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Military Aviation Commission Advises Creation of Joint Safety Council to Advise Deputy Secdef

Military Aviation Commission Advises Creation of Joint Safety Council to Advise Deputy Secdef
Airmen prepare a T-38 Talon for takeoff at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., on September 4 last year. The T-38 has been one of the Air Force and Navy aircraft to have had issues with its Onboard Oxygen Generating System (Air Force Photo)

In response to the more than 6,000 U.S. noncombat military aviation accidents between 2013 and 2018, the National Commission on Military Aviation Safety (NCMAS) is recommending the creation of a Joint Safety Council to advise the deputy secretary of defense on safety issues. Led by safety officials from the military services, the council would establish military aviation safety standards, collect and analyze safety data, and develop safety priorities. "One of the reasons that the commission exists is that the answers…

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