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  • Col. Alvis Headen, 23rd Medical Group commander, speaks with Airmen at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Development of all Airmen begins with leadership at all levels. Air Force Graphic by Felicia M. Hall

    A call to leadership

    Recently, I had the distinct pleasure of being on the Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe/Air Forces Africa Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year board. One of the questions asked by a board member was, "If you were in my seat and had to ask the nominees one question, what would you ask and why?" One senior NCO replied, "I would ask each
  • Getting back to basics can save lives (Illustration by Felicia M. Hall)

    Getting back to basics can save lives

    In the stressed, overworked and strained ops tempo environment of today's Air Force, safety sometimes ends up pushed to the back burner. While this is one solution to our over-filled plates, it is the most dangerous, with literally, life-threatening consequences. However, there is another option that can be lifesaving, and it has to do with our

  • 2012 Air Force safety awards announced

    Air Force Safety Center officials have released the list of recipients of the Secretary of the Air Force, Chief of Staff and Chief of Safety Awards for 2012. "The Air Force can be proud of its many safety achievements in 2012," said Maj. Gen. Margaret Woodward, Air Force chief of safety. "It's the individuals and organizations within our safety
  • Staff Sgt. Robert Behm, A2A speaker from Pope Field, N.C. speaks to Team Scott members March 21 about his driving under the influence experience three years ago. He joined A2A to share his mistakes to make sure other Airmen don’t go down the same path. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff. Sgt. Stephenie Wade)

    Lessons Learned from Mistakes

    A night out on the town with friends, sipping on a few ice cold beers, and then driving home was at one time a regular weekend of fun for Staff Sgt. Robert Behm. As a young man, somewhat oblivious to the repercussions of his actions, he had the mindset of "It's just a few, I'm not drunk, I can drive home -- no problem." But the sobering events of
  • An F-15E runway departure after an unplanned cable engagement is just one scenario among myriad mishaps that safety professionals are expected to support in deployed locations. Training and education prior to receiving deployment orders can ease Airmen through pre-deployment preparation and lessen the stress of short-notice taskings. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    Deployment preparation starts now

    It's Thursday at 1615. The squadron just received a short-notice tasking for a safety professional to deploy to an air expeditionary wing in Afghanistan. The reporting date is in 18 days.How could this happen? Who do I contact? How can I prepare? Tick tock, tick tock ...How could this happen? Reclamas. While the reclama rate for safety
  • Capt. Marshall Klitzke scales Ama Dablam during a trip to eastern Nepal in fall 2012. Ama Dablam, whose main peak stands at 22,349 feet, is one of the most popular Himalayan mountain climbs permitted for the public. Klitzke is a 2005 Air Force Academy graduate and an instructor pilot for the 557th Flying Training Squadron, which supports the Academy's powered flight airmanship program. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    'The Third Pole': Team of Airmen to attempt Mount Everest climb

    Four Air Force Academy graduates may be busy preparing to climb the world's highest peak in May, but they haven't forgotten where mountaineering first began for them: here, climbing Colorado's 14,000-foot peaks as cadets. A team of six seasoned, Air Force mountaineers, currently stationed in Colorado, Alabama, Florida, Texas and Virginia, will
  • The Air Force Safety Center, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., earned the Air Force Organizational Excellence Award for the period Jan. 1, 2010, to Dec. 31, 2011. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Keith Wright)

    AFSEC earns Air Force Organizational Excellence Award

    The Air Force Safety Center has earned the Air Force Organizational Excellence Award for exceptionally meritorious service for the period Jan. 1, 2010, to Dec. 31, 2011.Among the highlights of the award period were the "Back to Basics" approach resulting in stronger regulatory compliance and enhanced nuclear surety, the "best year ever" for
  • Capt. Colin Merrin, member of the USAF 7 Summits Challenge team, stands at Aconcagua base camp located in the Andes mountain range in Argentina. His trek up Aconcagua helped prepare him for his upcoming goal to climb Mount Everest. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Capt. Colin Merrin)

    Airman journeys to top of the world

    The Tibetans call it "Chomolungma," meaning "mother goddess of the world." GPS satellite equipment measures its peak at 29,035 feet, and for Capt. Colin Merrin, Mount Everest will soon be a bullet on his mountaineering resume that can't be topped.Merrin, a GPS operator from the 2nd Space Operations Squadron here, will begin the journey of a
  • More than 20 Air Force and contractor experts from the aviation safety community discuss the use of Military Flight Operations Quality Assurance in support of the MQ-9. Key topics addressed during the meeting hosted by the Air Force Safety Center, Kirtland AFB, N.M., included the use of data files to create routine operations measurements and triggered events for analysts to detect potential mishap precursors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Wright)

    MQ-9 mishap reduction

  • AF names 2012 GEICO Military Service Awards nominees

    Four Airmen are nominees for the 2012 Government Employees Insurance Company Military Service Awards, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced.Nominees include Tech. Sgt. Cecilia N. Cardenas, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss; Senior Master Sgt. Michael V. Marascia, Dyess AFB, Texas; Senior Master Sgt. Steven L. Rinehart, Misawa Air Base, Japan;
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