THREE FATALITIES IN TWO WEEKS

  1. Air Education and Training Command suffered three motorcycle mishap deaths during a two-week timespan in March.
  2. A technical sergeant from Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas; a second lieutenant from Laughlin AFB, Texas; and a staff sergeant from Luke AFB, Ariz., lost their lives while riding motorcycles on March 10, 15 and 24, respectively. All three mishaps are still under investigation.
  3. "We are entering springtime; and with the warmer weather, motorcyclists will be out in droves," said John Foreman, AETC Ground Safety Division. "Riding motorcycles can be dangerous, but AETC has proven that it can beat the odds. We went 934 days -- nearly three years -- without a motorcycle fatality (from Sept. 30, 2009, to April 21, 2012). With a recommitment and renewed focus from all, we can do it again."