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AEDC Safety stresses ‘water competence’ for safer summer

The Arnold Engineering Development Complex Safety team is encouraging those across the complex to be “water competent” this summer. This means being aware of potential hazards associated with water activities and knowing what to do in the event of an emergency. AEDC team members planning to spend time on the lake or river are urged to be aware of dangers hidden beneath the surface of the water. (Air Force Safety Center graphic)

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AEDC Safety stresses ‘water competence’ for safer summer

The Arnold Engineering Development Complex Safety team is encouraging those across the complex to be “water competent” this summer. This means being aware of potential hazards associated with water activities and knowing what to do in the event of an emergency. (Air Force Safety Center graphic)

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8th MXS innovation creates a safer Kunsan

Airman 1st Class Jayden Bolo, 8th Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technology journeyman, uses a Metal Inert Gas (MIG) welder to weld brackets onto custom built railroad track covers at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, June 18, 2025. The bracket pieces will help prevent the track covers from shifting or sliding over top of each other during daily use. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Karissa Dick)

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8th MXS innovation creates a safer Kunsan

Airman 1st Class Dominic Varoz, 8th Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technology journeyman, uses a Metal Inert Gas (MIG) welder to weld brackets onto custom built railroad track covers at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, June 18, 2025. The aircraft metal technology section developed the railroad track covers to prevent safety mishaps occurring from personal transportation device crashes on the tracks at the entrance to Kunsan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Karissa Dick)

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8th MXS innovation creates a safer Kunsan

Airman 1st Class Dominic Varoz, 8th Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technology journeyman, uses a Metal Inert Gas (MIG) welder to weld brackets onto custom built railroad track covers at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, June 18, 2025. The bracket pieces will help prevent the track covers from shifting or sliding over top of each other during daily use. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Karissa Dick)

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8th MXS innovation creates a safer Kunsan

Airman 1st Class Dominic Varoz, 8th Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technology journeyman, shows the end brackets on a custom built railroad track cover at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, June 17, 2025. The bracket pieces will help prevent the track covers from shifting or sliding over top of each other during daily use. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Karissa Dick)

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8th MXS innovation creates a safer Kunsan

Airman 1st Class Jayden Bolo, 8th Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technology journeyman, rides a bike over custom built railroad track covers at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, June 17, 2025. The Wolf Pack has been contending with a longstanding safety challenge at the main entrance gate to Kunsan, where railroad tracks intersect the road and have led to multiple safety incidents involving Airmen crashing on bikes and scooters. To combat this safety issue, the aircraft metals technology section designed, fabricated and installed railroad track covers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Karissa Dick)

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8th MXS innovation creates a safer Kunsan

Airman 1st Class Dominic Varoz, 8th Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technology journeyman, uses a specially fabricated hook to lift a custom built railroad track cover at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, June 17, 2025. In addition to developing the custom track covers, the aircraft metals technology section designed a hook tool that can be inserted into the track grip holes allowing safe positioning during installation and maintenance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Karissa Dick)

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8th MXS innovation creates a safer Kunsan

Airman 1st Class Dominic Varoz, 8th Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technology journeyman, and Airman 1st Class Jayden Bolo, 8th MXS aircraft metals technology journeyman, lift a custom built railroad track cover at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, June 17, 2025. The aircraft metal technology section developed the railroad track covers to prevent safety mishaps occurring from personal transportation device crashes on the tracks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Karissa Dick)

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8th MXS innovation creates a safer Kunsan

Airman 1st Class Dominic Varoz (left), 8th Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technology journeyman, Airman 1st Class Jayden Bolo (center), 8th MXS aircraft metals technology journeyman, and Tech. Sgt. Matthew Ebarb (right), 8th MXS noncommissioned officer in charge of aircraft metals technology, show a segment of the custom built railroad track cover their team created at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, June 17, 2025. The aircraft metal technology section developed the railroad track covers to prevent safety mishaps occurring from personal transportation device crashes on the tracks. This enhancement directly contributes to the Wolf Pack’s mission readiness by reducing the likelihood of railroad track-related safety incidents that could render personnel non-mission-capable. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Karissa Dick)

