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  • Food Safety Tips for 4th of July

    Did you know, according to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council, more than 150 million hot dogs are consumed during the 4th of July Holiday? Amazing fact, right? However, there is a down side. Along with the awesome fireworks, patriotic parades and events, it is expected that approximately 48 million Americans will become sick from foodborne illness, approximately 128,000 will be hospitalized, and 3,000 will die all due to foodborne diseases? Your Tinker Air Force Base Public Health office would like to share some food safety tips that can help prevent you, your friends and your loved ones from becoming statistics.
  • The Automatic Integrated Collision Avoidance System (AUTO ICAS) takes this AFRL-developed safety initiative to the ultimate stage, blending the benefits of ground collision avoidance with the air-to-air element, thus addressing the two highest reasons for fighter jet crashes: controlled flight into terrain and air-to-air collisions. Currently, just one technical gap is preventing transition. Additional development, lab demonstration and flight test efforts are required to get Auto ICAS across the goal line. For two fighter jets alone, the F-16 and the F-35, the Office of the Secretary of Defense projects that Auto ICAS would save 18 aircraft, eight pilots and $2.2 billion by 2040 (U.S. Air Force graphic by Patrick Londergan)

    Congressional report commends AFRL for life-saving collision avoidance technology; integrated air and ground system remains near transition

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – A congressionally mandated investigative report concerning military aviation safety has recognized the work of the Automatic Collision Avoidance Technology team from the Air Force Research Laboratory's Aerospace Systems Directorate. The National Commission on Military Aviation Safety compiled its
  • National Commission on Military Aviation Safety commissioner Gen. Raymond E. Johns, (USAF, Ret.) looks over testing equipment at the 711th Human Performance Wing’s On-board Oxygen Generation Systems (OBOGS) Laboratory Sept. 11, 2019 during the commission’s visit to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. (National Commission on Military Aviation Safety photo/Bryan Whitman)

    Commission recognizes AFRL, AFLCMC and NAMRU-Dayton while emphasizing the importance of physiological monitoring

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – A congressionally mandated investigative report concerning military aviation safety has recognized two organizations headquartered here, the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing and the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, plus the Naval Medical Research Unit – Dayton for their
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    Summer safety tips for Airmen, Guardians and families

    Summer is already here and summer is fast approaching. Parents are putting up their children’s jackets and gloves and taking down their skateboards and bikes. But before you do, ensure you are doing so in the most safest and legal way possible.
  • P-S GAR Motorcycle Safety Ride

    P-S GAR Motorcycle Safety Ride

    Members from the Peterson-Schriever Garrison participate in a P-S GAR motorcycle safety ride June 23, 2021 in Westcliffe, Colorado. The ride started at Schriever Air Force Base and ended in Westcliffe along Colorado’s Front Range mountain range. It checked off Air Force Instruction mandatory training, but also provided an opportunity to discuss
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    Summer safety

    Acting Secretary of the Air Force John P. Roth's summer safety message to Airmen and Guardians: "Longer days and outdoor recreational activities highlight summer. Last summer, the Air Force lost 15 Airmen in preventable mishaps. Motor vehicle operations and water-related activities were the leading causes. Simple actions — such as wearing a
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    Fireworks, flames and safety

    The Fourth of July is celebrated annually through traditions such as barbeques, parties and fireworks, however, it is also a prime time for unnecessary injuries.
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    T-38A ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REPORT RELEASED

    Air Combat Command completed an accident investigation board for a T-38A that impacted the runway without its landing gear fully extended following an attempted touch-and-go landing, February 18, 2021 at Sacramento Mather Airport in Mather, California.
  • Planes on tarmac with fireworks in the background - Fireworks Safety Tips

    Stay safe this 4th of July

    Celebrating our nation on the 4th of July should never end in tragedy. Sadly, the holiday can become deadly when alcohol and fireworks are thrown in the mix.
  • Ken Long, an engineering equipment operator assigned to the 28th Civil Engineer Squadron, hands a grate up to Airmen waiting outside of a confined space on Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., May 18, 2021.

    No job too small for base engineers

    The 28th Civil Engineer Squadron conducted a confined space entry to secure the base's sewer system on Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., May 18, 2020.
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