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Air Force Orders Review Of Aviation Safety

By Marc Selinger

Tuesday, May 8th, 2018

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Air Force Orders Review Of Aviation Safety

C-130. Photo: Air Force.

The U.S. Air Force plans to conduct a “safety review” of its aviation operations later this month to address a recent series of mishaps, including a WC-130H Hercules crash last week that killed nine airmen.Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein told all Air Force wings with flying and maintenance functions to finish the one-day review by May 21. “During the safety review, commander-led forums will gather feedback from airmen who execute the Air Force's flying operations and challenge airmen…

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