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  • Airmen from the 366th Equipment Maintenance Squadron at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, stand behind Airman 1st Class Saul Vasquez (center) May 14, 2015. On April 2, 2015, Vasquez tore his radial artery inside the belly of an F-15E Strike Eagle. Without the quick response and self-aid and buddy care training of his fellow Airmen, he may not be alive today. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Connor J. Marth)

    Blood brothers

    Airman 1st Class Saul Vasquez, from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, tore his radial artery during a misstep while performing maintenance on an F-15E Strike Eagle April 2, 2015. Thanks to the quick response of his co-workers providing self-aid and buddy care, they were able to keep Vasquez alive and get him the help he needed.

  • Nuclear, missile operations squadron command, chief of safety candidates named

    Thirty lieutenant colonels and lieutenant colonel-selects have been selected as candidates for nuclear and missile operations squadron commander and chief of safety position opportunities.
  • Richard Mullee, the 90th Missile Wing Safety Office missile safety superintendent, reviews the 90th Missile Maintenance squadron checklists during an annual weapons safety inspection June 9, 2015, on F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. The office reviews checklists and guidance to assist Airmen on the job, while remaining safe in their work environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Malcolm Mayfield)

    Weapons safety ensures ICBM effectiveness

    The 90th Missile Wing's mission is to defend America with the world's premier combat ready intercontinental ballistic missile force, and ensuring the safe execution of the mission is the prime focus of the 90th MW Safety Office.

  • Alcohol consumption slow road to nowhere

    The long warm days of summer invite celebration, recreation and relaxation as residents hurry to cram in all their outdoor activities before the cold, dark winter arrives and drives everyone back inside. One familiar attendee to outdoor social gatherings is alcohol. While many choose not to partake in the summertime ritual of downing a few cool brewskis or chugging a couple shots, many others will make it a part of their lives this summer. Aside from those pesky hangovers, how much alcohol consumption is too much?
  • Derek Hamby, the 50th Space Wing Manpower and Organization chief, goes for a lunchtime bicycle ride at Schriever Air Force Base, Colo., May 28, 2015. Six months after sustaining life-threatening injuries from a serious bicycling accident, Hamby is preparing for a 100-mile mountain bike race. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Debbie Lockhart)

    Surviving 'face-breaking' speed

    For some it's about competition, for others it's an adrenaline rush, but for Derek Hamby, bicycling is about passion. Hamby, an avid bicyclist and manpower and organization chief at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, has been riding for close to 20 years. He takes trips with friends each year, just to enjoy some time riding. Last year's trip to Anniston, Alabama, would forge memories some wouldn't want to remember.

  • Summer safety begins with risk management

    Increased travel and leisure activities go hand in hand with the summer months, and require increased emphasis on risk management, said Bill Parsons, the Air Force chief of ground safety
  • Senior Airman Eric, Cable Maintenance journeyman, , climbs a communication tower as part of a demonstration in support of the Air Force fall protection focus initiative at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia May 11, 2015. According to the Air Force Safety Center website, the Air Force experiences hundreds of fall mishaps annually that result in thousands of lost man-hours as well as injuries and deaths. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeff Andrejcik)

    Air Force puts spotlight on fall protection

    Air Force Ground Safety sponsored Fall Protection Focus weeks from May 4-15 to raise awareness of fall hazards as well as how to mitigate fall-related accidents.Safety officials in Southwest Asia organized a fall protection demonstration to educate base personnel on proper preclimb procedures.

  • AF Safety Center sponsors Fall Protection Focus weeks

    Air Force Ground Safety is sponsoring Fall Protection Focus weeks from May 4-15. This initiative is a partnership with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's campaign, "National Safety Stand-Down."

  • PACAF earns SECAF Safety Award

    The 2014 Air Force safety awards were announced Feb. 25, naming Pacific Air Forces the recipient of the Secretary of the Air Force Safety Award, the highest safety award in the Air Force.
  • Staff Sgt. Kevin Mayo and Senior Airman Benjamin Roberds complete a mortar disconnect assembly installation on an ejection seat Nov. 19, 2014, at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. An Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century event was held to streamline operations and reduce wasted materials and manpower. Mayo is a 48th Component Maintenance Squadron aircrew egress systems craftsman and Roberds is a 48th CMS aircrew egress systems journeyman. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Erin R. Babis)

    Egress systems get a makeover during AFSO21 event

    Master Sgt. Kenneth Kelly, the 48th Component Maintenance Squadron accessories flight superintendent, admitted it was nerve-racking to ask Maj. Mark Gray, the 48th CMS commander, about implementing innovative, yet radical, changes to maximize the efficiency of their shop during an Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century, or AFSO21, event.

