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  • Quickstoppers: Wild Ride

    Have you ever slid on ice while driving? Possibly even endured a near 180 on the road and ended up in the ditch or median? If so, I imagine it was a scary and eye-opening experience. Now imagine sliding in your aircraft. That is exactly what happened in the following two examples.The event aircraft

  • Quickstoppers: Job Safety Training Outlines (JSTO): Who needs it? You do!

    According to the Federal Workers' Compensation Act and the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, it's the employer's responsibility to implement an occupational health and safety (OHS) program to prevent workplace injury and disease. A Job Safety Training Outline (JSTO) is a means to comply

  • Flying Hour Milestones

    Unit Award101st Air Refueling Wing, Bangor, Maine41 Years - 126,080 Hours8,500 Hours152 AW, NVANG, Reno, NVLt Col Jonathan Thorpe312 AS, Travis AFB, CACMSgt David M. Lafferty SMSgt Christopher J. KerrTSgt Harold L. Marquez7,500 Hours172 AW, Thompson Field, MSCMSgt Richard B. Davis312 AS, Travis AFB,

  • Investigation Report Details Causes of FOB Shank C-130J Accident

    Air Mobility Command released the results of an investigation on a C-130J accident in Afghanistan May 19 in which there were no fatalities or significant injuries. The Accident Investigation Board (AIB) report determined that on the C-130J's second landing attempt at Forward Operating Base Shank,

  • MacDill Airman Lucky to be Alive After Fireworks Accident

    "I never would have imagined that I would be rushed off to the hospital, injected with morphine, and wondering if I would ever be able to use my hands again."This was one of the grim thoughts that raced through the mind of SSgt Aaron Youngblood, 6th Medical Group NCO In charge of physical therapy,

  • Fairchild successfully launches 13 aircraft in rapid succession

    Thirteen KC-135 Stratotankers took off in rapid succession from Fairchild Air Force Base Nov. 3 as the conclusion to a week-long training exercise. All 13 jets were able to launch in less than nine minutes, which is the largest number of aircraft at Fairchild to take off within such a minimal amount

  • Cheating Death: A Story About Second Chances

    May 27, 2012 is a day TSgt Mark Hopkins will never forget--even though it's a day he can barely remember.It was the day he made a choice that drastically altered his life forever, and almost ended it in the process."All I remember is hopping on my motorcycle around noon on my way to hang out with

  • Santa Checks THIS List--Do You?

    Have you seen the Facebook post or received the email about the "miracle children" who survived growing up in the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, or 1970s? Here's a snippet:· First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us. · Then we slept in baby cribs covered

  • Don't Grab That! A Mishap of Atomic Proportion

    The year was 1958 and the United States and the Soviet Union were locked in a fierce arms race in the midst of the cold war. As tensions escalated between the two global superpowers, everyone hoped for the best but prepared for the worst. In preparation, the United States not only amped up weapons