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Up in Flames
I have always taken safety seriously. However, after 18 years of sitting through the same safety classes over and over again, they tend to become mundane.
Asleep at the Wheel
I went to the local airport looking to build fixed-wing time. The only requirement I placed on my instruction was it had to conform to the budget of a newly unemployed CW2 with a wife, two kids and no real savings. In other words, it had to be free.
  • 1 August 2014
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Water Wise
As we prepared to deploy to Iraq, my brigade was inundated with information stressing the importance of proper hydration. None of us wanted to be a noncombat casualty and, thereby, a hindrance to our fellow Soldiers and the mission, so we all took the message to heart.
  • 1 August 2014
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Pavement Problems
On my cross-country trip last summer, I was surprised to see that highways in general have deteriorated over the past several years. One major hazard I encountered was deep ruts in paved roads. And they were surprisingly hazardous. 
  • 1 August 2014
  • Author: Army Safety
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Attention to Detail
It is something we have all heard stories about — taking off and forgetting something on preflight or throughflight until someone remembers because of a procedure or something being said. Well, it finally happened to our crew.
  • 1 August 2014
  • Author: Army Safety
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Good Intentions Don’t Guarantee Good Outcomes
We aviators sometimes allow set procedures and protocol to lead us down paths where we’d rather not go. One has to keep in the back of their mind that following an established procedure may not be prudent 100 percent of the time. 
  • 1 August 2014
  • Author: Army Safety
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