Risk Management Magazine

As a kid, I was into sports and played basketball in the park during summers in the Bronx. Back then, my coaches always warned me to stay hydrated. That’s some advice I should’ve carried into adulthood.

“What started as a dream ride turned into a nightmare,” Trent said. “In my 35 years of riding motorcycles in Japan, I had never seen anything like this.”

It was a typical Monday morning as we made preparations for a motorcycle ride. After our usual safety brief, my wife and I, along with two other senior NCOs and their wives, hit the road. It was April 20, 2012, and I had no idea my life was about to change forever.