ATVs: Not the Same as “Seen on TV”
By MS. PAULA COLLINS, STAFF WRITER
All-terrain vehicles (ATVs) are a popular source of summer entertainment. Whether you like mountains, prairies, dunes, or beaches, you can take an ATV there. If you do not own an ATV, they are often available for rent at venues that offer off-road riding opportunities. What better way to soak up the sun and fresh air with family or friends than on an ATV?
MISHAP-FREE FLYING HOUR MILESTONES
By Staff Writer
10,000 Hours 312th Airlift Squadron, Travis AFB, CA SMSgt James V. Grant 7,500 Hours 182 AW, Peoria, IL Lt Col Jeffrey S. Teuscher 6,500 Hours…
Risk Management – Facilitating the Safety Process
By MAJ STEVE BOSTWICK, AMC FLIGHT SAFETY
Risk Management is a foundational tenant of a sound safety culture. Preemptively identifying hazards allows personnel to assess the inherent risks within a mission and effectively develop mitigation strategies to address these potential hurdles. Additionally, this process highlights hazards to the appropriate risk acceptance authority, permitting leadership to provide supplemental guidance while also determining if the identified risk is acceptable.
A DAY IN THE LIFE
By Staff Writer
Capt Courtney Smith, 60th Air Mobility Wing Judge Advocate Chief of Administrative Separations, speaks with Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets during a Project Tuskegee, Aviation Inspiration Mentorship event at Travis Air Force Base (AFB), CA, April 28, 2023.
Key Takeaways from Kabul: How Operation Allies Refuge Solidified the Need for a Safety Mindset
By MS. LAUREN SCHATZ, STAFF WRITER
It is Aug. 13-18, 2021. The Hamid Karzai International Airport (HKIA) airfield in Kabul, Afghanistan, is chaotic. All established essential airfield operations, including safety procedures and protocols, practically cease to exist. The civilians contracted by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to run the essential airfield services have retrograded to a secure compound, leaving operations to in-place and incoming coalition militaries. Thousands of Afghanistan civilians have fled onto the airfield to escape the approaching Taliban forces, and militaries are making security calls that may differ from those of the U.S. Air Force leadership. Every safety threat studied by Airmen seems to arise.
TSgt Dominick S. Fugazzi Recognized for Safety Achievement
By MS. CHRISTINE WALSH, STAFF WRITER
One way the United States Air Force remains committed to keeping Airmen and Guardians safe in the workplace is by encouraging personnel and units to participate in events like the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) weeklong national safety campaign, Safe + Sound Week, which ran from Aug. 15 to 21, 2022.
Understanding Procedural Safety Barriers Part 2: Checklist
By Mr. Sean Bordenave, HQ AMC CRM/TEM Program Manager
Have you ever stopped and wondered about the reasoning behind some of our procedures? Those procedures are there to ensure we properly operate the aircraft. They become our safety barriers. There are many procedures that we utilize while operating an aircraft, but briefings, checklists, cross-verification, and callouts represent some important procedural safety barriers.
The Impact of Fatigue on Threat and Error Management Performance During Line Operations Safety Audit Observations
By JEANIE HOOD, AMC/SEF, AND DR. STEPHEN POWELL, JENNIFER SAGE, AND BRITTNEY HENDERSHOT, SYNENSYS GLOBAL
Fatigue is defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization as a “… physiological state of reduced mental or physical performance capability resulting from sleep loss or extended wakefulness, circadian phase, or workload (mental and/ or physical activity) that can impair a crew member’s alertness and ability to safely operate an aircraft or perform safety-related duties.” Between 2003-2018, 32 crew fatalities were associated with fatigue across the Air Force, with four fatalities attributed to the Mobility Air Force. Fatigue-related mishaps accounted for over $2.4 billion of medical and material costs. While only 4 percent of all mishaps had fatigue as a factor, these mishaps accounted for over 18 percent of the total cost. More than 25 percent of fatigue-related mishaps were Class A mishaps.
America’s Global Classroom—Education for the Future Fight: Director Ward Discusses Why the Air Force Culture and Language Center Is Needed Now More Than Ever
By MS. LAUREN SCHATZ, STAFF WRITER
“There has never been a moment in history nor in national strategy that has called for language and cultural skills the way these skills are called for today,” said Mr. Howard Ward Jr., director of the Air Force Culture and Language Center (AFCLC) at Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL.
FY22 Air Mobility Command
ANNUAL SAFETY AWARD WINNERS AND DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE NOMINEES
By Staff Writer
AMC Safety Office of the Year(AMC-Level Award Only)628 ABW Safety OfficeJoint Base Charleston, SC AMC Safety Special Achievement Award60 AMW Safety OfficeTravis AFB, CA* AMC…
Safety Office of the Year:
628th Air Base Wing Safety Office
Joint Base Charleston, SC
By Staff Writer
THE 628th AIR BASE WING (628 ABW) SAFETY OFFICE (SE) at Joint Base Charleston has been awarded the 2022 Air Mobility Command (AMC) Safety Office of the Year Award.
AMC SAFETY SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
60th AIR MOBILITY WING SAFETY OFFICE
Travis Air Force Base, CA
By Staff Writer
THE 60th AIR MOBILITY WING (60 AMW) SAFETY OFFICE, Travis Air Force Base (AFB), CA, earned the 2022 Air Mobility Command Safety Special Achievement Award.