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The U.S. Army Combat Readiness Center (USACRC) is a United States Army organization. The Army Safety Team provides safety and risk management expertise to the Army, DoD, and other agencies; develops, maintains and evaluates Army Safety policy and programs; and communicates relevant risk management information to Army Leaders for the preservation of our Soldiers, Civilians, Families and vital ...
Mid-air collision. In aviation, a mid-air collision is an accident in which two or more aircraft come into unplanned contact during flight. [1] Owing to the relatively high velocities involved and the likelihood of subsequent impact with the ground or sea, very severe damage or the total destruction of at least one of the aircraft usually results.
Fatigue is a major human factors issue in aviation safety. [1] The Fatigue Avoidance Scheduling Tool ( FAST) was developed by the United States Air Force in 2000–2001 to address the problem of aircrew fatigue in aircrew flight scheduling. [2] FAST is a Windows program that allows scientists, planners and schedulers to quantify the effects of ...
In road-transport terminology, a lane departure warning system ( LDWS) is a mechanism designed to warn the driver when the vehicle begins to move out of its lane (unless a turn signal is on in that direction) on freeways and arterial roads. These systems are designed to minimize accidents by addressing the main causes of collisions: driver ...
A fixed Data Capsule of VDR mounted on a container ship. Voyage data recorder, or VDR, is a data recording system designed for all vessels required to comply with the IMO 's International Convention SOLAS Requirements (IMO Res.A.861 (20)) in order to collect data from various sensors on board the vessel. It then digitizes, compresses and stores ...
One Station Unit Training. One Station Unit Training, sometimes referred to as One Site Unit Training, is a term used by the United States Army to refer to a training program in which recruits remain with the same unit for both Basic Combat Training (BCT) and Advanced Individual Training (AIT). Immediately following Basic Training, the unit ...
“The early version of ‘POV’ meant, ‘This is a video from my point of view,’” Morse tells TODAY.com. “That’s different from professional videos of yesteryear, seen from third-person ...
3 January. A United States Army Sikorsky Aircraft UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed near Tal Afar, Ninawa Governorate, Iraq. The aircraft, part of a two-Black Hawk helicopter team, was travelling between military bases when the accident occurred, resulting in 12 fatalities. [107] 10 January.