Risk Management Magazine

The U.S. Army Combat Readiness Center is proud to announce a significant leap forward in safety education for the force. A new, integrated safety training capability is now available to all Soldiers and Department of the Army civilians, providing on-demand access to a vast library of self-paced online courses.

I have always been an advocate for motorcycle mentorship programs. The lessons I’ve learned from fellow riders and the reinforcement of positive riding habits have been useful on more than one occasion. The event I share in this article is a perfect example.

Nothing will make you reflect on how lucky you are more than escaping a bad situation unscathed and beating the odds that were stacked against you. Predicting weather in Iraq was difficult at best. And even though the Air Force weather forecasters were highly trained professionals, if they gave you a weather brief, it could change quickly.