Jan. 22, 2020 Beyond Endurance: Keeping Airmen Safe in the Most Inhospitable Place on Earth In 1914, when the ill-fated crew of the ship Endurance attempted the first land crossing of Antarctica, Sir Ernest Shackleton wrote, “We were helpless intruders in a strange world, our lives dependent upon the play of grim elementary forces that made a mock of our puny efforts.”More than 100 years
Jan. 18, 2020 576th AMXS leverages robotic paint stripping technology on A-10 Lightning II The 576th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron is upgrading its traditional manual media blast paint removal process by using new-generation robots to strip the paint from A-10s that come to the base for depot overhaul and maintenance.
Jan. 17, 2020 Green, amber, red, and black: Get familiar with Ramstein’s road conditions Green, amber, red, and black: these colors designate the various road conditions used at Ramstein Air Base to alert drivers of potential road hazards.
Jan. 16, 2020 A2D2: We drive to save lives Airmen Against Drunk Driving transportation services ensure base members get home safely, mitigating any potential risks of impeding the 35th Fighter Wing mission.“A2D2 ensures the safety of the mission’s most important asset: people,” stressed Staff Sgt. Kiernan Judd, a 35th Mental Operations
Jan. 16, 2020 SMC, Its Mission Partners Team Up to Deliver AEHF-6 Safely to Florida Ahead of March Launch The U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) Space and Missile Systems Center successfully delivered the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF)-6 satellite to the Astrotech Space Operations processing facility in Titusville, Florida, Jan. 12.“The delivery of the last AEHF satellite comes at an inflection point,
Jan. 14, 2020 Winter is here, Saber Nation; be prepared Residents of Spangdahlem who have had the pleasure of being from, or living, in the southern states of America may not be aware of this epidemic, but winter is here. Don’t fret-some Saber professionals have a few ways to help prepare Airmen for the frigid season.U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Lacey
Jan. 13, 2020 Crowd safety: Protecting Airmen through risk management Tampa Bay is always booming with events that draw large crowds. With events like Tampa Bay AirFest and Gasparilla Pirate Festival, physical safety becomes even more important. Risk management and safety are things to keep in mind all the time when participating in recreational activities and
Jan. 7, 2020 USDA-Michigan Air Guard program cuts risk of bird collisions The flight line at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center is a busy place. As the year-round host for training events like Northern Strike – the Defense Department's largest joint reserve-component exercise – it's not uncommon to see more than 60 aircraft on Alpena's tarmac. During Northern Strike
Jan. 7, 2020 Optimizing performance, safety through sleep and fatigue management When it comes to the Air Force, fatigue is characterized as "the state of tiredness associated with long hours of work, prolonged periods without sleep, physiologic stressors of the flight environment or the requirement to work at times that are out of sync with the body's circadian, or biological
Jan. 3, 2020 "For the safety of our pilots:" AFRL hosts event aimed at fielding physiological sensors DAYTON, Ohio – The inaugural Physiological Episodes Mitigation Technology Summit and Industry Day, hosted by the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing, was held Dec. 17-18 at the Wright Brothers Institute’s Small Business Hub downtown.The event brought in over 150 participants