Knowledge Magazine January 2012

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by  U.S. Army Combat Readiness Center

ArmySafety
Thesafetyandwell-beingofeverySoldierisvitaltokeepingourArmythemostdecisive
landforceintheworld Sincefiscalyear2005,ourArmyhascontinuallyreduced
preventableaccidentsandlosses:afeatunprecedentedinour236-yearhistoryduringa
timeofwarandabsolutelycriticaltomaintainingourreadinessfortheNation. We
commendeachofyouforyourhardworkanddiligenceinmakingsafetyatop-priority.
Movingforwardintofiscalyear2012,ourfocusmustremainonkeepingourSoldiers
safeon-duty,butourprimarysafetyfocusshouldbepreventinglossesoff-duty. Our
LeadersandSoldiershavedoneanamazingjobinkeepingoneanothersafeonthe
job,especiallygiventhedemandsplacedonourforceingarrisonandintheater Off
duty,however,wecontinuetostrugglewithlossesresultingfromindisciplineandhigh
riskbehavior-particularlyonourNation'sroadwaysandspecificallyaccidentsinvolving
speed,failuretowearpersonalprotectiveequipmentorseatbelts,anddrivingunderthe
influence* Infiscalyear2011alone,motorcyclefatalitiesincreased21 percent,and
accidentsinprivatelyownedvehiclescontinuetoclaimfartoomanyofourSoldiers
liveseveryyear.
ArmyLeaders,atalllevels,mustgetbacktothebastesofenforcingstandardsand
reaffirmingtheprinciplethatSoldiershaveadutyandanobligationtostaysafe24/7,on
andoffduty. Wemustensuretheexamplewesetismorallyandethicallyright-when
Leadersfailtomaintainthestandardorlackdisciplinethemselves,theysetaclimateof
toleranceforriskybehaviorintheirsubordinates. Thisisunacceptableintoday'sArmy,
OurSoldiersdeservebetterfromtheLeaderstheytrust.
Thisyear,weaskthatyoulookinward-atyourpersonalleadershipandwithinyour
formations-tofindareasyoucanimproveuponforsafety. Communicateyour
expectationsclearlytoyoursubordinatesandupholdArmystandardsanddiscipline
personallyandconsistently.
WearegettingbetterasanArmy,andbyworkingtogethertodowhatweknowisright,
wewiltkeepevenmoreSoldierssafeIntheyearahead. Thankyouforstrivingevery
daytokeepourArmysafe. Together,weareTheStrengthoftheNation!
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SergeantMajoroftheArmy General,UnitedStatesArmy taryoftheArmy
ChiefofStaff
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FromtheDASAF 30OnThinIce
HellonWheels 34AmIaGoodDriver?
8SetUpforSuccess 36PuttingtheColdonHold
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16P—erformanceConsiderations DangerousSlopes
AsRequired 42TheIceCreamChaser
18OneRideTooMany 44AccidentBriefs
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PlanningisoneofthethingswedomostasLeaders weplanformissions,
trainingandanynumberofothereventsthroughouttheyear.Recent
accidentstatisticsshowwe'regettingbetterandbetteratplanningforrisk
aswell.Andifyouhaven'tstartedplanningforthehazardsyourSoldiers
mightfaceinthemonthsahead,thenewyearisaperfecttimetobegin.
Accidentreportsfrompast arenotimeforLeaderstolose timeframe,17Soldierswerekilledin
Januarysindicateseveralissues sightoftheirhigh-riskSoldiers.The motorcycleaccidentsoccurringin
Leadersshouldbefocusingon combinationofinclementweather JanuaryorFebruary.Thatnumber
withtheirSoldiers.Notsurprisingly, andriskydrivingbehaviorslike mightseemcounterintuitive
themostcriticalareaofconcern speeding,drinkinganddrivingand giventhegeneralperceptionthat
isprivatelyownedvehiclesafety. failuretowearseatbeltsisdeadlyany motorcycleridingisawarm-weather
From2007to2011,anaverageof timeofyear,butespeciallyinwinter activity.However,allbutoneofthose
nearlyfiveSoldiersdiedinPOV whenblackiceandotherhazards accidentshappened—intheDeep
crashesduringthefirstmonthofthe arecommononroadwaysacross SouthorSouthwest regionsthat
newyear.Althoughthatnumberis theUnitedStatesandoverseas. typicallyexperiencemildwinters
somewhatlowerthanwetypically Statisticsalsoshowthat andwherehundredsofthousands
experienceduringspringand motorcyclefatalitieshappenyear- ofSoldiersarestationed.Leaders
summer,thelastmonthsofwinter round.Duringthe2007-201 atinstallationsinmorecongenial
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LeadersshouldensureSoldiers theydoprovideafantasticstart
receivinggiftslikeweapons,ATVsor toeffectivesafetyprograms.
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alackoftrainingandexperience andmotorcyclesafety.TheFirearms
canresultindevastatingaccidents. SafetyTechniqueschallenge,an WILLIAMT.WOLF
ApproximatelyoneSoldierdied interactivetoolthatsimulates BrigadierGeneral,USA
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provides users with accident
hazard and control information
Understandably,everyoneinvolvedintheaccident and assists them in producing
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policeweretheretoo.Soldiersfrommyunitnotified can save, e-mail, edit or print
ourbattalion,andthesafetyofficershowedupshortly
thereafter.Itwasgoodtoseefamiliarfaces;something the worksheet.
