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32d AAMDC exceeds in safety
32d Army Air and Missile Defense Command was awarded the Division Level Army Exceptional Organization Safety Award (AEOSA) for fiscal year 18 on June 18, 2019 at their headquarters building.
“I am proud to be here today to present this award,” said Command Sgt. Maj. Michael A. Grinston, the United States Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) command sergeant major. “32d AAMDC has a wonderful reputation and I am honored. Winning the safety award is a big deal and I want to commend you.”
The AEOSA is a Department of the Army unit safety award given each FY to the division, brigade, battalion and garrison (or equivalent) with the most effective overall safety program.
“This means you all are actually saving each other lives,” Grinston added. “There are a lot of bad things in the world that can kill you. So, we don’t need to do it to ourselves.”
With 32d’s aggressive safety policies and initiatives, the unit succeeded by incorporating training, standards and discipline in congruence with the commander’s safety philosophy.
This guidance outlines the criticality of good stewardship, safeguarding Soldiers and preventing mishaps that directly impacts global readiness.
“32d’s safety improvement is the result of deliberate action and focus,” said Capt. Benjamin Detrempe, the current safety director for 32d AAMDC. “Statistics didn’t get better by accident, it was due to the emphasis on safety that leaders had at all levels. We remain committed to keeping this trend by identifying both on and off duty hazards within our formations and giving our Soldiers the tools to keep themselves safe and still do their jobs.”
The command achieved a "meets or exceeds requirements" rating from FORSCOM auditors in individual component assessments, resulting in a passing score from the command’s safety officer.
“I’m proud of the rating we received,” Detrempe energetically added. “We did so well! It speaks volumes of both the impact of the involved senior leadership of Brig. Gen. Christopher Spillman and now Brig. Gen. Clement Coward Jr. and their staffs’ emphasis on safety.”
The Risk Management Information System, which summarizes accident data, showed zero accidents from 32d and its units during Roving Sands 18.
“The message was received down to the lowest level,” Detrempe continued. “All of the individuals and first line leaders are aware that a difference was really made by applying the safety and risk mitigation to training and missions that they do on a daily basis.”
To ensure safety is being met across the command’s subordinate brigades, inspections, additional duty safety training and certification was the focus. Motorcycle safety programs, along with accident recording and regular safety metric reviews are currently in place.
Safety remains a top priority that continues to save lives and money.
“Safety increases financial readiness because it is part of being a good steward of the Army profession,” Detrempe noted. “This includes Patriot and THAAD systems; but more importantly, our most precious resource, the American Soldier.”
Safety optimizes our formations by enhancing unit readiness preparing 32d AAMDC to fight and win our nation’s wars.
“Safety is important for so many reasons but the two I’d like to highlight are trust and sustainability of combat power,” Detrempe concluded. “I feel confident about the safety program across the Army and within 32d. I think we are giving the tools and feedback they need to use safety as a way to increase our ability to accomplish the mission.
Everyone wins. The unit, the Army, the American people. That’s what you call a “safe” bet.
(By Sgt. La’Shawna Custom, 32d AAMDC Public Affairs)
| Date Taken: | 06.18.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 06.19.2019 18:20 |
| Story ID: | 328397 |
| Location: | EL PASO, TX, US |
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