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  • With VPP, we've taken safety above and beyond

    The men and women of the Electronic Systems Center, whether military, civilian or support contractor, show they have what it takes to achieve mission excellence and make a real difference for our warfighters everyday. Every once in a while, however, we get an opportunity to really demonstrate our

  • Why is VPP important to you?

    The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Voluntary Protection Program is a proven program across industry that began in 1982. The program encourages companies to voluntarily go above and beyond promoting effective safety and health programs with the overriding objective of making safety a

  • Being good wingmen key to bystander intervention

    So just what is "bystander intervention?" Well it just might be the key to getting sexual assault out of our Air Force. In Fiscal Year 2008, the Air Force had 649 sexual assaults that were reported which represent an almost eight percent increase from Fiscal Year 2007 reports. While those numbers

  • No time for cutting corners

    The costs of reacting to workplace injuries and illnesses far exceed the costs to prevent them from happening in the first place. This mindset fosters communication, understanding and positive results by increasing support of safety and health systems, decreasing workplace safety and health hazards

  • A team approach to workplace safety, health

    The Voluntary Protection Program promotes effective workplace safety and health by emphasizing trust and cooperation among our organization's leaders, managers and team members. In the 554th Electronic Systems Wing, we wholeheartedly embrace the VPP concept. In many ways, VPP simply lends a name to

  • Going above, beyond for VPP is everyday business

    The Voluntary Protection Program has been explained as going above and beyond what is required for safety and doing more than just being in compliance. I would hope that for the safety and welfare of their workers, whether it be military, civilian or contractor, that organizations were already doing

  • Air Force Aide Society was there when we needed it

    Parenting a child with special needs has taken us on a most unexpected journey full of incredible difficulties and unprecedented joy. It's been almost five years since our son, Ryan, was born with a life threatening tumor in his heart. He was two days old when we learned he suffered from a genetic

  • Leadership… GO FOR IT!

    LEADERSHIP. You are currently in a position of leadership. It does not matter if you're an airman basic or a general officer, a general service grade-two employee or a senior executive. Regardless, you have the ability and in most cases, an obligation to lead. Now, I do not profess to be an expert

  • Club membership: building mentorship, heritage, camaraderie

    We tell each other that we've lost the art of mentorship. We complain that our Total Force Components don't understand each other. We opine that functional stovepipes isolate our junior officers and noncommissioned officers from the "Big Air Force Picture." We fail to celebrate or understand our own

  • Compliance is not just about the checklist

    Air Force Materiel Command's Unit Compliance Inspection is complete and the report is signed. Now, the 66th Air Base Wing Inspector General's Office is working on reporting 2008 status of findings and self-identified deficiencies for the base's self-inspection program. The goal for Hanscom units is