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NAVSAFECOM Ensures Safe Diving Fleetwide
August 3, 2022
— Divers across the naval enterprise will be safer, thanks in part to thorough assessments by the Naval Safety Command (NAVSAFECOM), resulting in an update to diving operations and maintenance by Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)...
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Blog: Summer Loading and CALA Operations
August 2, 2022
— Inclement weather can have various effects on ordnance handling operations. The NATOPS Conventional Weapons Handling Procedures Manual (NAVAIR-00-80T-103) mentions “Rain, snow, sleet, hail and other types of precipitation will impact the safe handling of ordnance.” The manual goes into greater detail on lightning, thunderstorms and high winds, explaining the limits and whether or not to cease ordnance handling evolutions...
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Blog: Preventing Heat Stress on the Flight Line
July 25, 2022
— Sailors and Marines often work in hazardous environments at their duty stations. Military aviation operations are some of the most dangerous with propellers spinning, jet exhaust blowing, high-powered electrical and radar systems, high-pressure air, high noise, numerous different types of hazardous chemicals required to maintain aircraft and numerous pieces of support equipment constantly moving around work areas. To help protect Sailors and Marines from these hazards, the Navy has required the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) while supporting aviation operations...
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Naval Safety Command Gets New Commander
July 22, 2022
— Naval Safety Command (NAVSAFECOM) held a change of command ceremony at Naval Air Station Oceana today where Rear Adm. Christopher M. Engdahl relieved Rear Adm. F.R. “Lucky” Luchtman as the 58th commander of the Navy’s top safety organization...
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The 50 1/2 Critical Days of Summer - A Mid-Term Report Card
July 21, 2022
— As we crossed the mid-semester point of the 101 Critical Days of Summer, we took a snapshot of how well − or not well − the naval services scored during their off-duty time. While it appears we are on track for an overall passing grade, making the “Dean’s Honor Roll” would be a stretch. We’ve already lost 16 Sailors and Marines in these first 50 1/2 days, which is 16 too many. ...
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Blog: The Importance of Wearing PPE Even in a Hot Environment
July 18, 2022
— When working in hot and humid environments, using required personal protective equipment (PPE) can quickly become uncomfortable and bothersome. Often, personnel will remove their PPE, especially in hot climates, while sanding and painting an aircraft due to this discomfort. The removal of PPE is a dangerous practice. Not wearing required PPE can possibly lead to serious occupational hazards...
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Blog: 101 Days of Summer - Mobile Facilities Edition
July 13, 2022
— The Marine Corps’ ability to support expeditious repairs on Intermediate (I) level repair maintenance assets relies on having capabilities in every place forces are deployed. Many components and test equipment in the “I-level” maintenance department must be maintained, tested and operated in a controlled environment, free from debris and the harsh elements we encounter. Whether it be in the dry desert, humid tropical jungle or salty coastal locations, we must accomplish the mission. Using Mobile Facilities (MFs) allows us to make these repairs in those climates and locales...
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Blog: A Teacher Becomes the Student
July 8, 2022
— We had just finished our sixth week of deployment and were reenergized after four days of liberty in Greece. It was the middle of the afternoon on a day just like any other and we were preparing to move a helicopter in the hangar for maintenance. We got our move crew together, which encompassed a team of qualified personnel except for one Sailor who would be under instruction (U/I). Even though I had only been qualified for two weeks, I assumed I was up to the task of ensuring he performed the job correctly...
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Blog: Hazards of Lightning Strikes in Aviation
June 23, 2022
— Lightning is a well-known but poorly understood weather phenomenon. While the specifics are still a mystery, the general idea is that collisions between particles causes them to ionize. Lighter particles, such as ice crystals, become positively charged and are lifted by updrafts toward the tops of a cloud or storm cell. Heavier particles, like graupel and hail, gain a negative charge and remain around the bottom and middle of the cloud because they are harder to lift. This allows for a charge separation, which along with the atmosphere’s resistance to a free flow of current, satisfies the two main conditions necessary for lightning to occur. An aircraft flying through the atmosphere is also colliding with particles, ionizing the air and becoming potentially attractive to lightning “leaders” – the initial stages of a lightning strike...
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Naval Safety and Environmental Training Center Visits USS George H. W. Bush
May 24, 2022
— Instructors from Naval Safety and Environmental Training Center (NSETC) recently delivered the Safety Programs Afloat course to 68 prospective divisional safety petty officers aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77)...
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