recently developed RC-135 hot refueling procedures at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Aug. 14, 2023.Hot refueling is when an aircraft is refueled after landing and parking, while also leaving an engine running.“This was part of a larger

  • Annual conference refines military and civilian aviation safety

    The 492d Special Operations Wing safety office organized the annual Mid-Air Collision Avoidance conference at Destin Executive Airport in Destin, Florida, August 10, 2023.This year’s MACA conference brought together the 96th Test Wing from Eglin Air Force Base, the 919th Special Operations Wing from

  • Back to school: What drivers, kids need to look out for

    As Texas children head back to school, people need to be extra cautious in school zones and around school buses to help keep kids safe. School zones can be chaotic places, with children possibly dashing in and out of traffic, and unfortunately, crashes and accidents can and do happen.

  • Air Force develops Airman Safety Action Program

    Did you know that the Air Force has created an interactive way to report safety/health hazards and offer risk mitigating solutions, anytime and anywhere? That’s right, the Air Force Safety Center has developed an easy-to-use reporting system called the Airman Safety Action Program or ASAP.

  • First female fighter pilot takes-off on last flight with the U.S. Air Force

    In the 1990s, a young woman climbed into the cockpit of a fighter jet with the intent to take advantage of any opportunities the U.S. Air Force threw her way. Now, Maj. Gen. Jeannie M. Leavitt pilots her final flight with the service and reflects on her 32-year career as an Airman.As a college

  • Dyess Airmen train for austere airfield operations

    Dyess held its first Landing Zone Safety Officer course from July 24 to August 4, 2023. The LZSO course provides airfield operations personnel training on managing and controlling landing zone operations in an austere environment.

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