Mighty Ninety goes 365 days rollover-free

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  • By Staff Sgt. Mike Tryon
  • 90th Missile Wing Public Affairs
F.E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, Wyo. --  Congratulations are in order to the men and women of the Mighty Ninety for the recent achievement of surpassing 365 days, and counting, without a vehicle rollover.

"I've never been part of a unit that has gone this long without a rollover," said Col. Greg Tims, 90th Missile Wing commander. "My hat's off to the members of Warren; I appreciate the wing-wide effort it takes to make a streak like this happen. This record is not to be taken lightly. Keep up the good work!"

Reaching the one year mark is not only due to training and people being more vigilant in their jobs, but also to leadership, said Michael Woods, 90th Missile Wing Ground Safety manager.

"I attribute it to leadership, from the commander level to the Airmen level," Mr. Woods said. "Our training has improved, but that doesn't replace the leadership and experience our Airmen are receiving."

It's a base-wide effort, covering members from the 90th Maintenance Group, to the 90th Security Forces Group, to everyone in between, Mr. Woods said. As a wing, members drive just over nine million miles a year.

"Safe driving is a vital part of any dispatch, just as much as a pre-departure briefing, processing onto a site and doing the actual task itself," said Col. Eric Batway, 90th Maintenance Group commander. "Part of the MXG culture to enhance safe driving has been having supervisors, at all levels, in the review process for technician operational risk management variables and keeping track of ever-changing driving conditions, both in advance of trips and throughout the dispatch day."

"I'm extremely proud of the Airmen in the 90th SFG," said Col. Steve Miller, 90th SFG commander. "Their professionalism never ceases to impress me."

From the maintenance group's payload transporters and transporter erectors to the 90th Security Forces Group's police cars, and everything in between, it takes focus and diligence to ensure the current feat surpasses last year's record of 486 days.