Sept. 22, 2019 AFRL invents cargo aircraft tire change tool The 60th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, part of the Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, California, who maintains the U. S. Air Force’s largest aircraft, the C-5M Super Galaxy, contacted the AFRL's JFWORX team seeking assistance to increase the safety and decrease the manpower requirements
Sept. 20, 2019 Mitigate Risk Today, Ensure Mission Accomplishment Tomorrow Every mission the 97th Air Mobility Wing executes, from flying operations to deploying ready Airmen across the globe, contains elements of risk. However, as a Wing charged with a training mission, we approach risk differently than an operational unit. At Altus Air Force base, three formal training
Sept. 18, 2019 Al Udeid Air Base hosts AFCENT Chiefs of Safety Conference Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, hosted the U.S. Air Forces Central Command Area of Responsibility Chiefs of Safety Conference, Sept. 10-11, where U.S. Central Command’s safety chiefs, coalition forces members, joint partners, U.S. MAJCOM safety leaders, and U.S. Department of Agriculture representatives
Sept. 18, 2019 Motorcycle Mentorship: 509th Munitions Squadron Airmen revitalize motorcycle safety program, offer rider safety event The long Midwest summer in Missouri offers plenty of outdoor recreation – and for some Airmen at Whiteman Air Force Base sunny days also mark the motorcycle season. To keep uniformed riders safe wherever their two wheels take them, motorcycle safety representatives throughout the Wing serve as a
Sept. 13, 2019 Osan hosts Fighter LASS for PACAF Air Force officers from allied and partner nations across the Pacific visited Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, took part in the 2019 Fighter Logistics and Safety Symposium Sept. 2-8.
Sept. 3, 2019 PROACTIVE SAFETY PROGRAMS: AFSOC’s Latest Safety and Readiness Tools (This article was originally posted in the 2019 Spring/Summer edition of Focus, AFSOC's Commando Safety Journal.)MFOQA what? ASAP – as soon as possible? LOSA – no idea…Well, these are the acronyms for the DoD andHAF-directed proactive safety programs:• MFOQA: Military Flight Operations Quality
Aug. 22, 2019 US hosts experts from 16 countries at Indo-Pacific Safety Air Forces Exchange Members from United States Indo-Pacific Command and Pacific Air Forces hosted the annual Indo-Pacific Safety Air Forces Exchange in Waikiki, Hawaii, August 19-23.
Aug. 22, 2019 Keeping Cool Over Salt Lake Capt. Jonathan Lowell recounts his story and lessons learned after experiencing an integrated power package failure while flying a F-35A.
Aug. 13, 2019 Back to School Safety Back to school season is here, and that means sharing the roads with buses and pedestrians. The Tyndall Air Force Base safety office wants to inform drivers on the importance of safe driving on base and around schools.
July 30, 2019 Yokota AB hosts 2019 Mid-Air Collision Avoidance Conference The conference provided 64 Japanese pilots with the unique opportunity to hear briefings from military personnel, discussing airspace boundaries, flight routes and daily operations with a singular goal in mind, to increase awareness and promote safety in the skies over Yokota AB and the surrounding