Risk Management Magazine

There I was, Chalk 2 in a formation of three aircraft. We had just completed our mission and were returning to base. The formation was in echelon left and we were briefed to fly with two to five rotor discs of separation.

As a professional, you have the ability and opportunity to differentiate right from wrong, briefed risk approval from unbriefed risk, and you always have the potential to save yourself if you just advocate and communicate.

Anyone who has been involved with the Army safety community for even a short period of time knows how quickly our best practices, tools, doctrine and applicable federal/state regulations can change.