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  • AFSOC releases Melrose Range CV-22B Accident Investigation Board report

    Today, Air Force Special Operations Command released an Accident Investigation Board report on an CV-22B Osprey mishap that occurred Aug. 22, 2023, at Melrose Range, New Mexico. The aircraft and crew were assigned to the 27th Special Operations Wing’s 20th Special Operations Squadron at Cannon AFB,

  • AFSOC releases Inyokern Airfield CV-22B Accident Investigation Board report

    Today, Air Force Special Operations Command released an Accident Investigation Board report on an CV-22B Osprey mishap that occurred Aug. 17, 2023, at Inyokern Airfield, California. The aircraft and crew were assigned to the 27th Special Operations Wing’s 20th Special Operations Squadron, at Cannon

  • MQ-9A ABBREVIATED ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REPORT RELEASED

    Today, Air Combat Command released an Abbreviated Accident Investigation Board report regarding an MQ-9A Reaper that crashed March 1, 2023, into terrain short of the runway threshold in an undisclosed location within the United States Africa Command area of responsibility

  • Team McConnell shifts gears after storm cancels final day of Air Show

    The excitement and anticipation following the success of the first day of the Frontiers in Flight Air Show was quickly turned into a rapid recovery and clean-up response when a slow-moving wet microburst caused significant damage and the last day of the air show had to be cancelled for safety

  • Seven days to perfection … or some tragic déjà vu?

    Flashback to day 100 of the 101 Critical Days of Summer last year. At that point, Air Education and Training Command had remained fatality free during this high-risk period. However, a motorcycle-related fatality over the Labor Day holiday weekend ended the quest for zero deaths. AETC came up one

  • Ready to Respond

    The 14th Flying Training Wing hosted an emergency response table-top exercise on August 15, 2024, at the Columbus Event Center on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, in preparation for the upcoming Thunder Over Columbus Air Show September 21 and 22.

  • Summer Sun Safety Awareness

    As the temperature rises in the summer months, service members should be aware of becoming overheated when exercising outdoors.

  • PSA: Yield the road to marching flights and buses

    Safety maximizes mission readiness by fostering an environment that protects Airmen and cultivates operational capabilities. Drivers must remain informed on the guidelines surrounding flights and buses to ensure the safety of Airmen and our sister service members as they transition to different

  • Refining safety in operations

    The Air Force is refining its approach to safety as an integral part of daily operations to maintain safety standards and a ready force to enhance warfighting advantage and advance theater posture.

  • Safe+Sound Week – Speak Up for Safety!

    The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s annual Safe + Sound Week campaign, which originally kickstarted in 2017, will take place this year on August 12th – 18th. The campaign is a joint effort between safety organizations to encourage workplace safety and to assist companies in

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