Safety officers involved in more than safety

By Bob Meloche, Safety Manager, Eisenhower Army Medical CenterJanuary 3, 2019

Urban operations training
1 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Trainees from 50th Infantry Regiment at Fort Benning, Ga., conduct urban operations training, July 13, 2018. Soldiers practiced clearing rooms, securing courtyards and moving between buildings in a complex urban environment while utilizing infantry ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
OC spray
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Lethality demonstration
3 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – An Interim Armored Vehicle "Stryker" and AH-64 Apache helicopters with Battle Group Poland, move to secure an area during a lethality demonstration for exercise Puma 2 with Battle Group Poland at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, June 15, 2018 as ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Cannons during 1812 Overture
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Land navigation
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Cadet field training
6 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Cadets from U.S. Army Military Academy, West Point, N.Y., go through field training during their annual summer training. New cadets go through Cadet Basic Training, second year cadets go through Cadet Field Training and the two upper classes undergo... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Honorable carry ceremony
7 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Transfer cases, containing the remains of what are believed to be U.S. service members lost in the Korean War, line the bay of a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during an honorable carry ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
EOD training exercise
8 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Air Force and Army medics with Joint Communication Support Element and 5th General Support Aviation Battalion, hoist a medical manikin onto a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., July 2, 2018. The two units trained alongs... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Low crawl
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Ranger Wall
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Advanced marksmanship training
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New OSUT trainees
12 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Initial Entry Trainees arrive at Fort Benning, Ga., July 13, 2018, for the first day of the 22-week One Station Unit Training extension pilot program. The new OSUT program will include expanded weapons training, increased vehicle-platform familiariza... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Modern Pentathlon Masters World Championship
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Connecting with the community
14 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Soldier hands out candy to a group of kids during a patrol in their village along the demarcation line outside Manbij, Syria, July 14, 2018. The U.S. and Turkey began conducting independent, coordinated patrols to help reinforce the safety and... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Wreath-Laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
15 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers from the U.S. Army Honor Guard support an Army Full Honors Wreath-Laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier hosted by Gen. Koji Yamazaki, chief of staff, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force; at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., July 1... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Fire suppression
16 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, provide fire suppression after the breach at a local support-by-fire position at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Aug. 3, 2018. The exercise is part of an overall tra... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Airborne training
17 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Paratroopers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, prepare to jump out of an Illinois Air National Guard C-130 Hercules out of Peoria Air National Guard Base, Peoria, Ill., while conducting airborne trai... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Combined arms breach
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Cadet Summer Training
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Hostile enemy demonstration
20 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army Soldiers with 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, demonstrate searching a hostile enemy for new members of the Djiboutian army crisis response unit, at a site outside Djibouti City, June 25, 2018. U.S. Army Africa, U.S. Africa ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Deployment Readiness
21 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division pull security around a helicopter landing zone at Fort Bragg, N.C., July 17, 2018. The 82nd Airborne Division conducted this Deployment Readiness Exercise to assess and develop rapid respo... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Changing of the Guard
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Joint air assault mission exercise
23 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, exit a Georgia Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during an air assault mission exercise with German soldiers during Noble Partner at Vaziani Air Strip, Georgia, July 30, ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Leader development physical training
24 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers with the 25th Infantry Division, participate in a leader development physical training event on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, June 25, 2018. The purpose of the event is to build the Warrior field-grade team, develop adaptive and agile leaders,... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Multinational live-fire exercise
25 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – An infantryman with 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, takes cover before advancing on an enemy bunker during a live-fire exercise at Vaziani Training Area, Ga., Aug. 3, 2018. Noble Partner 2018 is a cooperatively-led exercise between the Georgian A... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Demolition training
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Combat Support Training Exercise
27 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army Reserve Soldier with 376th Engineer Firefighter Detachment, pulls himself from a confined space familiarization tube during a Combat Support Training Exercise at Fort McCoy, Wis., Aug. 13, 2018. The CSTX is a large-scale training event wh... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Combined arms live-fire exercise
28 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers assigned to 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, begin the movement phase during a combined arms live-fire exercise at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Aug. 9, 2018. The exercise is to maintain combat readiness in preparation... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
International static line parachute training
29 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army paratroopers run toward the X with their MC-6 parachutes during Leapfest 2018 at West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 5, 2018. Leapfest is the largest, longest standing, international static line parachute training event and competition hosted by the ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
AT4 Rocket Launcher
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Artillery gunnery
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Presidential Salute Battery
