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  • Spotlight Award: SSgt Ryan Rodgers

    SSgt Ryan Rodgers serves as the Aerial Port Support Section Noncommissioned Officer in Charge, 728th Air Mobility Squadron, Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. He identified numerous hazardous conditions in the work environment during his weekly safety inspections. In response, he co-authored four Job Safety

  • Well Done Award: TSgt Cory B. Little

    Congratulations to TSgt Cory B. Little, 573d Global Support Squadron, 621st Contingency Response Wing, Travis AFB, on his recent receipt of the Air Force Weapons Safety Well Done Award for outstanding achievements in Weapons Safety.Sergeant Little was recognized for his excellence in handling the

  • Spotlight Award: C-21 Flight Crew

    During routine training at Peterson AFB, a C-21 piloted by Lt Col Sean McFarland and Lt Christopher Brimer became extremely difficult to control shortly before a flight control warning light illuminated. As the crew performed an unplanned go-around, secondary flight controls failed. Maintaining

  • Success of Proactive Safety Programs Relies on "Just Culture" Acceptance

    First, what is "Just Culture"?A widely accepted and published definition comes from Dr. James Reason, a noted psychologist who has worked in the aviation field with the Royal Air Force Institute of Aviation Medicine and the U.S. Naval Aerospace Medical Institute, and received the 2001 U.S.A. Flight

  • 2013 Safety Office of the Year

    2013 Safety Office of the Year436 Air WingDover Air Force Base, DelawareLt Col Jason Mills, Chief, 436 AW Safety at Dover AFB, says every Safety Office at every base works hard. But he is obviously proud of what his folks accomplished in 2013 that garnered them the 2013 Safety Office of the Year

  • Safety Civilian of the Year

    Safety Civilian of the YearMr. Richard S. Myers19 AW, Little Rock AFB, ARMr. Richard S. Myers is the Wing Ground Safety Manager for the 19th Airlift Wing, Little Rock AFB, AR, where he manages the Wing's Ground Safety Mishap Prevention Program for the world's largest multi-command (AMC and AETC)

  • 2013 AMC's Annual Safety Award Winners

    AMC Flight Safety AwardsDirector of Safety Aircrew of DistinctionCrew of Bolt 35, 6 AMW, 91 ARS, MacDill AFB, FLAviation Maintenance Safety AwardMSgt Chad P. Jensen22 ARW, 22 MXG, McConnell AFB, KSSafety Officer of the YearMaj Anthony Mariapain22 ARW, McConnell AFB, KSFlight Safety NCO of the

  • Spotlight Award: 101 Maintenance Group (MXG), Maine ANG

    AMC FLIGHT SAFETY is proud to spotlight the 101 Maintenance Group (MXG), Maine ANG, for proactive mishap prevention efforts in identifying and mitigating C/KC-135 hydraulic system failures caused by chafing Air Refueling (AR) pump hydraulic lines. While troubleshooting an aircraft that had a

  • Travis Airman named Air Force's best

    Growing up on a farm in Jacksonville, Fla., Airman 1st Class David Holliman didn't deal with many electronic devices as a kid. However, nowadays, he operates and maintains some of the military's most advanced ground radar and radio equipment . Moreover, he was recently named one of the Air Force's

  • Sibling rivalry part of Commander in Chief Excellence Award Competition

    The Commander-in-Chief's Installation Excellence Award assessment team toured Travis Monday and Tuesday for an extensive look at the Golden Bears' innovation in enhancing base-level services, facilities and quality of life. "Our vision was two-fold," said Lt. Col. Jacqueline Breeden, 22nd Airlift