THE ONLY MAN WHO COULD SEE IT

#WhatTheyTaughtUs | SSgt Robert J. Miller, 1983-2008

I Told You There Were Two Incidents. This One Is Mine.

The second incident behind ESCAPE. And the card I should have been carrying.

He Died Fifty Yards From the Road. The Plan Said Call 911.

The crew did nothing wrong. They followed the emergency action plan exactly. The plan was a phone number, and the hill didn't care.

The Best Pilot Who Ever Lived Never Believed He Was Too Good to Check

Bob Hoover could pour iced tea while rolling an airplane. He also walked that airplane before every flight, every time, for sixty years. The mastery didn't make him careless. It's the reason he wasn't.

He Felt the Wrench Lying. They Told Him to Keep Going.

A drifting torque wrench clicks like nothing is wrong. The only thing that catches it is a hand, and only if the crew will listen.

We Heard the Thunder. We Got Off the Line. Then I Caught the Reason on Camera.

The 30-minute rule isn't caution. It's the difference between a story you tell and a story they tell about you.

When The Utility Shows Up, Just Put Your PPE On

Daily Brief: Their Move Changed Your Conditions

When another crew is working the same space, what they do changes what you need to see.