32 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A Soldier assigned to the Presidential Salute Battery, 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), keeps count during a blank fire crew drill at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Aug. 21, 2018. As part of the five-men staff, the counter ha... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Rope rescue course
33 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Members of the West Virginia National Guard Army Interagency Training Education Center (AITEC) participate in a rope rescue course at the Hobet mine site in Madison, W.V. The week-long course trains Soldiers on proper rope rescue techniques including... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Combat readiness
34 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers assigned to 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, begin the movement phase during a combined arms live-fire exercise at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Aug. 9, 2018. The exercise is part of an overall training progression in ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Diver fitness challenge
35 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A team of U.S. Army Soldiers carry a Zodiac rigid inflatable boat during one of the events of the 74th Engineer Dive Detachment's diver fitness challenge at Kuwait Naval Base, Kuwait, Aug. 31, 2018. The events of the diver fitness challenge are not e... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Making final adjustments
36 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – An infantryman assigned to 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 40th Infantry Division, makes final adjustments to his M2010 sniper weapon system before venturing into the rocky Pohakuloa Training Area for snipers' concealed movement techniques trainin... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Weapons squad leader
37 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A weapons squad leader with 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, prepares to move his squad forward during a combined arms live-fire exercise at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Aug. 3, 2018. The exercise is part of an overall trainin... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Obedience Course
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39 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – South Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers with the 1053rd Transportation Company assist a family that was trapped inside their vehicle during the early morning hours as a result of flood waters on the roadway in Hamer, S.C., Sept. 18, 2018. Approx... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Operations in Iraq
40 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment, supported Iraqi army operations with artillery fires from their M777A2 Howitzers, Aug. 12, 2018. They are are currently deployed to Iraq in support of Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve workin... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Sling load exercise
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Changing of the Guard
42 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sentinels assigned to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), conduct a Changing of the Guard ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Sept. 9, 2018. The Tomb of th... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle
43 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A Soldier guides a M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle during an exercise at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, Aug. 23, 2018. The Next-Generation Combat Vehicle Cross-Functional Team is slated to release a request for proposal for the Optionally-Manned Fi... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Mock aircraft
44 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A child of a 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) Soldier prepares to execute pre-jump commands at a mock aircraft Aug. 29, during the 10th Annual Kid's Q-Course, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The Kid's Q-Course was created in 2008 in order to allow... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Foot patrol in Afghanistan
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One Station Unit Training
46 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Initial Entry Trainees arrive at Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment on Fort Benning, Ga., July 13, 2018 for the first day of the 22-week One Station Unit Training extension pilot program. The new OSUT program will include expanded we... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Medal of Honor Ceremony
47 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – The Shurer family after the Medal of Honor Ceremony in honor of former U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ronald J. Shurer II at the White House in Washington, D.C., Oct. 1, 2018. Shurer was awarded the Medal of Honor for actions while serving as a senior medical ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Hall of Heroes Ceremony
48 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Staff Sgt. Ronald J. Shurer II is inducted into the Hall of Heroes during a ceremony at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Oct. 2, 2018. Shurer was awarded the Medal of Honor, Oct. 1, 2018, for actions while serving a senior medical sergeant with the ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Combat training exercise
49 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Special Forces Soldiers, assigned to 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) conduct a combat training exercise at the Nevada Test and Training Range near Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Aug. 28, 2018. The purpose of this training is to provide U.S. Air Fo... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Carl Gustaf 84mm weapon system
50 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, engaged targets with the Carl Gustaf 84mm weapon system in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 8, 2018 during Saber Junction 18. Exercise Saber Junction 18 is a U.S. Army Europe-directed exercise designed... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Assemble an M9 handgun
51 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers assigned to 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, assembles an M9 handgun during the weapon skills lane of a spur ride, Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, Sept. 7, 2018. The spur ride is a time-honored cavalry tradition tha... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Loading rounds
52 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Armor crewmen assigned to 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, load Sabot rounds onto a M1 Abram Tank during a pre-deployment training exercise at Fort Hood, Texas, Aug. 18. Sabot rounds work like a basic arrow by penetrating armor... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Mine Clearing Line Charge
53 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – An Assault Breacher Vehicle launches an inert Mine Clearing Line Charge with 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, during obstacle reduction training at Fort Hood, Texas. The training included plowing and proofing the lane followed b... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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54 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Members of the Florida National Guard's Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, High Yield Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package team clear debris from the roadway in an effort to reach communities impacted by Hurricane Michael throughout th... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Rush to a hasty fighting position
