Colombian Air Force visits Air Force Safety Center Published Nov. 20, 2015 Air Force Safety Center Public Affairs KIRTLAND AFB, N.M. -- Members of the Colombian Air Force participate in a discussion of aviation safety during a visit to the Air Force Safety Center, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., on Nov. 16, 2015. The purpose of the visit was to strengthen a common approach to safeguarding airmen and to explore how the international partners can transform their safety architecture into a safety management system similar to that used by the Air Force. Seated left to right are Maj. Alejandro Duarte, Accident Investigation Section chief; Lt. Col. William Mendez, Human Factors Section chief; Col. Osman Gonzalez, Air Safety director; James T. Rubeor, Air Force Safety deputy chief; Randy Rushworth, Air Force Aviation Safety deputy chief; and Capt. Thomas Stevens, director of operations, Air Force Mission - Bogotá, Colombia.