Special Operations Command should more closely study data on training incidents and spend more time observing high-risk, noncombat operations to better mitigate accidents involving its elite forces, a ...

Special operations forces deploy around the world in high-risk missions. And the troops that fall under Special Operations Command experience a high rate of serious and sometimes deadly accidents ...

Units develop an incomplete operational framework during the military decision-making process and do not have a system or means to adjust the operational framework during execution. An inability to ...

On any given morning at major U.S. airports, thousands of travelers move through security checkpoints staffed by Transportation Security Administration officers responsible for identifying threats in ...

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii-Using a closed-loop system of risk management, the 8th Theater Sustainment Command (8th TSC) assesses, evaluates and mitigates risk to its Army watercraft systems (AWS) while ...

During the Cold War, U.S. Special Operations Forces accepted extreme levels of operational risk during routine training exercises. The Green Light teams, for instance, would practice parachuting into ...

The concept of risk is a constant topic of discussion in the fire service. Almost all of the work that we do involves some degree of risk. Certainly, operating inside of a burning building involves ...

The energy and utility industries currently face an unprecedented level of change, requiring a shift in the way organizations approach field operations training. Developing a safe, skilled, and ...

Operational risk is often described as the “silent disruptor” of the financial world. Unlike credit risk or market risk, which are measurable and frequently modeled with precision, operational risk is ...

Oil and gas operations have well-established health and safety frameworks, but VR takes safety from theory to immersive ...