55 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Cavalry Regiment and deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force -- Operation Inherent Resolve rush to a berm to establish a hasty fighting position during a live-fire training exercise near Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, S... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Clearing a building
56 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers assigned to 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, prepare to clear a building during a combined arms live-fire exercise at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Aug. 9, 2018. The exercise is part of an overall training progression ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Gas, gas, gas
57 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers with 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, endure a CS gas attack at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., Aug. 17, 2018, putting their chemical, biological, radiological and ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Rowing a zodiac boat
58 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Paratroopers assigned to 37th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, row a zodiac boat during Blood on the Water competition at Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 7, 2018. Events ranged from a water craft landing, breaching and clearing of wire obs... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Javelin anti-tank missile
59 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Cavalry Regiment and deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force -- Operation Inherent Resolve, fires a Javelin anti-tank missile near Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 26, 2018. The Javelin was a part of a live-fire, re... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Engaging opposing forces
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Army Astronauts
61 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Army astronauts Col. Andrew "Drew" Morgan and Lt. Col. Anne McClain, both from the astronaut class of 2013, prepare to be promoted while underwater following required training in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory at the Sonny Carter Training Facility i... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Urban combat training
62 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Special Operations and members of the Tajik Armed Forces participated in a Joint Combined Exchange Training program in the vicinity of Dushanbe, Tajikistan, Aug. 27 to Sept. 10, 2018. The exercise consisted of weapons familiarization, medical, and re... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
OC spray
63 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A military police officer with the 545th Military Police Company, U.S. Army Alaska, is sprayed with oleoresin capsicum while conducting familiarization training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 9, 2018. All security forces and militar... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Special Forces Combat Diver Qualification Course
64 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers attending the Special Forces Combat Diver Qualification Course at the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center practice skills needed to perform amphibious infiltration, June 7, 2018, Key West, Fla. Green Beret combat divers are assi... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Tactical movement
65 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers with the 173rd Airborne Brigade, move tactically across a field during Saber Junction 18 live fire exercise at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Sept. 10, 2018. Saber Junction 18 is the 173rd Airborne Brigade's combat training center certification ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Live-fire exercise in Egypt
66 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S Army Soldiers assigned to 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, bound toward an objective during a rehearsal for a combined live-fire exercise near Alexandria, Egypt, Sept. 10, 2018. The 155th ABCT is in the Arab Republic of Egypt taking part in Ex... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Hurricane Florence recovery efforts
67 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A Soldier with the 57th Sapper Company (Rough Terrain), 27th Engineer Battalion cuts through a guard rail using an exothermic cutting torch. Elements of the 27th Engineer Battalion are assisting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the recovery effort... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Welcome Home
68 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Friends, family, leaders and fellow Soldiers came to Fort Drum to welcome home Soldiers who went to support the Army's response to Hurricane Florence. The company had deployed for approximately two weeks to support hurricane relief efforts in North a... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Rangers In Action
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Mountain Warfare Training
70 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A Special Forces Soldier with Operational Detachment Alpha conducts a tyrolean traverse over an 80-foot gorge, aboard Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif., July 23, 2018. Any special operations force element that comes to... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Missile live fire
71 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – 3rd Cavalry Regiment troopers conduct a Javelin anti-tank missile live fire while deployed to Iraq, Oct. 4, 2018. The 3rd Cavalry Regiment is deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, working by, with and through the Iraqi Security Forces an... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Squad movement tactics
72 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – An infantry squad leader assigned to 155th Infantry Regiment, 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, discusses squad movement tactics with Jordanian soldiers during small arms training, near Alexandria, Egypt, Sept. 15, 2018. The 155th ABCT is in the Ara... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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73 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Paratroopers assigned to the 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, row Zodiac boats across Fort Bragg's McKellar's Pond on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 in commemoration of the 74th anniversary of the WWII W... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Simulated battlefield
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Invictus Games
75 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Retired U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Kacer competes in the IF2 shot put event at the 2018 Invictus Games in Sydney, Australia. Kacer was able to complete some impressive throws which secured his silver medal in the event. Invictus Games is an interna... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Security detail
76 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Soldier assigned to 2nd Cavalry Regiment, pulls security at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Oct. 17, 2018. Dragoon Ready is a 7th Army Training Command/Joint Multinational Readiness Center led exercise desig... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Demolitions training
77 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Paratroopers from 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, observe as a door-breaching charge detonates, Nov. 6, 2018, on Fort Bragg, N.C. Engineers conducted the demolitions training to keep their breaching skills current and ensure the batt... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
