P-8A Aviation Ground Mishap Reduction and the Ground Safety Task Force
Aviation ground mishaps (AGMs) are the largest and fastest-growing category of mishaps across naval aviation. These incidents are costly, dangerous and, all too often, preventable. On June 2, 2021, Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic (CNAL) Rear Adm. John Meier directed all East Coast squadrons to develop proactive processes for preventing these mishaps:
By Lt. Nick Skeen, VP-10
“The desired outcome is to fire synapses, generate discussion in our ready rooms and Maintenance spaces, accelerate the speed of learning and shift our response time to the left of these incidents/mishaps… in other words, I’m tired of sifting through the wreckage to learn, and I want us to take a more proactive turn on AGMs.”
>>> U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Class Austin Ingram
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