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In my younger years as an enlisted Marine, I had all the qualities of an effective warfighter — strength, tenacity, energy, speed and fearlessness. Those qualities, however, didn’t necessarily translate well to safe motorcycle riding.
Listen to Your MOM
It’s once again time to start thinking about winterizing your motorcycle — especially if you live in a cold climate such as Fort Drum, New York, or Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
  • 1 October 2014
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The Preventable Wreck
A buddy of mine, Sgt. Jones, volunteered to be one of the drivers for the company’s M35 two-and-a-half-ton truck. Jones was looking forward to getting out of Iraq for a couple of days and taking advantage of the swimming pool at Camp Arifjan, a logistics base in Kuwait. He wouldn’t make it, though, thanks to some poor decision-making.
  • 1 October 2014
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Think Beyond the Target
I’m thankful I used my 33 years of military training and considered what was beyond my target. A poor split-second decision could have changed both of our lives forever.
  • 1 September 2014
  • Author: Army Safety
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Hanging Around
Every hunting season brings new stories about successful outings, big trophies and near misses. Unfortunately, it also brings new stories about serious accidents — most of which could have been avoided with a little common sense and proper safety equipment.
  • 1 September 2014
  • Author: Army Safety
  • Number of views: 11858
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The Bad Hand
Four months into my second deployment, I found myself thinking that this tour was much different than the last. Although it was still just as hot and gritty, the flying tempo was definitely at a higher pace and we were doing a lot more with a lot less.
  • 1 September 2014
  • Author: Army Safety
  • Number of views: 11049
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