Description: Navy & Marine Corps aviation safety magazine.

While we can be encouraged by our efforts this past year, and the improving trends, we have to realize two things: past performance doesn’t guarantee future results and we need to do better. In 2003, the Secretary of Defense challenged us to reduce mishaps by 50 percent, then upped the target to 75 percent. We all know the goal is 100 percent. Every crew that gets airborne is supposed to return safely as planned—that is our goal. The Naval Safety Center team wants that to be the standard....

Description: Navy & Marine Corps aviation safety magazine.

While we can be encouraged by our efforts this past year, and the improving trends, we have to realize two things: past performance doesn’t guarantee future results and we need to do better. In 2003, the Secretary of Defense challenged us to reduce mishaps by 50 percent, then upped the target to 75 percent. We all know the goal is 100 percent. Every crew that gets airborne is supposed to return safely as planned—that is our goal. The Naval Safety Center team wants that to be the standard....

Description: Navy & Marine Corps aviation safety magazine.

While we can be encouraged by our efforts this past year, and the improving trends, we have to realize two things: past performance doesn’t guarantee future results and we need to do better. In 2003, the Secretary of Defense challenged us to reduce mishaps by 50 percent, then upped the target to 75 percent. We all know the goal is 100 percent. Every crew that gets airborne is supposed to return safely as planned—that is our goal. The Naval Safety Center team wants that to be the standard....

Description: Navy & Marine Corps aviation safety magazine.

While we can be encouraged by our efforts this past year, and the improving trends, we have to realize two things: past performance doesn’t guarantee future results and we need to do better. In 2003, the Secretary of Defense challenged us to reduce mishaps by 50 percent, then upped the target to 75 percent. We all know the goal is 100 percent. Every crew that gets airborne is supposed to return safely as planned—that is our goal. The Naval Safety Center team wants that to be the standard....

Description: Navy & Marine Corps aviation safety magazine.

While we can be encouraged by our efforts this past year, and the improving trends, we have to realize two things: past performance doesn’t guarantee future results and we need to do better. In 2003, the Secretary of Defense challenged us to reduce mishaps by 50 percent, then upped the target to 75 percent. We all know the goal is 100 percent. Every crew that gets airborne is supposed to return safely as planned—that is our goal. The Naval Safety Center team wants that to be the standard....

Description: Navy & Marine Corps aviation safety magazine.

While we can be encouraged by our efforts this past year, and the improving trends, we have to realize two things: past performance doesn’t guarantee future results and we need to do better. In 2003, the Secretary of Defense challenged us to reduce mishaps by 50 percent, then upped the target to 75 percent. We all know the goal is 100 percent. Every crew that gets airborne is supposed to return safely as planned—that is our goal. The Naval Safety Center team wants that to be the standard....