Combat Edge articles from June 2005

Combat Edge archives from June 2005

We have 96 days to set a "Critical" record ...(ACCent on Safety)
June 1, 2005... We're less than a week into the 101 Critical Days of Summer--are you doing all you can to help the command prevent off-duty mishaps? As the days grow longer, and schools let out, ACC members will be spending more time taking part in sports and...

Fit to fight.
June 1, 2005... During the first night of RED FLAG 04-2, a two-ship of NATO F-16s and an EA-6B Prowler entered Nellis recovery airspace without clearance from approach control. Nellis control, saturated with other recovering aircraft, directed the F-16s to...

I'm here to tell you.
June 1, 2005... Editor's note: The following article, written by then Maj Allen McLellan and Capt Neil McAskill, first appeared in the July 1985 edition of TAC Attack the forerunner of The Combat Edge. This is an on-going project to pass on timeless lessons...

Pilot safety award of distinction.(MONTHLY AWARD WINNERS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Capt Unks was part of a two-ship F-16 night Close Air Support (CAS) sortie, supporting Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. During take-off in full afterburner at approximately 155 knots on the dark, Capt Unks hit a large hole in the runway causing a...

Flight line safety award of distinction.(MONTHLY AWARD WINNERS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... On 11 Feb 05, while analyzing oil samples from oil servicing carts, SrA Chris Ellis and SrA Amanda Welch identified oil in a servicing cart that appeared to be discolored. They analyzed the oil on their section's Spectroil M spectrometer and...

Unit safety award of distinction.(MONTHLY AWARD WINNERS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... The 30th Intelligence Squadron has consistently executed an exemplary safety program, resulting in zero on- and off-duty mishaps for the month of March 2005. Additionally, during a staff assistance visit, the Headquarters Eighth Air Force...

Ground safety award of distinction.(MONTHLY AWARD WINNERS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... In Jan 05, the cement collapsed underneath the bogie portion of a MHU-204 trailer, presenting two concerns: damage to the trailer and damage to the heating system pipes under the cement. Members of the AGE flight along with the Repair and...

Aircrew safety award of distinction.(MONTHLY AWARD WINNERS)
June 1, 2005... Gold 01 (KC-10 from 2 ARS/305 OG, McGuire AFB) was supporting a Coronet mission en route to Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. After a good weather brief the 10 F/A-18s departed Beaufort and proceeded to Lajes AB, Azores. En route checks of the weather...

Weapons safety award of distinction.(MONTHLY AWARD WINNERS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... On the evening of 12 Aug 04 at approximately 1700 hours, SSgt Garcia, SSgt Mason, SrA Roof, and A1C Miller of the 366th Equipment Maintenance Squadron were conducting an upload operation of 20 live AIM-120C missiles from a CNU-431 container to...

Crew chief safety award of distinction.(MONTHLY AWARD WINNERS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... On 10 Feb 05, at 2330, the six-person flight crew on B-52 aircraft 60-001 reported a hissing sound coming from inside the crew compartment after taxiing back from a training sortie. A1C Norton investigated the source of the sound and found the...

ACC safety salutes superior performance.(MONTHLY AWARD WINNERS)
June 1, 2005... Capt Mikko R. LaValley U-2 Pilot 1st Reconnaissance Squadron 9th Reconnaissance Wing Beale AFB, Calif. Capt Damon A. Anthony Ass't Ops Officer 17th Weapons School Nellis AFB, Nev. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]...

Seek shelter before nature comes knockiri.(Cover Story)
June 1, 2005... Just about every ACC base experiences some type of severe weather each year. Tornadoes, heavy rains that can lead to flooding--including flash floods, storm surges, large hail (3/4 of an inch or larger), lightning, and straight-line winds...

Missile hurricane.
June 1, 2005... Weapons Safety, as we commonly understand it, is already a must for every operation within the 2WO career field, but the preparations that are necessary for a natural disaster make the term "Weapons Safety" take on its literal meaning. This...

3 against the Bay.
June 1, 2005... It was daybreak and an early summer sunrise on the Chesapeake Bay is something to see. On this particular morning, there was a slight north east wind changing the surf to low rolling swells and white caps before they rolled into the small...

Mishap statistics scoreboard.
June 1, 2005... Aircraft Notes ACC had 3 Class As in April. A B-52 was struck by lightning, an E-4 shelled a motor and an F-16 engine failed, prompting both pilots to eject. Both heavy aircraft landed safely. Recently, I got a chance to go fly at a...

Myths & facts lightning.
June 1, 2005... Q: Does lightning travel: upward or downward? A: Lightning travels upward from ground to cloud. A lightning strike begins as an invisible channel of electrically charged air moving from the cloud toward the ground. When one channel nears an...