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Know Your Weather

I thought working at Fort Drum, New York, for more than 18 years had given me a pretty good feel on how to gauge weather conditions. However, one winter day, my complacency and overconfidence made me question not only my “weather nose,” but also my sanity.

Axel-Deep in the Snow

Soldiers do a pretty good job of integrating risk management into their professional decision-making process. Rarely do you catch us blatantly disregarding written procedures. Rotations to the National Training Center and Joint Readiness Training Center aren’t spur-of-the-moment decisions. They incorporate much planning and forethought at all levels. Off duty, however, we tend to live on the edge. We might do something like fill our hot lawnmowers with gasoline without personal protective equipment or gloves, giving little thought to the risk. Recently, I did an excellent job of demonstrating personal and professional differences from a safety standpoint.

  • 19 January 2025
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Defeating the Dragon

There is a dragon out there that has cost the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) two platoons worth of Soldiers over the past three years due to mishaps. This is an unsustainable loss to which we must find a solution.

  • 12 January 2025
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An Unintended Highway Exit

Every day, safety is enforced in my company through risk assessments, briefs or training. The fact is my job is very safe due to the restrictions, policies and regulations put into place to mitigate many of the hazards I may face. The most dangerous portion of my day actually takes place when I’m on the ground, driving back and forth to work.

  • 1 December 2024
  • Author: USACRC Editor
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Out of Control

The drive to Colorado was enjoyable as I saw the trees turning beautiful shades of gold, brown and red. As luck would have it, winter came early to Colorado, bringing with it the first of many snowstorms. We didn’t get a lot of snow where I lived in west Texas and, when it did fall, the highways, roads and schools all closed. Because of that, I didn’t know how to handle driving in the snow.

  • 3 November 2024
  • Author: USACRC Editor
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Put the Brakes on Speeding

Advances in motor vehicles, much like our computer systems, have grown by leaps and bounds since that first speeding arrest. By today’s standards, the first cars were little more than a box with tires and a steering wheel.

  • 20 October 2024
  • Author: USACRC Editor
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