Nov. 6, 2019 Service before self: Schriever Airman saves neighbor Senior Airman Stephen Harrison, 50th Space Communications Squadron client systems technician, ran to aid a woman and her dog from an attack Sep. 17 at Fort Carson, Colorado.Harrison was pulling into his driveway when he saw two large dogs off their leashes running around by his home.“I stepped out
Nov. 5, 2019 National Aviation Safety Commissioners Visit Hickam The National Commission on Military Aviation Safety visited the 15th and 154th wings here on Nov. 1, 2019, to speak with leaders as well as Airmen who make the mission happen. The commission is a team of professionals that have joined forces to help assess, identify, and solve issues surrounding
Oct. 25, 2019 Safe from sound? AFRL experts collect data inside hardened aircraft shelters around the world WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Acoustics researchers in the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing are collecting and delivering acoustics data from hardened aircraft shelters around the world—data that customers can then use to certify that F-35 fast-jet airframes and
Oct. 4, 2019 It's never too early for risk management For Tech. Sgt. Jack Tucker, 325th Fighter Wing occupational safety manager, risk management has been a priority in both his personal and professional life due to an experience he had as a teenager growing up in central Alabama. In the summer of 1987, when Tucker was 15 years old, he nearly drowned
Sept. 23, 2019 AIMing at Archer AIM-9X Missiles Loaded onto 33rd FW F-35A Lightning IIs for first time.
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.