The Mobility Forum Stories

Timeline: Women in the Air Force

By MS. LAUREN SCHATZ AND MS. KRISTINA KUNKEL, STAFF WRITERS

Eleanor Roosevelt writes in her daily newspaper column: “I think there is a great future in aviation for women.”

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HEALTH AND FITNESS ERGONOMIC HEALTH AND YOUR WORK STATION

By MS. CHRISTINE WALSH, STAFF WRITER

Applying basic ergonomics is vital to avoiding musculoskeletal disorders wherever you work.

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Texas Air National Guardsmen from the 136th Airlift Wing celebrate completion of 200,000 Class A mishap-free flying hours, Oct. 21, 2022, at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, Fort Worth, TX. USANG photo by SSgt Laura Weaver

Texas Guard Unit Achieves 200k Safe Flight Hours

By MSGT JULIE BRIDEN-GARCIA, 136TH AIRLIFT WING (TEXAS AIR NATIONAL GUARD)

The 136th Airlift Wing (136 AW) reached 200,000 mishap-free flying hours, Oct. 21, 2022, achieving a historic milestone on a journey that began June 6, 1965.

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MISHAP-FREE FLYING HOUR MILESTONES

By Staff Writer

3500 HOURS 22 AS, Travis AFB, CA TSgt Robin OggTSgt Kevin RobinsonTSgt Kierre VanceSSgt Anthony Green 164 AW, Memphis ANGB, TN Lt Col Nicholas PoeMaj…

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Writing the Report

By KEVIN SLUSS, CSP, AMC FLIGHT SAFETY

So, you have finished investigating the event, you have determined what happened and why it happened, and you have ideas for recommendations. Now it is time to write the report. DAFI 91-204, Safety Investigations and Reports, contains over seven pages of requirements (paragraphs 8.5. – 8.10.) to provide support.

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Col Michele Lo Bianco, former 305th Operations Group Commander, answers questions from a young girl inside the cockpit of a C-17 Globemaster III at the 305th Air Mobility Wing’s Women’s History Month event, March 26, 2022, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ. The event was open to all school-aged girls and provided them with information about women in the military and the Air Mobility mission. It included flight simulators and static displays of the KC-10 Extender, KC-46 Pegasus, and C-17 Globemaster III. USAF photo by 1 Lt Victoria Wright

A DAY IN THE LIFE

By Staff Writer

Col Michele Lo Bianco, former 305th Operations Group Commander, answers questions from a young girl inside the cockpit of a C-17 Globemaster III at the 305th Air Mobility Wing’s Women’s History Month event, March 26, 2022, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ.

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