Air Force Issues Safety Warning After Serious Snowboarding Injury in Japan
Participants in the 374th Force Support Squadron Outdoor Recreation trip to Myoko-Suginohara ski resort walk to the entrance along a tall snowbank on Feb. 11, 2017, in the Niigata prefecture, Japan. (Airman 1st Class Donald Hudson/U.S. Air Force)
8 Mar 2021
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan The Air Force is alerting service members to exercise caution in the Japanese mountains after an airman was seriously injured during a recent snowboarding trip.
The accident was disclosed by Tech Sgt. Amy Lynn Koehler-Warren, occupational safety manager for the 374th Airlift Wing, in a Feb. 22 email to service members.
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