  • CSAF to Airmen: Stay safe this holiday season

    As the holiday season approaches and 2014 draws to a close, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III takes a moment to thank all Airmen for their commitment to safety, and reminds us all to continue taking care of each other.
  • Academy Cadets 1st Class Max Johnson and Kyle Morse repack an airdrop practice model Nov. 6, 2014, at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. The model was created by a 2014 capstone project team working to mathematically model wind shear and speed to decrease the cost and increase the accuracy of combat zone airdrops. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    Academy cadets work to improve airdrop accuracy, aircrew communication

    When Academy cadets become pilots, engineers or logisticians, they will know their research here helped make several positive changes for aircrews, their planes and ground troops.
  • Dr. Griffin Romigh tests 3-D audio software that spatially separates sound cues to mimic real-life human audio capabilities, Nov. 7, 2014 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The application allows operators in complex communication environments with multiple talking voices to significantly improve voice intelligibility and communication effectiveness. The technology, which consists primarily of software and stereo headphones, has potential low-cost, high-value application for both aviation and ground command and control communication systems. Romigh is a researcher at the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Human Effectiveness directorate, Battlespace Acoustics Branch. (Air Force photo/Richard Eldridge)

    AFRL 3-D audio research helps to make cockpit safer

    The Air Force Research Laboratory, Human Effectiveness directorate, Battlespace Acoustics Branch, has developed 3-D sound technology that creates a sound environment that mimics the way the human body receives aural cues -- much like 3-D movies create the perception that the viewer is part of the movie.

  • Reserve Airmen support Ebola fight on the ground

    About 15 air transportation specialists from the 446th Airlift Wing here are scheduled to depart for Dakar, Senegal, Nov. 8, to support ground personnel for the campaign against Ebola during Operation Unified Assistance.

  • Hagel: Monitoring returning troops provides 'safety valve'

    A 21-day monitoring period for U.S. service members returning from areas affected by Ebola in West Africa provides a margin of safety that troops and their families wanted, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said here Oct. 29.

  • Air Force officials announce banner year in ground safety

    The Air Force mission is inherently risky and Airmen mitigate those risks every day, but last fiscal year their sound risk management and decision making skills contributed to a great year in ground safety.
  • Airman 1st Class Kyle Rogers, left, an Aircrew Flight Equipment specialist assigned to the 355th Operations Support Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., is sprayed with a chemical agent by Miguel Vigil, an employee of Hazmat Training Consulting LLC, during an Air Combat Command Joint Aircrew Flight Equipment evaluation testing Oct. 14, 2014, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. Representatives from several bases were on hand to test current and future flight equipment for every aircraft in the Air Force inventory, including the newest fighter, the military's F-35 Lightning II. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brittain Crolley)

    Seymour Johnson AFB hosts latest round of joint aircrew flight equipment testing

    Over the past few years, the Air Force has seen the introduction of several weapons systems that have pushed its aviation capability to new heights.

  • ‘Quest for Zero’ debuts with focus on risk management

    Air Force Ground Safety introduces the ‘Quest for Zero’ campaign to focus on risk management and on-duty safety. The campaign is designed for every Airman, in all career fields, to raise awareness of the hazards they face every day, at work and at home.
  • Airman 1st Class Brennen Hankins fixes a semi-thrush threshold light Sept. 22, 2014, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The electricians monitor and keep the electricity that powers these lights under control to ensure the right amount of voltage is sent to its destination. Hankins is an electrical systems journeyman with the 773rd Civil Engineer Squadron. (U.S Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Tammie Ramsouer)

    Powering the flightline

    People use electricity every day, whether by turning on a light switch or vacuuming the carpet and in the Air Force, some of the energy used every day powers a multimillion dollar flightline and ensuring the mission is accomplished.
  • Staff Sgt. Rey Edenfield poses with his wife, Amy, and their two sons, Grayson, left, and Dawson on the front porch of their home Aug. 28, 2014. The picture was taken almost a year after Edenfield was involved in a motorcycle accident that resulted in his left leg being amputated six inches below the knee. Edenfield is an air traffic controller at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Erica Picariello)

    Amputee Airman defies odds, returns to active duty

    His sons say he has a robot leg, the doctors and nurses call it a prosthetic, but to him, it's what has allowed him to overcome the odds and continue doing what he loves.
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