Don’t trip: 721st APS highlights fall protection

by Airman 1st Class D. Blake Browning
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
Harness straps lay near yellow caution paint attached to a Tunner 60K Aircraft Cargo Loader May 9 on Ramstein Air Base. The Tunner 60K Aircraft Cargo Loader was used as part of a demonstration to reemphasize the importance of fall protection for service members.
Airmen prepare to load an aircraft with a Tunner 60K Aircraft Cargo Loader May 9 on Ramstein Air Base. The Air Force controls a total of 318 Tunners which have improved the capabilities and efficiencies to Air Force aerial ports worldwide.
Airmen lower a Tunner 60K Aircraft Cargo Loader after loading an aircraft May 9 on Ramstein Air Base. A total of 318 Tunners have been added to the Air Force fleet since 1997, improving the capabilities and efficiencies to Air Force aerial ports worldwide.
A dummy hangs from a Tunner 60K Aircraft Cargo Loader on the flightline during a demonstration for National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health officials May 9 on Ramstein Air Base. The demonstration held assisted NIOSH officials understand the Air Force’s mission. NIOSH officials’ responsibility is to conduct research to recommend rules and regulations to better protect personnel.
Airman 1st Class Kyle Renner, 721st Aerial Port Squadron ramp services specialist, briefs a National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health official during a demonstration May 9 on Ramstein Air Base. The bi-annual demonstrations aim to reemphasize the importance of fall protection for service members.