Feb. 28, 2024 Ground-breaking risk management initiative seeks to reduce aircraft maintenance mishaps Since September 2018, aircraft maintenance-related mishaps cost Air Education and Training Command more than $50 million. These mishaps happened during high-risk maintenance tasks, to include engine operational checks and aircraft towing. Fiscal Year 2023 saw an alarming spike in these preventable
Jan. 3, 2024 LACK OF COMMUNICATION | The Dirty Dozen: Common human error factors in aircraft maintenance mishaps Poor communication often appears at the top of contributing and causal factors in accident reports and is, therefore, one of the most critical human factor elements.
Sept. 1, 2023 LACK OF TEAMWORK | The Dirty Dozen: Common human error factors in aircraft maintenance mishaps In aviation many tasks and operations are team affairs. No single person (or organization) can be responsible for the safe outcomes of all tasks. However, if someone is not contributing to the team effort, this can lead to unsafe outcomes. This means that workers must rely on colleagues and other
Dec. 20, 2022 AAFB Inclement Weather Safety Tips 97th Air Mobility Wing's inclement weather safety tips. For more information on actions to take during extreme winter weather, visit www.altus.af.mil/About-us-inclement-weather-safety/ (U.S. Air Force illustration by Airman 1st Class Kari Degraffenreed)
Oct. 17, 2022 Altus AFB Fire Prevention Week: “Fire won’t wait. Plan your escape.” Firefighters from the 97th Civil Engineer Squadron help increase fire safety awareness by training during Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 11-14, at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
May 24, 2022 Farewell is not goodbye The Air Force Safety Center will soon say farewell to Master Sgt Sarah Lenker, chief of the Reports and Analysis Branch, as she transitions to her new assignment next month. In her new position she will serve as the 344th Training Squadron safety schoolhouse flight chief, at Joint Base San
March 22, 2022 AAFB Airmen improve BASH, flight safety with bird banding The 97th Air Mobility Wing flight safety office and the 97th Civil Engineering Squadron environmental office teamed up to research dove migration patterns by using a banding technique.
Jan. 20, 2021 Eyes on the skies result in recognition for controller, flight safety An air traffic controller and the Flight Safety Office at Sheppard were recently recognized among the best at what they do by Air Education and Training Command.
Nov. 25, 2020 Air Force Safety Experts participate in Occupational Competency Model Study to increase successful job performance with new training mindset A group of Occupational Safety career specialists recently met at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph to participate in an Occupational Competency Model Study that will help further refine training outcomes.
Sept. 15, 2020 CES Airmen remove runway rubber, ensure aircrew safety Airmen assigned to the 97th Civil Engineer Squadron removed rubber buildup on the runway leftby aircraft tires during takeoffs and landings September 12, 2020 at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma.