The Mobility Forum Posts

The Chain Reaction article, published in The MATS Flyer, August 1955, highlighted the first time a land-based aircraft arrestment occurred. Following lessons learned during the Korean War, a need for a reliable land-based aircraft arresting system (AAS) arose.

Emily Brontë, in her poem “Fall, Leaves, Fall,” described the autumn season well: “Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away; Lengthen night and shorten day; Every leaf speaks bliss to me, Fluttering from the autumn tree.”

Ah, autumn! It is a time for fresh starts—a new school year, cooler temperatures that beckon one outside for a walk through crunchy fallen leaves, and just beyond, the winter holidays. It is hard not to like fall.

More than one-half of all fatal motorcycle crashes involve another vehicle. Most of the time, the car or truck driver, not the motorcyclist, is at fault. There are many more cars and trucks than motorcycles on the road, and some drivers do not “recognize” a motorcycle—they ignore it (usually unintentionally). Motorcycles are the smallest vehicle on the road, which means they are the hardest to see. Because of their size, they seem to be traveling faster than they are, so it can be difficult to spot motorcycles and gauge how far they are from our cars. When a motorcycle accident does happen, it is always serious because motorcyclists do not have the protection that a car provides. There is nothing separating motorcyclists from the road or contact with your vehicle. When it comes to motorcycles, there is no such thing as a fender bender. That is why it is so important to remember these safety tips for sharing the road.

Mishap-Free Flying Hour Milestones

This past year, Air Mobility Command (AMC) hosted two Line Observation Safety Audit (LOSA) safety investigation boards (SIBs).

Airmen with the 621st Air Mobility Operations Squadron pose for a group photo April 24, 2021, at the newly renovated weapon system suite at Joint Base McGuire­Dix-Lakehurst, NJ. The weapon system suite empowers Air Mobility Command and Control experts to execute air operations remotely, supporting combatant commanders across a full range of military operations.

With 85 percent of the joint force assigned to the continental United States, the Mobility Air Forces (MAF) has had to evolve its warfighting capabilities to project the power of the joint force forward.

Air Mobility Command (AMC) recently received two awards recognizing the accomplishments of their 2020 safety program.

Safety, as a discipline, is arguably one of the easiest concepts to voice and one of the most misunderstood facets of our daily lives in the Air Force.

In late 2019, the world began to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic and follow measures to mitigate its effects. When the virus began to spread, the 618th Air Operations Center (AOC) sprang into action.

The Operations Risk Assessment and Management System (Ops RAMS) branch in Air Mobility Command (AMC)/ A3 wants all crew members to have confidence in their warning systems, responding to system alerts in a timely and appropriate manner …