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Chief of Staff Team Excellence Award

## Fighter Wing Combat Safety Improvement Team

Award Cat: Team
Winner: AF

AFI 36-2805, para 3.5.5









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PROCESS: 52 FIGHTER WING COMBAT SAFETY IMPROVEMENT TEAM
- Mission: Enable ## FW & 17 GSU CCs to save lives, preserve mission capability, & accomplish combat role
- Background: Apr through Jun 08--## FW rated USAFE's worst for on-duty mishaps--drastic measures needed!
- Objective: Most improved AF/SE shop; 25-50% mishap reduction; no lost F-16, A-10, AMC, nuclear assets
-- Self-directed remodeling focused on SE transformational awareness vs transactional reporting requirements
-- Complete unit reorganization; CC, DO, Superintendent--Now mission based; all in same bldg--4 flight rooms
-- Ground, Flight, Weapons, Human Factors flights tasked with 'good-idea' & duties log; shop-wide inspections
-- Unit brainstorming sessions injected idea cross-flow; replicated data trend analysis over all four disciplines
- Design: Brain is innovative reforms; emergency mishap reporting criteria checklist & flipchart; SE 'bat-phone'
-- Heart is Spouse’s Safety Liaison program; SQ/CC-specific trend data analysis & briefings; gate spot checks
-- Muscle is public-affairs media blitz campaign; radio/TV, paper, signs/posters, login slide, tweeter, facebook
- Ground Safety (SEG): Developed thorough three tier inspection program; CCs get standardized unit SE insight
-- Built Saber Airmen Focused on Excellence and Responsibility task force--alcohol responsibility campaign
-- Redesigned FTAC SE brief; peers training per AF/SE Amn-to-Amn; real-world videos added--IG 'strength'
- Flight Safety (SEF): Customer-focused SEF quarterly meetings; enhanced risk education for difficult audience
-- Authored in-depth joint ## FW mishap response (MARE) plan; 152 page document for worst-case incident
-- Developed Unusual Occurrence Worksheet for mishap reporting; introduced cross-flow AMC coordination
- Weapons Safety (SEW): Built Unit Safety Representative (USR) manual--clarified AFMAN 91-201 guidance
-- Implemented local form for Dull Sword & Nuclear Capable Equipment (NCE) reporting--impacted accuracy
-- Standardized FW/GSU explosive arc maps; fixed explosive routing and 65 years of illegal violation waivers
- Human Factors (HF): Rewrote Local Area Brief; multimedia infusion; commences with Wing/CC kickoff brief
-- ## FW Operational Risk Management advisors; oversight of 32 hazard reports--mitigated operational impact
IMPACT AND RESULTS:
- Worst (#9/9) to first (#1/9) in USAFE on-duty mishaps--80% reduction from Aug 08 (15) through Apr 10 (3)
-- All mishaps reduced 37%; costs down 53%--$739K saved; return on investment 10:1; countless lives saved
-- 2009 Safety Superintendent and Flight Safety Representative Awards--USAFE Annual Award winning team!
-- AF culture assessment SE tool; documented behavioral shift--Zero '09 on-duty ground Class A or B mishaps!
- Ground Safety: On-duty reportable mishaps down 73%; $530,000 realized; increased spot inspections 120%
-- 2009 National SE Council Award of Excellence; ESOHCAMP 'outstanding performers'--findings down 84%
-- Procured driving simulators, $70K--enhanced FTAC training for European roadways, teens, manual driving
-- 2 x weekend bazaar DUI demos with driving simulators; live demo volunteers & SFS breathalyzer for effect
-- First in USAFE! Cyber-safety program; virus protection/malware/phishing vulnerabilities--No net fail since!
-- Energized Skid Monster Course; 1.1K student trained; doubled throughput from FY08; mishaps slashed 28%
-- Rotating base entry/exit vehicle display, labeled wrecks with accident info for in-your-face SE reality check
-- Designed traffic accident campaign--1st half FY10 down 13%--Unprecedented SF/JA stats collated for CCs
-- Coordinated 1K free vehicle winter inspections w/ European auto association; 2yr mishap trend down 38%
-- Briefed alcohol & mishap prevention at 2009 ## FW/CC calls--zero reportable mishaps over winter break!
-- FY09 DUI trend reduced by 20%--Delivered DUI/risk management briefs; 1516 FTAC/newcomers trained
-- Created post-accident driver's course; classroom training plus CBT to improve behavior; 30% fewer repeats
-- Hosted OSHA Fall Protection course for USAFE; 18 joint SE experts trained--Safer high altitude operations
-- 101 Critical Days of Summer redesign--Slogan competition; points for reduced accidents/DUIs; results TBD
-- Developed "one-stop" master entry plan review board--streamlined admin process/reduced man-hours 50%
-- Single unit 75% mishap reduction! Pushed 4x CE/SE work orders; $14K in Engine Test Cell improvements
- Flight Safety: Robust SEF program; ensured safety of 72 aircraft worth 1.49B; 11,000 combat/training flights
-- No ## FW Class A & only one Class B flight mishap in last 12 months; '09 flight mishap rates down40%!
-- Intensified BASH program; acquired $110k 'Scare Wars' cannon system--impacts down 30%from FY08!
