June 13, 2012 Ride like you're invisible Lt. Col. Clinton Burpo was in trouble.Just moments earlier he had been midway through his commute to work, riding his bicycle along the same route he did every morning.Without warning, something slammed into him from the side, knocking him off his bike and onto the pavement. He suddenly found
June 12, 2012 Air Force Safety Automated System vital to tracking, preventing mishaps The Air Force Safety Center continues to develop and deploy enhancements to the Air Force Safety Automated System to provide accurate mishap information and timely risk mitigation data to all levels of command. AFSAS is a Web-enabled mishap reporting and analysis system that's accessible 24/7
June 7, 2012 More than inspectors An island paradise with 84 square miles of white sandy beaches, aquamarine Atlantic waters and mild temperatures year-round might make it difficult for anyone to leave for a six month deployment to Afghanistan.But Master Sgt. Stephen Charles, a 451st Air Expeditionary Wing ground safety manager
June 5, 2012 Holloman Airmen react quickly, save a life Two Airmen from Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., saved the life of a passenger aboard a sinking boat at the Elephant Butte Reservoir, N.M., May 26.Tech. Sgt. Rachel Dow, 29th Attack Squadron aviation resource management flight chief, and her husband, Master Sgt. Garret Dow, 49th Civil Engineer
May 25, 2012 Air Force safety officials launch Critical Days of Summer website May 25th marks the first day of the Critical Days of Summer (CDS) safety campaign. The summer is a welcome time of year marked by warmer weather and increased participation in outdoor activities. Unfortunately, it's historically the time of year when the Air Force experiences disproportionately more
May 24, 2012 Colonel encourages 'caged' drivers to watch out for bikers Col. Dana Morel knows the dangers of motorcycle riding as well as anyone.A biker herself, Morel was a lieutenant at Mather Air Force Base, Calif., in 1986 when a young airman she knew with the base honor guard took off speeding one night. Distraught over the end of a romance, he missed a turn and
May 22, 2012 Hold my beer ... really? "Safety -- It's Personal" is the theme for this year's Critical Days of Summer (CDS) safety campaign, which runs from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend. This year's theme is a reminder that safety is everyone's responsibility and the decisions we make impact our friends, families and
May 17, 2012 Air Force chief of safety releases Critical Days of Summer message "Safety- It's Personal" is the theme for this year's Critical Days of Summer safety campaign, which runs from May 25 through Sept. 3, 2012. This year's theme is a reminder that safety is everyone's responsibility and the decisions we make impact our friends, families and Air Force community.Summer
May 14, 2012 Air Force chief of safety shares message on critical days ahead With the summer just around the corner, Maj. Gen. Greg Feest, the Air Force chief of safety, asked Kadena Airmen to help him help them. Between 2002 and 2011, the Air Force experienced 218 fatalities during the Critical Days of Summer, which typically falls between Memorial Day and Labor Day. As the
April 2, 2012 The art of safety Sixty-one years after Gen. Douglas MacArthur addressed Congress announcing his retirement from the Army, he left an indelible impression by quoting a popular barrack ballad which proclaimed, "Old soldiers never die; they just fade away." Some federal employees do more than just fade away when they