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NEWS

  • Safety in the Hands of the Instructor

    The present and future of our capability to "Fly, Fight, and Win" is directly in the hands of USAF Aircrew Instructors. In 2012, while still at a Wing, we discovered that 12 of the 14 most recent and significant mishaps in my airframe had Instructor Pilots (IPs) on board at the time of the mishap.

  • Fact or Fiction?

    Fact or Fiction? The Proper Use of Military Flight Operations Quality Assurance (MFOQA) Analysis and Unstable Approach Rates  By SEAN BORDENAVE, AMC A3TOWhoa, whoa, whoa - back the bus up! Where did you get those grades? Did you give me credit for the winds? As a matter of fact, have any of you

  • Senior Leaders, Airmen Gather to Focus on Mobility Mission

    More than 1,400 Air Force senior leaders and Airmen from across the mobility enterprise attended the 2014 Airlift Tanker Association (A/TA) and Air Mobility Command (AMC) Symposium October 30-November 2 in Nashville, TN. The A/TA symposium gathered total force Airmen and civilians, community

  • Leadership is the Source of AMC Safety Culture

    Safety professionals hit a monumental milestone in fiscal year 2014, achieving the safest aviation record in the history of the Air Force. Yet the incredible feat was not discussed much at the 2014 AMC Safety Conference, held during the A/TA Symposium. Instead, the conference focused on looking to

  • The AFIS is "FOC"?

    AMC and the Air Force Inspection System The AFIS is "FOC"? (What does that mean, and what's next?)On 1 Oct 2014, the "new" Air Force Inspection System (AFIS) met the SecAF's deadline for reaching full operational capability or "FOC." But beyond the metrics in the SecAF's Program Action Directive,

  • Safety is a Leadership Issue

    For many of our AMC Airmen, the upcoming months bring with them both the joys of the holiday season and the dangers of dealing with wintry weather conditions. The holidays offer an opportunity to pause and reflect on past accomplishments, visit with family and friends, and set new goals for the

  • Think BEFORE You Drink!

    According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, most Americans--97 percent--say that impaired driving is a threat to their community. Think about that ... 97 percent is an overwhelming majority! Yet about 40 percent of all vehicle crash deaths involve alcohol. So how is it that most

  • What Do Ground Safety Managers DO?

    What is a normal workday for a Ground Safety Manager (GSM)? First, if one spent any time in the safety realm, it is apparent that the word "normal" does not coincide with the happenings of a day. Second, if you contact 20 different GSMs on any given day and ask what they did on that particular day,

  • B-r-r-ing on the Winter Weather!

    Year after year, right on fall's heels, winter makes its appearance. Your location determines, to a large extent, what winter looks like to you. Here in southwest Ohio, it gets cold first, and the snow and ice comes later. Some winters are much worse than others are, but we can almost always count

  • Spotlight Award: KC-135R Aircrew

    While deployed for the 906th Air Refueling Squadron in support of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM and peacekeeping mission over Iraq, Capt Todd Walker, Capt Christopher Miller, and SSgt Jarrett Crawford from 375 Air Mobility Wing, Scott AFB who were associated with 126 Air Refueling Wing, Scott AFB,