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When Animals Attack

The following morning, 12 other Soldiers were bitten by an unknown number of coyotes between the hours of 0100 and 0600. The Soldiers were either asleep, on guard duty in fighting positions or actively looking for the animals. Like the first victim, these Soldiers were transported to Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital for treatment and rabies vaccinations.

Good Intentions, Bad Outcomes

I yelled for Kirk to return while waving the dim flashlight in a vain attempt at warning oncoming drivers to slow down. Kirk decided against going across the road since the good Samaritan was already checking on the driver. Instead, Kirk began using the flashlight on his phone to also warn approaching vehicles to slow down.

  • 25 May 2025
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Prepare for Any Contingency

We shot another visual approach and landed the plane without incident, but as we talked about what happened after shutting down, I had a lot of questions as to why things unfolded the way they did. That was my first true go-around situation, and I just couldn’t understand why the tower would clear the Cessna to land in front of us.

  • 25 May 2025
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CE-SOHMS: From Cynic to Believer

CE-SOHMS is designed to change an organization's safety program from compliance based to one where it is second nature to every employee. Rather than just following a regulation or checklist, the entire organization takes an ownership role. Organizations implement CE-SOHMS in three stages.

  • 18 May 2025
  • Author: USACRC Editor
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Safety Over Comfort

About halfway down the mountain, there was hardly any traffic. I was coasting at the 35-mph speed limit when I came around a corner and saw a pickup truck stopped in the middle of the highway. What could I do? Brake? Run into the back of the truck? Drive into oncoming traffic?

  • 18 May 2025
  • Author: USACRC Editor
  • Number of views: 125
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Priority One

I learned from this experience, all right. I’ve made it my mission to ensure episodes like this don’t happen under my watch. My Soldiers’ safety is priority one.

  • 18 May 2025
  • Author: USACRC Editor
  • Number of views: 100
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