Combat Edge

Checklist Check

Anytime you fly an aircraft, drive a vehicle, or operate a piece of equipment I believe the main reason while completing a checklist, you are in a checklist cycle aviators and other checklist users fail to complete checklist items is that once their checklist cycle is broken, they fail to resume the checklist, they skip a step, or they only partially complete a step when they resume the checklist. A radio call, a required flight control input, an equipment malfunction, or an interaction with...

There We Were ...

[...] this occurred because we lost SA on flight lead during a critical phase of flight and cut in front of him in the traffic pattern. From the point where we made the "Two's tied" call going through the weather, our contract stated that we would either maintain sensor or visual SA on lead's position at all times or admit that we lost awareness of lead's position and execute the associated procedures.

Flood Safety Tips

[...] I was assigned to work with the city in the emergency operations center because of my training and familiarity of being stationed in my home town, I was able to respond and coordinate various tasks to small and large teams all focused on one agenda, getting through a major floor without the loss of life. Assemble a disaster supplies kit containing a first aid kit, canned food and a can opener, bottled water, blankets, rubber boots and rubber gloves, batterypowered radio, flashlight, an...

True Grit

Donigan said he learned the importance of a controlled crash landing during his pilot training, so he went off the roof in a sitting position with his legs stretched out. The temperature was starting to drop so he managed to wrap himself in plastic to keep the mosquitoes away and some body heat in. Since he had been about to take a bath, he was wearing very little clothing and remembers shivering all night.

Waterfowl Season

Boats - Wear a U.S. Coast Guardapproved personal flotation device (PFD) any time you're in your boat; don't just carry it. Some basic items to bring along are fire starting materials, a small flashlight, a space blanket, some twine, a pocket knife, a few high energy bars, and some first aid supplies. [...] leave it with all the above people ... the more contacts, the better.

Don't Be Invisible, Use a Little Wiggle

From that experience and from talking to other riders, I've developed a number of defensive maneuvers that have been incorporated into my daily ride. A lot of us ride with the headlight on high beam, but flash a headlight at an driver or they might think you letting them go ahead of you. strobe headlights are a good idea, we cannot trust these passive to help us to be seen.

Protect Our Children & Young Adults

How important is it for parents to sit down with their children and talk about the safety issues associated with child abduction, sexual exploitation and worst of all death? [...] fear can thwart the safety message, because fear can be paralyzing to a child. 3. Since this was a rural town they felt their children were safe and had taken all the necessary precautions to ensure nothing would happen, but in this case it did.

Is Your Child?

Since the time they were babies they have been properly restrained as a passenger, not in a seat belt, but in a child safety seat. [...] after you have installed it, have it inspected at a ^h i Id safety seat inspection station or by a certified child passenger safety technician.

October Is Fire Prevention Month

Review escape routes with your family. * Make sure windows are not nailed or painted shut. * Teach family members to stay low to the floor, where the air is safer, when escaping from a fire. * Never lock fire exits or prop stairway or other fire doors open.

Flight Line Safety: Award of Distinction

Using his in depth knowledge and timely analysis of the local flying environment, he identified a deficiency in the Supervisor of Flying (SOFs) bird radar system training program and proactively rebuilt the entire training program for the SOFs, as well as re-trained existing SOFs ensuring they were able to properly integrate the bird radar into daily flight operations.

Pilot Safety: Award of Distinction

When the pressure did not recover after returning to one G flight he snapped towards Nellis Air Force Base and climbed in order to achieve an energy state from which he could perform a dead-stick landing should the engine seize due to oil starvation.

Aircrew Safety: Award of Distinction

Gen Polumbo (Pilot), Maj Crever (SOF), and Capt Ford (Mobile Pilot) demonstrated exceptional crew resource management and teamwork while reacting to a critical in-flight emergency resulting in the safe landing of a crippled U-2 in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.

Ground Safety: Award of Distinction

TSgt Doggett spent countless hours ensuring a new confined space master entry plan and confined space training plan were developed to ensure the safety of individuals performing work in associated hazardous areas.

Crew Chief Safety: Award of Distinction

The R/R shop attached the control rod to the tab, replaced and safety wired the nut and washer, installed a cotter pin, and verified the correct rigging of the system.

Unit Safety: Award of Distinction

The members of the 966 AACS Safety Office developed and executed an internal squadron MARE that utilized "lessons learned" for the annual Mishap Review Panel revision, and refined the actions/procedures of 179 FTU cadre and the 900 + initial qualification students per year.

Flight Line Safety: Award of Distinction

The immediate, alert and professional actions of MSgt lsbell and the Ellsworth controller team prevented potential loss of life, the destruction of a civil aircraft, and an immeasurable impact to Ellsworth AFB's air show operations.

Unit Safety: Award of Distinction

The airfield management shift lead combed 750,000 square feet, removing all detectable traces of the blown tire.

Ground Safety: Award of Distinction

SrA Smith sustained superior performance as the 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Unit Motorcycle Safety Program manager having been identified and selected by his commander as the go-to person for defining and interpreting AFIs, supplements, policies, and memorandums pertaining to Motorcycle Safety and ensuring all 32 riders assigned to his unit are receiving vital information pertaining to motorcycle safety.

Pilot Safety: Award of Distinction

Once Capt Thornton had achieved a proper altitude and airspeed, he quickly made a turn to a low key position and verified the anomaly with his Wingman and flight while simultaneously coordinating checklist steps with the SOF and tower for an immediate heavyweight landing.

Crew Chief Safety: Award of Distinction

Despite a tense situation, AlC Watson had the presence of mind to contact Tinker AFB to have the support section look up the Material Safety Data Sheet for the paint stripper to determine what care he could render to AlC Carter in the interim.

Aircrew Safety: Award of Distinction

While attempting to mark the simulated survivor's location with smoke and sea dye, the copilot pressed the flare launching switch but nothing exited the flare launcher tubes.

Weapons Safety: Award of Distinction

Immediately after shutting down the bomb lift truck, a spark from the battery cable ignited a fire, that engulfed the entire engine compartment and threatened to spread to other aircraft with loaded captive training munitions.