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MACDILL AFB SAFETY BRIEF

Maj Jesse Hernandez6 AMW, MacDill AFB, FL

Chief, Flight Safety828-2380, jesse.hernandez@macdill.af.mil

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Flying Background

E-3 AWACS

• Elmendorf AFB, AK (Anchorage)

• Tinker AFB, OK (Oklahoma City)

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Flying Background

C-37 / Gulfstream V

• MacDill AFB, FL

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Responding to Off-Base MishapsResponding to Off-Base Mishaps

Involving Military AircraftInvolving Military Aircraft

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USAF Mishaps

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Need for Preparedness

Accidents HappenUSAF Destroyed A/C per Year

•FY02 – 19 (22 fatalities)

•FY03 – 22 (10 fatalities)

•FY04 – 11 (13 fatalities)

•FY05 – 12 (12 fatalities)

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Mishaps Across the Board

DoD Class A Mishaps (Army, Navy, AF)

•FY03 – 85

•FY04 – 63

•FY05 – 76

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What do you do?

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Mishap Response Priorities

NotificationSurvivor rescue / Fire suppressionSecuring Mishap Site / Handoff to

military respondersTraffic / Crowd ControlRecovery of remainsPreservation of EvidenceWreckage Disposition

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Military Mishap Considerations

Ejection seat vs. Non-ejection seat A/C• Potential for survivors/casualties

Hazardous Munitions / Ordnance Toxic Fumes• Hydrazine / Composite Materials

3 W’s

• Weather

• Woods

• Wildlife

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Hazardous Munitions / Ordnance

Avon ParkBulletsBombs/MissilesChaff/Flares

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MC-130 Chaff/Flare in Action

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Toxic Fumes

Hydrazine (F-16)

Composite Materials

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Case Studies

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Case Studies

T-38, Wichita Falls, TX, May 1995

U-2, Sacramento, CA Aug 1996

F-117, Glenn L Martin State Airport, MD Sep 1997

F-16, Avon Park, FL Nov 2000

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Questions

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EMT Job Security

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Thank You