June 3, 2014 Wingman Toolkit supports Critical Days of Summer campaign Air Force Reserve Command's Wingman Toolkit is partnering with the Air Force Safety Center, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, to highlight the 2014 Critical Days of Summer campaign.The annual campaign runs from May 23 to Sept. 2 and focuses on risk management for all summer activities - on and off duty.
June 3, 2014 101 Critical Days of Summer: Chapter 1, Wild Hogs This feature is one of 16 in the 101 Critical Days of Summer series from 2nd Bomb Wing Public Affairs.The summer season can be a great time for outdoor fun, but with an increase in activities comes a greater chance for accidents to happen. This time period between Memorial Day and Labor Day is known
June 3, 2014 Summer Grilling Safety Tips Good food and great conversation are staples of a summer barbeque, but before firing up the grill Airmen and their families should be aware of some proper grilling techniques to help prevent their summer days from going up in flames. According to the National Fire Protection Association in
June 2, 2014 15th MXG motorcycle riders rally for safety ride More than 50 Airmen from the 15th Maintenance Group grabbed their keys, donned protective gear, hopped on their bikes and joined their leadership for a 50-mile safety ride around the island March 31.According to Master Sgt. Alfred Wells, 15th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron first sergeant, the
June 2, 2014 Critical Days of Summer This year's Critical Days of Summer (CDS) safety campaign will run from 1600 Friday 23 May - 0700 Tuesday 2 September. The Air Force theme for this year's campaign is "Risk: Double Checks; Not Second Thoughts." The AMC campaign kickoff vehicle will be a video providing the AMC/CC and CCC an
June 2, 2014 The next generation of safety launches into space Space is no longer the final frontier, but a complex domain the Air Force must operate in safely. Recent Hollywood productions depicting dangerous space events - hurtling space debris blowing satellites to bits; disconnected astronauts flying off into infinity - help show the risk, albeit
May 29, 2014 Driving fatigued: One Airman's consequences "I heard a rumbling noise, then silence and then an intense 'BANG' followed by another."Those were the sounds that echoed through Master Sgt. David Louis Ingram Jr.'s ears during a tragic car accident that would change his and his family's lives forever. While visiting family in southern Georgia on
May 29, 2014 Rider, then Coach, always the Safety Advocate The critical days of summer are here. The warmer temperatures brings the strange phenomenon of motorized two-wheeled vehicles. When it's warm these "motor-cycles" if-you-will seem to be all over the place. I ponder on how to define a safe rider. I strive to be a rider who rides within my limits both
May 22, 2014 Risk management central to Critical Days of Summer The 2014 Critical Days of Summer, May 23 - Sept. 2, focuses on risk management for all summer activities - on and off duty. This year's theme, Risk: Double checks, not second thoughts, reminds you to be responsible wingmen and to take care of yourselves, your families, and your teammates.Last year's
May 1, 2014 Air Force Safety Center sponsors Fall Protection Awareness Week Air Force Ground Safety will sponsor Fall Protection Awareness Week June 2-6, as an additional Critical Days of Summer safety activity, to underscore prevention measures for a hazard that has proved costly in recent years.From 2004 to 2013, falls accounted for seven fatalities among Air Force