Combat Edge articles from December 2001

Combat Edge archives from December 2001

Have a safe holiday season!. (Accent on Safety).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... The holiday season is upon us. It brings a number of seasonal challenges like shopping for gifts, traveling long distances to be with family and friends, winter weather, icy road conditions, and participating in sports for the first time in a...

Been there! Done that! Tale of the instructor pilot.
December 1, 2001... Ah, my fini-flight. There were no clouds and the water was as smooth as glass -- a beautiful day over the Gulf of Mexico. The mission was an advanced basic fighter maneuver sortie for a B-courser about to graduate F-15C formal training unit....

Safety southern style.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... The 287th Fighter Wing, Alabama Air National Guard, has surpassed 50,000 accident-free flying hours, which equates to 18 years of mishap-free flying that began when the unit started flying the F-16 aircraft in 1988. "It is truly amazing to...

How low can you go?!.(flight safety)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... As a former Bone driver (B-1), I used to have "FLY LOW" vanity license plates on my Corvette. Much to my chagrin, I had to explain to more than one state police officer that this only referred to B-1 Terrain Following Radar (TFR) operations. As...

A potential killer under our control.(automobile safety)
December 1, 2001... I was out with my wife and two daughters having a wonderful time at a remote-controlled car raceway on a quiet Saturday night. It was a normal evening until my First Sergeant arrived. I could tell by his expression that something very...

Biological Attack: Don't Panic, know the facts. (Safety Shorts).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Officials from the 59th Medical Wing want people to know that despite recent accounts of anthrax cases being reported since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, there is no reason to panic. While people know...

Unit Safety Award of Distinction. (Monthly Award Winners).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Operating Location AD (OLAP) is a geographically separated unit of the 29th Training Systems Squadron, under the 53rd Wing, Eglin AFB, Fla. It manages the day-to-day activities of the 20,000 square foot F-15 Training System Support Center...

Weapons Safety Award of Distinction. (Monthly Award Winners).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... As a recently appointed Senior Controller, SSgt. Keith Eckman took great personal interest and pride in ensuring that the static electric and lightning protection program for the 347th Maintenance Squadron's Munitions Storage Area was current...

Pilot Safety Award of Distinction. (Monthly Award Winners).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Capt. Scott Clyman, call sign Sludge 4, was part of an F-16 aircrew coordination training upgrade sortie for Sludge 1. After Sludge 1 and 2 had executed their formation takeoffs, Sludge 3 and 4 began their engine run-ups. Following the initial...

Ground Safety Award of Distinction. (Monthly Award Winners).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... As the safety representative of the Utilities Section, SSgt. Jay Reformado took it upon himself to aggressively identify shortfalls in his section's safety program. During the past quarter, he single-handedly rebuilt his section's Hazard...

Aircrew Safety Award of Distinction. (Monthly Award winners).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... On July 31, 2001, the E-3 crew returned from a training mission to conduct transition training at Tinker AFB, Okla. Weather at the time was visual meteorological conditions and the Tinker bird watch condition was low. The copilot was flying a...

Crew Chief Safety Award of Distinction. (Monthly Award Winners).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Ssgt. Jaime Beggs discovered failing blade pins while inspecting the main rotor head on an HH-60 Pave Hawk that had just returned from a mission. The crew had reported feeling vibrations. Beggs discovered cracks in three of the eight main rotor...

Fire stops with you.(fire safety during the holidays)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... TREES What's a holiday party or even the traditional Christmas morning scene itself without a beautifully decorated tree? If your household, as those of more than 33 million other American homes, includes a natural tree in its...

White-out Christmas.(driving in the snow)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Christmas of 1999 was a memorable one for a variety of reasons. First of all, it was my first Christmas since my divorce and I wasn't about to spend it without my 4-year-old daughter, Rebecca. Second, what I learned that year reinforced all the...

Defining Moments.(aircraft accidents and flight safety)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... After attending the beautiful memorial service for a French pilot killed on an Operation SOUTHERN WATCH mission in Southwest Asia, I was asked how pilots deal with the loss of a fellow aviator. After some reflection, I realized it's never easy...

Mishap Statistics.(United States Air Force)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Flight Notes As we enter the holiday season with many of you deployed around the world fighting combat missions, it's critical that you integrate safety practices into all of your efforts. With the operations tempo and separation from our...