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8th MXS innovation creates a safer Kunsan

Airman 1st Class Jayden Bolo, 8th Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technology journeyman, uses a specially fabricated hook to install a custom built railroad track cover they created at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, June 17, 2025. This enhancement directly contributes to the Wolf Pack’s mission readiness by reducing the likelihood of railroad track-related safety incidents that could render personnel non-mission-capable. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Karissa Dick)

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8th MXS innovation creates a safer Kunsan

This photo shows new custom built railroad track covers at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, June 17, 2025. The Wolf Pack has been contending with a longstanding safety challenge at the main entrance gate to Kunsan, where railroad tracks intersect the road and have led to multiple safety incidents involving Airmen crashing on bikes and scooters. To combat this safety issue, the aircraft metals technology section designed, fabricated and installed railroad track covers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Karissa Dick)

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8th MXS innovation creates a safer Kunsan

This photo shows new custom built railroad track covers, designed and installed by the 8th Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technology section, at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, June 17, 2025. The aircraft metals technology section developed the railroad track covers to prevent safety mishaps occurring from personal transportation device crashes on the tracks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Karissa Dick)

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908th Airmen boost water survival skills

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jesse Liethen, Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape specialist with the 908th Operations Support Squadron, demonstrates proper usage of a Helicopter Emergency Egress Device bottle during water survival training at the Bell Road YMCA in Montgomery, Alabama, May 20, 2025. The HEED bottle is a source of air providing aircrew with more time to escape an aircraft in the event they are underwater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kamiyah Burks)

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908th Airmen boost water survival skills

U.S. Air Force aircrew members practice utilizing their personal flotation device, the LPU-10/P, at the Bell Road YMCA in Montgomery, Alabama, May 20, 2025. Participants use these life preservers to stay afloat in water, then effectively transfer into life rafts to await rescue. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kamiyah Burks)

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908th Airmen boost water survival skills

U.S. Air Force Water Survival Training instructors and augmentees from the 908th Operations Support Squadron overturn a Shallow Water Egress Training chair at the Bell Road YMCA in Montgomery, Alabama, May 20, 2025. Underwater egress training prepares Airmen to be able to survive an emergency aircraft water landing by providing classroom instruction and physical training scenarios in a pool. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Burks)

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908th Airmen boost water survival skills

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jesse Liethen, Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape specialist with the 908th Operations Support Squadron, monitors as augmentees overturn a Shallow Water Egress Training chair at the Bell Road YMCA in Montgomery, Alabama, May 20, 2025. The SWET chair is designed to simulate a helicopter capsizing in the event of a possible water landing scenario. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kamiyah Burks)

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908th Airmen boost water survival skills

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 908th Operations Group help a wingman into a 20-man life raft during a Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape training exercise at the Bell Road YMCA in Montgomery, Alabama, May 20, 2025. Water Survival Training, part of SERE training, prepares Airmen for escaping aircraft in the event of a potential water landing and surviving in maritime environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kamiyah Burks)

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908th Airmen boost water survival skills

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 908th Operations Group help a wingman into a 20-man life raft during a Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape training exercise at the Bell Road YMCA in Montgomery, Alabama, May 20, 2025. Water Survival Training, part of SERE training, prepares Airmen for escaping aircraft in the event of a potential water landing and surviving in maritime environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kamiyah Burks)

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908th Airmen boost water survival skills

U.S. Air Force Water Survival Training instructors and augmentees from the 908th Operations Support Squadron overturn a Shallow Water Egress Training chair at the Bell Road YMCA in Montgomery, Alabama, May 20, 2025. This water survival training ensures aircrew members are proficient in emergency procedures in the event of a real-world incident. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kamiyah Burks)

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