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onhishandandleg,butotherwisehewasOK.Thankfully,
everyoneinvolvedintheaccidentwaswearingseatbelts.
Asanewdriver,Ilearnedavaluablelessonthatday:
Speedlimitsandtrafficsignsarethereforareason,soalways
obeythem.IthankGodIwasdrivingthespeedlimitandwas
alertenoughtoanticipatetheotherdriver'sactions.
Today,asasergeant,IalwaysstresstomySoldiersthat GRAT-Sisnowavailable
theyneedtodrivenotonlyforthemselves,butforotherson andallowsLeadersin
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Pages2-40through2-42ofthe
latesteditionoftheOH-58D
MaintenanceTestFlightChecklist
outlinetheprocedureforconductinganautorotationRPM
check.Thischeckhaschangedverylittle,ifatall,sinceIwenttothe
MaintenanceTestPilotCoursein1998.Itconsistsofconductinga
maneuverwhichplacestheaircraftinanautorotativestatesothe
autorotationRPMcanbemeasured.Themaintenancetestpilot
performsasimplemathematicalcalculation,takingintoaccount
boththeweightoftheaircraftandthedensityaltitude.TheMTP
thenadjuststhemainrotorpitchchangelinkstoachievethe
desiredRPMifacorrectionisrequired.It'snotrocketscience.
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thecross-countryflightfromFort
Carson,Colo.,totheNational
TrainingCenteratFortIrwin,
Calif.,whereweknewwewould
havetomakeanautorotation
RPMadjustmentduetothe
Asstatedearlier,thischeckhas relatedtothischeck.Ifyouare decreaseinaltitude.Before
notchangedsinceI'vebeenan anOH-58DMTP,pleasetake arrivingatBicycleLakeArmy
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theyfirststartedbuildingthe maneuver,weliketotellthe throttletotakethemeasurement.
OH-58D.However,themethod testpilotstosetthemselvesup Fortunately,theenginealways
oftrainingforthismaneuver forsuccess.Whatthismeansis respondedandIdidn'thaveto
haschangedforstudents toplanfortheworstduringthe attemptasuccessfultouchdown
goingthroughtheMTPC.The check.Donotassumetheengine autorotationtothedesertfloor.
DirectorateofEvaluationand isgoingtocomebacktolifeat Otherthanmyownpersonal
Standardizationhassomekey thebottomoftheautorotation lackofexperienceatthattime,
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and4,600poundswithafullbag
offuel.Touchdownautosare
conductedday-inandday-outon
theseaircraftwithoutincident.
Thecloseryoucangettothat
weight,thebetteryourchances
areatsurvivinganenginefailure.
Thethirdandfinalpieceof
advicedealswithheedingthe
secondwarningassociatedwith
thischeck.ThisrequirestheMTP
toselectanentryaltitudethat
allowsapowerrecoveryby500
feetabovegroundlevel.The
reasonforthiswarningshould
beobviousinthatitgivesthe
MTPtimetoplananautorotation
tothegroundintheeventofan
actualenginefailure.Itcould
alsoapplytoamistakeiftheMTP
forgottorollthethrottlebackon
beforeincreasingcollectiveto
establishaclimb.The"Throttle
Warning"messagewilldisplay
at400feetAGLifthethrottle
isbelow92percentthrottle
onlywhereatouchdown position.However,theMTP's
canbemadetoanimproved firstwarningindicationwill
landingarea,ifnecessary. mostlikelybetheLOWROTOR
Thesecondpieceofadvice audiowhenattemptingtoadd
goesouttothecurrently powertoestablishtheclimb
deployedMTPs.Thisonedeals priorto500feetAGL.Regardless,
What withtheweightoftheaircraft adheringtothewarningwill
this atthetimeofthemaneuver. giveyouthetimeyouneedto
MEANS Setyourselfupforsuccessby eitherfixthemistakeorconduct
isto reducingtheweightofthe asuccessfultouchdownauto.
PLAN FOR THE aircraftasmuchaspossible Applyingthesethreesimple
beforeyoudothischeck.That stepsmaysomedaykeepyou
WORST meanstakingtherocketsout fromdamaginganaircraft
during ofthelauncher,removingthe beyondrepairorevensave
Hellfiremissilesorpullingthat yourlife.Thisshouldbethe
the check. ammocanfullof.50caliber goalofeverypilot.Asmanyof
JJ rounds.Rememberalsothat youknow,CorpusChristiArmy
300poundsoffuelweighsthe Depot,Texas,isintheprocess
sameas300poundsofammo. ofbuildingmoreOH-58D
inthesouthmaintenancetest Ifyouareconductingageneral helicopters.Unfortunately,we
flightareaonFortRucker.This maintenancetestflight,tryto continuetodestroythemfaster
maneuverisnowtrainedinthe savethischeckforlastsoyou thantheycanrepopulatethe
trafficpatternatDothanRegional areaslightaspossiblewhen fleet.Onelastthing,evenifyou
Airportsothestudentpilotcan youdoit.Togiveyousome arenotanOH-58DMTP,this
aligntheaircraftwithanactual perspective,the"Slick"aircraft advicestillappliestoallaviators
runway.Here'syourfirstpieceof usedforcontacttrainingatFort conductinganytypeofpower-
advice:Conductthismaneuver Ruckerweighsbetween4,500 offmaneuver.Staysafe!
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