Recently added articles from Combat Edge:
ACCent on Safety: Wingmanship and Personal Risk Management--key to summer success.
Jul 01, 2008; Childs, Yance A. ... We are well into the "101 Critical Days of Summer." As I write this edition's ACCent on Safety, which I am so honored to do, I can't help but wonder how many of our precious Airmen we will lose this summer to unfortunate, preventable mishaps. Hopefully, the answer is ZERO. Although not ...
The article that didn't have to be written.
Jul 01, 2008; Brick, Stephan W. ... Location: Offutt AFB, Neb. Units: 55th Wing /55th Operations Group 38th Reconnaissance Squadron 338th Combat Training Squadron 97th Intelligence Squadron MDS: RC-135V Call Sign: Snoop 92 RISK: -0.3 ...
Realism.
Jul 01, 2008; Chapman, Jessica A. ... The world today is all about realism. We see it every where. We have video games that interact with players to give a realistic feel to the game. There are CPR/first aid mannequins that you can program to act as a real human that has been hurt. It shouldn't surprise anyone that we use ...
Do you follow instructions?
Jul 01, 2008; Tuck, Benjamin H. ... COMPLIANCE WITH THIS ARTICLE IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED ACCESSIBILITY: More safety articles are available on the Combat Edge website at https://wwwmil.ace.af.mil/combat-edge for downloading. RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this article. ...
Warning: watch out for the fun factor!!!
Jul 01, 2008; Bacon, Geoffrey ... It was a beautiful summer day on June 23, 2007. The sun was out, the temperature was in the low 90s and the 388th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (388 AMXS) was celebrating with a unit picnic at Pineview Reservoir located in the Wasatch Mountains east of Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Even more ...
Time to hydrate.
Jul 01, 2008; Cadogan, Richard F., II ... As the winter months begin to dwindle and the groundhogs come out to play, we start to prepare for the summer months. This is the season where friends and family join together to enjoy each other's company. In fact, we are forced to squeeze in as many of our pastime favorites into our day ...
Base fireworks displays.
Jul 01, 2008; Carden, Ronald C., Jr. ... July 4th is a holiday that American's recognize and celebrate annually. This holiday is better known as Independence Day or America's birthday. America declared her independence July 4, 1776, at the signing of the Declaration of Independence. It's a day of picnics and patriotic parades, a ...
That's tasty! "anyone who knows me will not find this surprising at all ...
Jul 01, 2008; McLaughlin, Douglas E. ... As connoisseur of fine cuts of deceased bovine goodness, I was thrilled to purchase a beautiful ribeye steak at our commissary. I returned home with this well marbled cut of meat and contemplated its preparation. The best possible method, I determined, was to broil it. After tearing apart ...
Flight line safety.(AWARD OF DISTINCTION)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008; Lane, Kevin D. ... The Transient Alert flight directed ground operations for over 500 aircraft delivering over 200,000 tons of cargo to Kirkuk--"zero defects" on 16 flight safety inspections. The flight kept ramps and taxiways FOD-free and ensured all personnel operating on the ramps and taxiways were ...
Weapons safety.(AWARD OF DISTINCTION)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... While preparing an F-117A aircraft for retirement, SSgt Samack identified weapons technicians performing improper maintenance on the explosive tail hook arresting system access panel. Knowing that serious injury or even possible loss of life can result from improper tail hook panel ...
Ground safety.(AWARD OF DISTINCTION)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... SSgt Bostick is the primary Unit Safety Representative for the 260-person Security Forces Squadron, which includes 40 contractors. She supervised four flight safety monitors covering the K-9, Armory, Combat Arms, Mobility, and Resources functions. SSgt Bostick single-handedly developed a ...
Pilot safety.(AWARD OF DISTINCTION)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Major Howell was the flight lead of an A/OA-IOC ght while conducting a medium altitude close air support mission. Following a two-target strafe pass, he heard a loud pop from the nose of the aircraft followed immediately by the loss of all pitot-static gauges and illumination of the gun ...
Unit safety.(AWARD OF DISTINCTION)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... The 447 ECS successfully launched lockout/tagout, climbing safety, and confined space programs in less than 1 month to comply with current AFOSH standards. A fuel spill was identified from a faulty tank that had leaked 600 of its 6,000-gallon fuel capacity within tent city - immediately ...
Crew chief safety.(AWARD OF DISTINCTION)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... While performing a Basic Post Flight inspection on F-16CJ at Balad Air Base, Iraq, A1C Dressler responded to a fire that erupted on a hydraulic test stand. He quickly grabbed a fire extinguisher and extinguished the flames coming from the test stand which was positioned only 10 feet from ...
Aircrew safety.(AWARD OF DISTINCTION)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Mr. Miles and Capt Robinson displayed exceptional teamwork and coordination in assisting a civilian pilot experiencing engine problems. CTA502, a civilian Cessna 402, en route to North Las Vegas Airport experienced a loss of thrust in both engines. Mr. Miles declared an emergency for the ...
Aircrew safety.(AWARD OF DISTINCTION)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Following 12 hours of flying and four successful patient-movement sorties, a C-130 Aero Medical Evacuation mission, departed for home station. The precious cargo included five priority patients, one being a US Army Ranger suffering a serious gunshot wound. While climbing through 5,500' ...
Crew chief safety.(AWARD OF DISTINCTION)
Jul 01, 2008; DeAlmeida, Carl G. ... During a morning Walk-Around Inspection of an Air Sovereignty Alert F-16 aircraft, SSgt DeAlmeida discovered a 3-inch crack around the knurled ring of the Augmenter Fuel Supply line. Realizing the severity of the damage to such a critical area, SSgt DeAlmeida immediately informed ...
Pilot safety.(AWARD OF DISTINCTION)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... While flying his A-10C in support of Exercise GREEN FLAG WEST, Capt Johnston experienced a catastrophic failure of his GAU-8 cannon and subsequently landed his damaged aircraft gear up at Edwards AFB, Calif. On his fourth pass and first strafe attack in the Leach Lake Training Area, he ...
Unit safety.(AWARD OF DISTINCTION)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... The 407 ESFS wrote detailed TCN/LN search procedures for IED and weapon detection resulting in 21 seized prohibited items including 6 weapons. They developed an ECP barrier re-alignment plan to improve traffic flow in high volume checkpoints resulting in two accident-free months. The 407 ...
Weapons safety.(AWARD OF DISTINCTION)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... A1C Ward continually demonstrated exceptional vigilance and initiative while serving as a weapons load crew member in the 332 EAMXS Viper AMU. He averted several potential mishaps by identifying two unsafe weapons conditions and correcting an unsafe loading operation. During a post-flight ...