New DOD Office To Focus On Military Aviation Safety

The DOD's new Joint Safety Council aims to "bridge the gap between commercial aviation practices and military aviation realities.”

Kimberly Johnson

Thursday, September 01, 2022 at 05:03 PM ET

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The Department of Defense's Joint Safety Council (JSC) has convened for its first meeting as Pentagon officials aim to improve operational safety in military aviation. [Adobe Stock]

Key Takeaways:

The Department of Defense's Joint Safety Council (JSC) held its first meeting to improve operational safety in military aviation, fulfilling a mandate from the FY2022 National Defense Authorization Act.
The JSC aims to enhance analysis of military accident data, bridging the gap with commercial aviation practices, following a past lack of meaningful trend analysis.
Its establishment addresses significant losses—including 224 lives, 186 aircraft, and $11.6 billion in damages from 2013-2020—attributed to poor safety data collection and analysis, as highlighted by a national commission.

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The Department of Defense’s Joint Safety Council (JSC) has convened for its first meeting as Pentagon officials aim to improve operational safety in military aviation.

The JSC was established earlier this year through the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act in a bid to ramp up analysis of service data regarding aircraft accidents and mishaps. The new organization, says the Pentagon, aims to “bridge the gap between commercial aviation practices and military aviation realities.”