Oct. 11, 2017 AFSEC crash lab expands to include RPA The Air Force Safety Center added the remnants of an MQ-1 Predator remotely piloted aircraft to its crash lab training inventory here on Oct. 10.This addition expands the curriculum at AFSEC by providing students with a modernized hands-on lab for RPAs during the Aircraft Mishap Investigation
Sept. 13, 2017 Manage Your Risks: Stay In the Fight! The 2nd Bomb Wing Safety office hosted its annual fall Safety Day brief at Hoban Hall, Aug. 31, 2017. With summer coming to an end and fall bringing in the start of the hunting season, Wing Leadership and guest speaker Tony Crow spoke to Team Barksdale about risk management and applying safety both
Sept. 13, 2017 McConnell AFB innovations save USAF $40K, increases safety MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- The 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron’s Vehicle Management Flight recently constructed and installed a modification on a vehicle to enhance the safety of McConnell Airmen while saving the Air Force thousands of dollars.The nine-ton high-lift truck is used for
Sept. 12, 2017 Motorcycles, mentors embark on end-of-season ride The Schriever Motorcycle Mentorship Program provided motorcyclists the opportunity to reinforce techniques while providing an open forum experience from other riders before they hang up their helmets for the winter.
Sept. 11, 2017 Navy Chief of Safety visits AFSEC Jeffrey Barnette, chief of the Mishap Analysis and Animation Facility, shows Rear Adm. W. Scott Dillon, Naval Safety Center commander, the remains of a flight recorder during a tour of the Air Force Safety Center, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico on September 6. The MAAF offers a unique
Aug. 31, 2017 Space Safety Council The Space Safety Council meets twice a year to discuss items pertinent to the development of Space policy, mishap prevention & investigations, and implementation of the Air Force Safety Management System. The next discussion will take place on September 21, 2017, via teleconference. To access the
Aug. 25, 2017 Fall-related mishaps decline with increased awareness, education Work-related fall injuries have decreased 31 percent since the Air Force began its focus on fall prevention in 2014, according to Air Force safety reporting data. Air Force safety leaders credit increased education and awareness for the significant decrease in costly fall-related injuries.Air Force
Aug. 15, 2017 AF Space Safety launches first mishap investigation course Six space professionals and space safety officers made safety history July 28, 2017, when they completed the first Space Mishap Investigation Course. “This course is a milestone in normalizing space mishap investigations with our mature aviation mishap investigation processes and enables safe
Aug. 15, 2017 AF gives tips, tricks to watch the solar eclipse A perfect lineup of the sun, moon and Earth will be visible across North America from coast to coast for the first time in 38 years on Aug. 21.One of the grandest and most fleeting natural spectacles known to humanity, this total solar eclipse is predicted to be the most viewed ever. However, it is
Aug. 3, 2017 Maj. Gen. John Rauch assumes duties as Air Force Chief of Safety Maj. Gen. John T. Rauch Jr. became the Air Force chief of safety, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, and commander of the Air Force Safety Center, during change of command ceremonies held here Aug. 2. Assistant Vice Chief of Staff and Director, Air Staff, Lt. Gen. Stayce D. Harris, presided as Maj. Gen.