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  • Connectedness: An Expanded Approach to Suicide Prevention

    The significance of suicide cannot be overstated. For example, according to DoD statistics, more active duty service members died by suicide in 2012 than in combat. Additionally, within the United States, more than twice as many people die by suicide than by homicide, and suicide is the leading

  • Security Forces members use iPads on duty

    Thin and lightweight makes it easy to carry around in a backpack or a large purse. Its users can pull it out just about anywhere to use to it for Skype, to play games, Facebook or watch random cat videos on the internet. Those are just some of the things the iPad is used for. More recently at Scott

  • Scott uses cameras for PT tests

    The Scott Fitness Assessment Cell, or FAC, recently installed six video cameras in the James Sports Center's physical testing room.Gailyn Gonzales, 375th Force Support Squadron director of fitness and sports, said, "Both the James Sports Center and Fitness Center have been monitored by surveillance

  • Fasten Your Seat Belts!

    We've all been there. It's a great day for flying: a perfectly bright and sunny sky, cruising at altitude, visibility is clear and a million, blue sky above and clouds below ... and then it comes out of nowhere. Turbulence. It probably won't ruin your day or your mission, but it could if you aren't

  • After the Board

    Most mobility crew members are familiar with Air Mobility Command's (AMC's) actions immediately following an aviation mishap. The Wing Commander normally assigns a Single Investigating Officer (SIO) for the lower class mishaps (Class C, D, and E), or AMC convenes a Safety Investigation Board (SIB)

  • Study Shapes Future of Commercial Airlift Augmentation

    The rules governing how airlines supplement U.S. military airlift are being revised, after years of consultation by the Air Force with the airline industry. According to officials, upcoming changes to the management of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) are meant to ensure the nation's capability to

  • America's Worst Bird Strike

    I was not quite three years old when the plane crashed. I don't remember the mishap, of course, and I don't recall hearing about it in all the years since. But then I began to research bird strikes and there it was: the story of the worst bird strike in American history. While it's a tragic tale, it

  • Putting Out Fires

    By , 4, WPAFB OHEvery year, often in the dry heat of summer, we see many stories in the news about wildfires that burn out of control, scorching millions of acres of land, destroying forests and wildlife, and putting thousands of people out of their homes. I remember being in Colorado Springs in the

  • If You Can't Turn it Down, Block it Out! Preventing Hearing Loss

    If you are reading this article, chances are very good that you are involved in some way in the mobility world, the flying world, or both. All of us who live and work in and around these environments need to make sure we are protecting ourselves from their varied risks. One of those risks is damage