74th anniversary of Waal River Crossing
78 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Paratroopers compete against each other during the 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion's commemoration of the 74th anniversary of the Waal River Crossing, Oct. 3, 2018, at Fort Bragg, N.C. The paratroopers were competing to cross the lake five times in... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
High Mobility Rocket Artillery System
79 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A High Mobility Rocket Artillery System fires an M31 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System during exercise Black Oryx, in Amman, Jordan, Oct. 24, 2018. Black Oryx is an annual bilateral exercise, is designed to strengthen relationships and military ca... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Drill Team
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Expert Field Medical Badge
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Move and maneuver
82 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers from 1-151 Infantry Battalion complete their live fire training exercise at Joint Readiness Training Center in Fort Polk, La. This training requires Soldiers to be able to move and maneuver as a team using live fire rounds. The JRTC has an ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Ceremony honoring the troops
83 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A Soldier with the 25th Aviation Regiment embraces his family at a ceremony honoring the troops prior to their deployment at Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii, Jun. 5, 2018. The 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment will support Operation Freedom's Senti... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Hurricane Michael Recovery
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Master gunner
85 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – An M1 Abrams Tank master gunner, assigned to Task Force Raider, performed a remote-fire procedure, to ensure the tank's proper functions at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, Nov. 6. Since first coming into service in 1980, the M1 Abrams tank has b... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Ruck march in honor of POW
86 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – More than 200 Soldiers from the 1st Cavalry Division stepped off on a 18.64 mile ruck march at 5 a.m. in honor of Chaplain Emil Kapaun, an Army chaplain who was forced to march 87 miles to a prisoner of war camp during the Korean war in 1950. The ann... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Zodiac boats
87 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Green Berets assigned to 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), high carry zodiac boats during a company team-building event, Oct. 30, 2018, at Fort Carson, Colo. The team building events, which included a ruck march, boat carries, a river run, and a ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
President George H.W. Bush
88 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. service members transfer the remains of former President George H.W. Bush at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Dec. 03, 2018. Military and civilian personnel assigned to Joint Task Force-National Capital Region provided ceremonial and civil affairs suppo... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Indirect fire infantrymen
89 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Army indirect fire infantrymen assigned to 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, operate the M121 120 mm mortar system during live-fire training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 19, 2018. During the live... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
M31 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System
90 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A High Mobility Rocket Artillery System fires an M31 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System during exercise Black Oryx, in Amman, Jordan, Oct. 24, 2018. Black Oryx, an annual bilateral exercise, is designed to strengthen relationships and military capa... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Javelin anti-tank missile
91 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Soldier assigned to the 3rd Cavalry Regiment and deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force -- Operation Inherent Resolve, fires a Javelin anti-tank missile near Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 26, 2018. The Javelin was a part of a live-fire... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Aerial extraction
92 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Cavalry Regiment and deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force -- Operation Inherent Resolve, await aerial extraction via CH-47 Chinook during an aerial response force live-fire training exercise in Iraq, Oct. 31, ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
U.S. and Turkish Soldiers carry a simulated casualty
93 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. and Turkish Soldiers carry a simulated casualty to a helicopter during rehearsals at Gaziantep, Turkey, Oct. 13, 2018. The rehearsal allowed the two countries to strengthen joint tactics before engaging in combined joint patrols outside Manbij, ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Joint training in Kenya
94 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Paratroopers provide emergency medical care to a simulated casualty during a live-fire exercise alongside British paratroopers, Nov. 16, 2018, in Kenya, Africa, as part of Operation Askari Storm. Paratroopers with 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Combatives demonstration
95 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A Soldier participates with Polish Soldiers for a combatives demonstration in Boleslawiec, Poland, Nov. 9, 2018. The 91st Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, has participated in a number of joint activi... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Afghanistan terrain
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75th Ranger Training in Hawaii
97 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army Rangers assigned to Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, walk back to the equipment turn-in point on the beach following a helocast insertion at Bellows Air Force Station, Hawaii, Nov. 14, 2018. 25th Infantry Division Lightni... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Patrol brief
98 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Soldiers gather for a brief during a combined joint patrol rehearsal in Manbij, Syria, Nov. 7, 2018. Continued assistance to partner forces is essential for setting conditions for regional stability. The Coalition and its partners remain united ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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99 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A U.S. Army M1A1 Abrams tank crew from 2nd Battalion 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division maneuver to position their tank in advance of their next mission during exercise Combined Resolve XI in Hohenfels, Germa... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Flooding
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Snowshoeing
101 / 101 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Students in Cold-Weather Operations Course 19-01 practice snowshoeing, Dec. 6, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The course is 14 days long and includes training in a wide range of cold-weather subjects, including skiing and snowshoe training, using the ahki... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

