{"id":457,"date":"2025-08-18T06:48:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T06:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.landingliker.info\/?p=457"},"modified":"2025-08-18T06:48:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T06:48:01","slug":"the-army-set-a-record-low-for-accidental-deaths-in-fiscal-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.landingliker.info\/?p=457","title":{"rendered":"The Army set a record low for accidental deaths in fiscal 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Army set a record-low number of accident fatalities this fiscal year, officials confirmed just days before this year\u2019s Association of the U.S. Army gathering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In total, the Army lost 82 soldiers to fatal mishaps, a 22% decrease from the preceding year when 105 soldiers were lost, according to Army safety data released Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the reductions offer signs of improvement across the force, off-duty mishaps still remain the largest subset of total accidents, and a priority for the safety team that tracks and investigates them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur current emphasis right now is driving down the off-duty mishaps, that\u2019s where we historically take our greatest hit in our talent,\u201d\u00a0Brig. Gen. Gene Meredith, director of the service\u2019s safety and commander of the U.S. Army Combat Readiness Center, told Army Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Meredith, who\u00a0took over as the center\u2019s leader in June, does not have command authority over the entire Army for safety, but he and his team at Fort Rucker, Alabama, are analyzing data to offer guidance on how to prevent tragic incidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Off-duty mishaps typically involve an accident with a soldier\u2019s private vehicle, like a car or motorcycle, according to the Combat Readiness Center\u2019s annual reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Army set its previous record low of off-duty fatalities in fiscal 2020, with 72 soldiers killed. According to the Friday data, off-duty soldier fatalities reached a historic low in fiscal 2022, with 67 soldiers lost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In part, Meredith and his team attribute this milestone to targeted time-period campaigns, as opposed to standard monthly email blasts, that analyze trends to find when off-duty soldiers are more prone to injure themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A U.S.Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter assigned to U.S. Army Europe’s 12th Combat Aviation Brigade departs a landing zone after unloading Soldiers from USAREUR’s 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) during a Combined Arms Live-Fire Exercise at the Grafenwoehr (Germany) Training Area, March 28, 2014. The CALFEX at the Joint Multinational Training Center was part of a Mission Rehearsal Exercise that brought the two brigades together along with F16 fighters from U.S. Air Forces in Europe to prepare the 12th for it\u0092s upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Glenn M. Anderson, USAREUR Public Affairs \/ Released)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Busy summer travel, family time around the holidays, or when motorcyclists hit the road during warm-weather seasons all represent cases when the center has fired up its messaging to stem accidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a Harley rider himself, the commanding general said he took a keen interest in joining the Army\u2019s safety team, and in particular helping reduce motorcycle accidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Combat Readiness Center team also investigates on-duty accidents, especially aviation accidents, which also saw a record-setting year in fiscal 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor the first time in history, the aviation community did not lose a single crew member in an aviation mishap,\u201d a Friday statement from the Combat Readiness Center reads. \u201cWhile there were four Class A flight mishaps, defined by the total loss of an aircraft, fatality, or more than $2.5M in damage, it was the lowest annual total in Army history and the rate of Class A mishap per 100,000 flying hours was also a historic low.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But on the ground, some uncommon on-duty accidents over the last 12 months have still led to questions over how prepared the service is at keeping its troops safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, in July, a soldier was\u00a0killed by a lightning strike; in August, two troops were killed after\u00a0a tree fell on them in a storm; and in May, a service member in Alaska\u00a0died from a bear attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meredith described those incidents as statistical anomalies that \u201cwere really beyond a commander\u2019s ability to control.\u201d Regardless, he said, his team always investigates because of the potential to learn lessons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Going forward, his center says for both on- and off-duty troops it will focus its messaging efforts on first-line leaders who are closest to younger enlisted soldiers that make up a majority of the fatalities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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