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  • Weather Airmen ensure safety, mission readiness

    U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 62d Operations Support Squadron assemble weather equipment at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Dec. 10, 2024. Their equipment can provide weather data such as surface pressure, wind speed and direction, temperature, dew point, relative humidity, surface

  • LZSO training with the 20th OSS

    When the mission demands precise and timely landings, even the most challenging terrain can be overcome. Landing zone safety officers play a critical role in ensuring aircraft can safely touch down in contingency locations, no matter how remote or underdeveloped.

  • MQ-9A ABBREVIATED ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REPORT RELEASED

    Today, Air Combat Command released an Abbreviated Accident Investigation Board report regarding an MQ-9A Reaper that crashed March 1, 2023, into terrain short of the runway threshold in an undisclosed location within the United States Africa Command area of responsibility

  • 'Tis the Season for Responsible Drinking

    “Happy holidays!” We hear it every year amidst the hustle and bustle of the season, with countless friends, family, co-workers, and advertisements reminding us that this time of year is meant to be enjoyed. However, the holidays are also fraught with stressors that often stem from these very same

  • Fire Prevention Week 2020

    The 423rd Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters hosted national Fire Prevention Week at RAF Alconbury and RAF Molesworth, Oct. 5-9, 2020. . Since 1922, national Fire Prevention Week educates the public about the importance of pre-planning actions they should take to keep themselves and their families

  • Hardened aircraft shelters constructed at Kunsan

    Col. Christopher “Wolf” Hammond, 8th Fighter Wing commander, along with leadership from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers of the Far East District (USACE of the FED), and Republic of Korean Air Force representatives conducted a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the completion of construction of new

  • KMC Housing enacts safety initiative

    The Kaiserslautern Military Community Housing Office plans to continue installation of child safety locks and new coverings on windows in housing on Ramstein Air Base, Vogelweh Military Complex and Kapaun Air Station, Germany, through August 2020, to prevent unintentional falls and strangulation.

  • Safety: all in a day’s work

    What do aircraft maintainers, dining facility staff, security forces, civil engineers and all other military personnel have in common? If you guessed that their contribution toward mission success depends on the safety measures they apply to their jobs, give yourself 10 points.

  • OSHA training promotes safety readiness

    The 23d Wing safety office is holding a free OSHA training course for section supervision, July 29-Aug. 2, 2019, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga.The training is part of OSHA’s outreach training program, and will cover an overview of the hazards a worker may encounter on a job site. The training will

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