-- New MARE used/tested on Class B incident--root cause found in under 24 hours--'first-ever' seen by NAF
-- Coordinated F-16 SE expert guest lecturer for quarterly flight SE meeting--fewest winter mishaps in 10 yrs
-- Briefed 22 FS & 23 FS pilots on post-deployment SEF threats--zero mishaps in post-return spinup sorties
-- Negotiated with OSS to improve flightline driver's training--runway violations reduced 50% since FY08
-- Held local national pilots summit to reduce near midairs; zero '09 hazardous traffic reports--UCI 'strength'
-- Devised new mishap response kit; above & beyond recommended list--lauded by USAFE/SEF during SAV
-- National Airborne Operations Center presidential support--risk reduced during two week ash-cloud divert
-- Created SEF Maintenance 'Well Done Award'--improved inter-group cohesion--results seen in drawdown
-- Provided 24/7 SE presence during ORE/ORIs; increased SEF spot inspections by 130%--all IG 'strengths'
- Weapons Safety: 7 ‘Outstanding’ USAF Nuclear Surety Plaques; no Nuclear Surety Inspection SEW findings
-- Performed review of over 300 compensatory measures for French-designed WWII Munitions Storage Area
-- Prepped 702 MUNSS for NSI--SEW "Excellent"--7 of 8 maintenance areas rated "Excellent/Outstanding"
-- Monitored build-up, delivery, and upload on aircraft of 87 live bombs for pre-deployment aircrew training
-- Managed GSU Explosive Site Plans (ESP)--four licenses issued/87+ ESPs validated at four MUNSS units
-- Scrutinized 4xMUNSS, fixed D8 map/local guidance/site plans--quarterly inspection prep TDYs to GSUs
- Human Factors: #1 USAFE Human Factors (HF) program! MAJCOM "Best Practice"; ORI “Outstanding”
-- Realigned HF under SE; re-routed every SE mishap investigation HF review; taught 50 HF classes to 1K+
-- HF findings in investigations guided trng focus; cut on-duty mshp rates from highest to lwst in cmnd in 1 yr!
-- Spearheaded 32 critical ORM assessments; CCs educated on risk options--Saved MILCON project $150M
-- Led high-vis dental bus report; identified 14 ORM solutions; enabled dental care for 411 MUNSS airmen
-- Analyzed ORE schedules for fatigue risk; built no-cost contingency dorms program; no ORE/ORI mishaps
- 52 CPTS/FMA, DSN 314-452-5826, validated savings, resource calculations & safety statistics data sources
SUSTAINMENT AND STANDARDIZATION:
- Basewide: Initial results sustained--3 month total on-duty mishaps down 77%; 12 month total reduced 49%
-- Continuous involvement in long-lasting projects w/ Civil Engineering squadron for base SE risk reductions
-- Worked with airfield management; removed pond/tree on flight path--permanently reduced wildlife threat
-- Led effort to shield perimeter road from jet blast; blast fencing installed--MSA hazard warning signs built
-- Unit specific SE briefings; SE 'item-of-day', weekly standup briefs, monthly CC grams--Now sustained ops
-- Designed new user-friendly SE accident statistics spreadsheet; resultant briefs continuously attacks trends
-- American Forces Network & SE hosts bi-weekly radio show discussing safety issues; thousands reached!
-- Driving sims at both base bazaars; effects-based demo drew largest crowd; DUI breathalyzer 'made it real'
- Command: USAFE/SE annual conference guest speaker—mishap reduction & program construct to 13 bases
-- Implemented SEF, SEW, SEG community of practice websites; consolidated info--USAFE ORI 'Strength'
-- Initiated Army Corps of Engineers study of Munitions Storage Area--proposals double long-term capability
-- Developed SE job description training for 650+ local national employees; promoted international relations
-- Handpicked by USAFE to conduct SAVs to cross-pollinate European bases with ## FW ideas & programs
-- Established Command-wide e-mail group for 'best-practice' program sharing between 13 Chiefs of Safety
- Beyond: Traffic safety program, 'Skid Monster' budget elements being pursued at USAFE/SE & AF/SE level
-- Coordinated with German skydiving company; built long-term plan--mitigated jumper/aircraft mishap risks
-- Joint! Educated leaders at Tri-Service SE conference on driving programs; USAREUR/SE now instituting
-- Briefed six DVs (including AF/SE, dep SECAF) on SE initiatives; driver SE program, simulator & results
-- Recommendations made four changes to F-16 engine TOs; revised pilot training syllabus--validated efforts
-- Processed 23 Dull Swords--concise reporting ensured critical surety issues passed to HAF--fixes enroute!
-- Sent 83 total Explosive Site Plans to AF SE Center for permanent approval--sustained risk documentation
-- Wrote Nuclear Certified Equipment program SUP91-101,103--replicated in PACAF, AETC, USAFE AFIs
-- Global effect with personnel, equipment, information & site survey safety exchanges with eleven countries:
-- Romania, Hungary, Uganda, Ethiopia, Moldova, Egypt, Macedonia, Netherlands, Poland, Bulgaria, Turkey!


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