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  • Commentary - Situational awareness key to being a good wingman

    Along with employing Operational Risk Management strategies, the hot concept in safety channels these days is employing the wingman concept. But what does being a good wingman really mean? As a fighter pilot, the wingman concept is part of the mission. When out on a training or real-world mission, I

  • COMMENTARY -- FOR THE ROAD: Tips for reducing chance of fatal car crash

    In 2007, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department reported 2,952 car crashes within the city limits--of those, 133 were fatal. If these numbers weren't large enough--38 of the fatal crashes involved alcohol. We can't control what everyone else is doing on the road, and we can't always avoid a

  • Commentary - Supporting Darwin's theory through bad decisions

    Naturalist Charles Darwin stated the theory about how only the fittest species survive and others who are unable to adapt, die out through natural selection. Every day our fellow man solidifies this fact through ignorant acts. Here's a look at some examples of mishaps that could have been avoided if

  • Team Sather fosters relationships with locals

    The sounds of children laughing filled the air. A soccer game continued despite the heat and the dust, with parents and friends watching, cheering and joining in to play. This isn't a plush, green soccer field, and these aren't American parents - it's just what happened when neighbors got together

  • Fighting fires as father and son

    As Father's Day approaches, one father and son team at Nellis Air Force Base won't have to spend the holiday too far apart. Ed Venable, an assistant fire chief, and his son, Staff Sgt. Joshua Venable, an airborne firefighter, said they are happy to be in the same fire department because it allows

  • Day in the Life: Nellis security forces patrolmen

    There's nothing more irritating when you're on your way to drop off your 2-year-old at the CDC and you're already 10 minutes late for work when in your rear view mirror, flashing red and blue lights and the wail of a siren brings you to the side of the road. As "Smokey" lumbers toward your window,

  • Commentary: Hey, watch this!

    "Good wingmen never go off duty, and they willingly support leaders, subordinates and peers in protecting our Air Force people and resources"--Air Force Safety Center (www.afsc.af.mil) What do you think are the three most dangerous words in the English language? You and I may have different answers,

  • Supercross rider soars for Air Force

    Heath Voss loves flying for the Air Force. Some days he wishes he could do it in an airplane. Saturday may have been one of those days for Mr. Voss, a superstar and past world champion in the grueling sport of Supercross racing, as he applied ice to his sore back after a practice spill on his

  • Plant it well

    Gardening in a desert environment can be quite a challenge, especially for those who come to Nevada from far-off rainy places. Does your favorite Californian plant refuse to grow? Perhaps a tree in your yard is thorny and unapproachable like the enchanted foliage around Sleeping Beauty's castle and

  • AFSO21 prepares warfighters for the joint fight

    Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century is transforming the Air Force through more innovative and streamlined process to ensure warfighters have the specific resources and skills required for the joint fight. While some of the Air Force's internal processes have been in place since the