March 25, 2024 Innovative Bird Capture Technique Enhances Pilot Safety at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph In an initiative aimed at enhancing pilot safety, the 12th Flying Training Wing has implemented a method to mitigate bird strikes. Utilizing a massive 25x25 foot net, personnel at 12th FTW Safety office in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are capturing birds that pose a
March 22, 2024 Road to Recovery: A Story of Resiliency In October 2022, Air National Guard 2nd Lt. Emily Mackey was injured in an accident while riding on a side-by-side that flipped over, severely injuring her right arm, and causing a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Her husband, 2nd Lt. Matthew Mackey, who was also a passenger, and had recently undergone
March 20, 2024 Arnold AFB Fire and Emergency Services shares tips to stay fire safe while enjoying outdoor activities Another “snowmageddon” like the one that struck Tennessee earlier this year is, at least for the next several months, highly unlikely.The outside air is getting warmer. The days are getting longer.With winter now in the rearview and the arrival of spring, many will begin to heed the call of the
March 14, 2024 Roll into Motorcycle Season 2024 Safely The time is coming! Days will be longer and warmer soon which means more outdoor activities and motorcycles on the road. Understanding motorcycle safety is essential for all motorcycle riders. Awareness of hazards, personal protective equipment, and safety precautions all contribute to mitigating
March 8, 2024 AFSOC to Resume CV-22 Flight Operations Following the March 8, 2024 Naval Air Systems Command flight bulletin returning the V-22 Osprey to operation with safety controls in place, Air Force Special Operations Command is implementing a multi-phased approach to ensure our aircrew, maintainers and aircraft are ready to resume flight
March 7, 2024 Andersen Air Force Base Aircraft Safety Since Feb. 9, there have been four lasing incidents effecting military aircraft landing on Andersen AFB. The first three lasers originated from the Yigo/Dededo areas and the fourth was potentially from the Tumon area. For each incident a green laser has been shining into the cockpits for a few
March 7, 2024 The 12th Flying Training Wing Employs Innovative Bird Control Method to Enhance Pilot Safety In an innovative move to ensure the safety of its 12th Flying Training Wing (12th FTW) pilots, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph has begun utilizing methyl anthranilate tree canopy fogging as a proactive and preventative measure to control bird populations within the base. Scheduled fogging time to
March 1, 2024 Ladder Safety Month: Slips, Trips and Falls I had started gathering information for this article, it is Ladder Safety Month after all, when I was interrupted by a call from a buddy of mine telling me that his wife had slipped in the mud, fell to her knees, and broken her femur.She was not jumping or falling from a height or doing something
Feb. 29, 2024 Passing On Knowledge: F-35 Emergency Response Symposium Last week, Misawa Air Base and Misawa City members attended an F-35 Emergency Response Symposium. During the event, subject matter experts from Hill Air Force Base briefed on the proper procedures and responses in the event of an F-35 crash, ensuring that everyone is on the same page if an accident
Feb. 28, 2024 Beyond Concorde: FOD Detection in the Twenty-First Century Twenty-one years after Concorde flights tragically ended, universities and private industry are pioneering artificially intelligent technologies that detect foreign object debris (FOD). These advancements, partly born from the disaster, highlight crucial optimization opportunities with the potential