Aug. 31, 2022 Rejuvenate and Return Safely Labor Day honors American workers for their positive impacts on the success of the United States. Air Education and Training Command depends on the labors of each and every one of its Airmen to recruit, train and educate the world’s best Air Force.
Aug. 31, 2022 Grissom BASH Program Hangs by a Thread The Air Force Bird/Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard (BASH) program is the culmination of several different efforts that overlap to mitigate wildlife hazards. Here, that’s all held together by a thread. The BASH program is responsible for mitigating wildlife hazards around flight lines and the
Aug. 30, 2022 Defense Department Hosts First Joint Safety Council Maj. Gen. Jeanie Leavitt, Department of the Air Force Chief of Safety and Commander of the Air Force Safety Center, chaired the inaugural Department of Defense Joint Safety Council at the Pentagon on Aug. 26. The JSC originates from the National Commission on Military Aviation Safety recommendation
Aug. 26, 2022 Hill deploys propane cannon to scare off birds If you happen to hear a shotgun-like boom coming from Hill’s airfield, safety officials with the 75th Air Base Wing want you to know they will occasionally use a propane cannon to frighten birds and other wildlife away from it.
Aug. 26, 2022 Don’t let driver fatigue play role in your travel WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- This is the time of year many of us will spend extra hours behind the wheel as we drive to and from vacation destinations, recreational outings or social activities. Very often, that driving time slowly erodes our ability to operate a vehicle safely as the
Aug. 19, 2022 Always follow water-safety measures WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Fire Department would like to help you stay safe the next time you go out on the water.Swimming and boating can be great ways to beat the heat this summer but are not without dangers. Though preventable in most cases,
Aug. 18, 2022 Motorcycle Safety: What reservists need to know Riding a motorcycle can be fun, just ask Capt. Matthew Allen. The 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse purchased his Harley Davison Road King in 2008 and has put 150,000 miles on it since then.Although the motorcycle enthusiast has been riding all kinds of bikes since he was a teenager,
Aug. 16, 2022 Base Safety to participate in Safe + Sound Week The 66th Air Base Group Safety Office will participate in a weeklong national safety campaign Aug. 15 through 21.
Aug. 16, 2022 Egress Airmen continuously improve processes, plans Imagine sitting comfortably in your car when suddenly a severe mechanical failure occurs and the safest course of action is to launch yourself into the air by nothing more than your driver’s seat. It may sound like a crazy thing to do, but for aircraft pilots this can be a very real situation.The
Aug. 15, 2022 Ashish Vazirani Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness visits Air Force Safety Center Col. Mark Arnholt, Vice Commander, Air Force Safety Center, greets Ashish Vazirani, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, during a visit to the Air Force Safety Center, Kirtland Air Force Base, Aug. 11, 2022. Vazirani stopped at the center as part of his visit to Kirtland