Bob Meloche

Safety Manager

Eisenhower Army Medical Center

I frequently get asked to comment on the role of a Safety professional in health care. Allow me to offer some insight.

Safety is a different issue in health care, as compared to general industry. In the general industry, Occupational Health and Safety Administration compliance is king, and takes most of the efforts of the safety professional to ensure compliance. That isn't the situation in health care. While OSHA compliance is still important, it doesn't take nearly as much of the safety professional's efforts as Life Safety does. The main reason why is you have patients that are non-ambulatory and incapable of self-preservation in the hospital in the event of a fire. You also have 5 or 6 different agencies (Joint Commission, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, MEDCOM, Rodriguez Army Health Clinic, Fort Gordon fire inspector) that expect you to comply with the National Fire Protection Association 101 Life Safety Code, and they frequently inspect our facilities

The whole concept of Life Safety pertains to getting out of the building alive if it is on fire. In other words, the Life Safety Code is primarily (but not wholly) building oriented. This translates to the Safety professional working hand in hand with the hospital facilities management team. This way, if the Safety professional needs assistance in changing something at DDEAMC, he/she already has a certain built-in cooperation because the facility person is directly involved with the Safety Office.

The Safety professional is a person who is often seen walking though departments and clinics, ensuring visibility with Eisenhower Army Medical Center's staff. The Safety professional builds a positive relationship with others, ensuring they are seen as a resource, not a hindrance.

Construction, renovation and maintenance activities often compromise life safety codes. Fire suppression systems are temporarily taken off line, resulting in the need for a fire watch, or fire exits doors may be blocked, causing the rerouting of egress paths.

Safety professionals ensure patient, staff and contractor safety -- and fulfill TJC compliance requirements -- through a comprehensive an interim life safety measures program that compensates for deficiencies.

In a complete life cycle approach, we assess the risks to life safety, and train our staff and contractor personnel. We study every phase to identify hazards and determine preventive measures. Throughout the project, we audit life safety procedures to verify compliance with both TJC policies and your own standards.

The world of hospital safety is constantly changing, whether it's complying with new requirements from CMS and The Joint Commission, being ready for a natural disaster, or dealing with violence in the emergency department, EAMC Safety provides assets and knowledge designed to assist in reducing risk, ensure regulatory compliance, and train the staff.

Ask any hospital safety manger who's recently gone through a survey from The Joint Commission what will they do next, and the answer will certainly be simple and to the point: Prepare for the next one.