Combat Edge articles from May 2002

Combat Edge archives from May 2002

Know your limitations. (Accent on Safety).(Brief Article)(Editorial)
May 1, 2002... As a movie icon once said, "a man has got to know his limitations." Maturity is often considered the point in life where a person starts to include an assessment of the risks in their decision-making process of the actions they take and...

Partying ends a life.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... It was 20 years ago, but it seems like yesterday. The weather was clear, which was a rarity. I was flying out of Suwon Air Base, Republic of Korea, in my trusty A-10 leading a four-ship "Sandy" mission. This was a search and rescue training...

GE Engine reliability.
May 1, 2002... You are flying your Block 40 F-16 into the target area. Five seconds prior to release, you ensure the "Pickle Button" is depressed and you're on steering. At release, you feel the two GBU-10's "clunk - clunk" off the aircraft and crank your...

ASHS II ... a good tool for trained WSMs.(Assessment System Hazard Survey II, Weapons Safety Managers)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... I recently overheard a fellow "safety troop" explaining to a young officer that the new Assessment System Hazard Survey II (ASHS II) software would eventually do all site planning here at Moody AFB, Ga. Now, of course, he didn't mean that the...

The price of taking a shortcut.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Pope It was approximately 6:00 p.m. on a "normal" workday... or so I thought! Little did I know that a safety mishap was going to change the next 2 months of my life. As an avionics troop working in the Electronic Countermeasures...

Importance of safety training.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Two of the most important requirements in weapons safety (outside the cardinal rule to expose the minimum amount of people to the minimum amount of explosives for the minimum amount of time) concern training. The first requirement is found...

Judgment call ends life.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... During my 2-plus years as a Safety professional, I had gotten used to running out to investigate a minor mishap here and there. Someone used the wrong tool for the job at hand, sprained an ankle during basketball, tweaked a muscle in their...

Pilot safety award of distinction. (Monthly Award Winners).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Maj. Christopher W. Robinson 34th Fighter Squadron 388th Fighter Wing Hill AFB, Utah Maj. Christopher Robinson was the flight lead of Bay flight, which were two F-16s launched as an alert scramble in support of Operation NOBLE EAGLE....

Ground safety award of distinction. (Monthly Award Winners).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... On Oct. 18, 2001, SSgt. Myles McLemore and SrA. Lillian Charlton displayed attention to detail while abating a Hydrazine (H-70) hazard associated with the Emergency Start System (ESS) on a U-2 aircraft prior to an Operation ENDURING FREEDOM...

Aircrew safety award of distinction. (Monthly Award Winners).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... On Jan. 31, 2002, an HC-130P departed Moody AFB, Ga., on a local tactical sortie. Immediately after takeoff, the right main landing gear indicator remained in the down and locked position. The crew waited 18 seconds, the approximate gear...

Flightline safety award of distinction. (Monthly Award Winners).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... While performing an hourly post-flight inspection on an F-15C, A1C. Joshua Gosney discovered a horizontal stabilizer bushing wedged underneath the right horizontal stabilizer control arm or horn. He performed a stabilizer security check...

Congratulations to all ACC winners for a job well done!(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... ACC Flight Safety Award recognizes units that flew the previous fiscal year without a command-controlled Class A or B flight mishap. ACC UNITS 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, La. 5th Bomb Wing, Minot AFB, N.D. 7th Bomb Wing,...

101 Critical Days of Summer.(automobile safety)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... We are about to enter the Air Force's 2002 "101 Critical Days of Summer" campaign. It begins on Memorial Day and ends on Labor Day. This time frame is referred to as the "Critical Days" because of the substantial increase in off duty mishaps...

Are you ready to ride?(motorcycle maintenance and safety)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Yep those fabled "101 Critical Days of Summer" are sneaking up on us again. With the mild winters and mostly dry spring weather, a good deal of motor cyclists here in California ride year round. Even so the summer brings with it a whole new...

Born to be wild--not unsafe.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... A free weekend! Time to dust off the old Harley, head out of town, and start feeling that wind whistling through your hair. STOP! Back up!! Before you ride off into the sunset on your hog, take a look at the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)...

Climbing safety: Check, double-check-2-3.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... The weather is nice again and the local crags are calling your name. You've spent all winter in the gym honing your skills, and now you're ready to test yourself on real rock -- you've had enough plastic rock wall climbing practice! However,...

Mishap statistics.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Mishap Statistics FY02 Aircraft As of April 1, 2002 Fatality Class A 8 AF B-1, B-1 * 9 AF HH-60 12 AF @ ...