Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne receives VPP banner
Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne at NASA's John C. Space Center was presented its Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) Star Demonstration banner by the Occupational Safety and Health administration (OSHA) during a D... More
CSC attains VPP Star Demonstration status
CSC Inc. at NASA's John C. Space Center was presented a Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) Star Demonstration banner by the Occupational Safety and Health administration (OSHA) during a Dec. 9 ceremony. From l... More
VPP Star recognition. NASA public domain image colelction.
Stennis Space Center Deputy Director Rick Gilbrech (right) accepts a plaque designating the test facility as a Voluntary Protection Program Star site. Presenting the plaque is Clyde Payne, area director for the... More
Sam McGee, the Craney Island facilities manager, looks
Sam McGee, the Craney Island facilities manager, looks on as Col. Paul Olsen signs the Voluntary Protection Program Commitment Statement affirming the district’s participation in the safety program at the Crane... More
The Mars Station at the Goldstone Deep Space Communications
The Mars Station at the Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex on the National Training Center at Fort Irwin is the largest antenna on the Goldstone Complex. It stands 24 stories high with a 70-meter diame... More
The safety office on Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow
The safety office on Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow and Col. Michael L. Scalise, base commanding officer, pose for a photo after their office was recognized for their achievements in the past year during M... More
Employees of the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate
Employees of the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility, Bremerton site, join together in a parade to celebrate their recertification as a Voluntary Protection Program Star Site by the... More
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Chris Pappas III Commanding
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Chris Pappas III Commanding Officer Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point autographs a banner for the introduction of the Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) MCAS Cherry Point N.C., Jan. 1... More
MCLB Barstow safety officer nationally recognized
Ray Aguilar has 39 years with the Department of Defense and 14 years as the safety officer for Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif. Under his leadership the base became the first in the Marine Corps to e... More
AGE Breaks 1,000, US Air Force Photo
The 97th Air Mobility Wing Aerospace Ground Equipment shop exceeded a thousand days without a safety incident, June 2, 2016. AGE personnel are tasked with a wide array of duties that create the potential for ma... More
BREMERTON, Wash. (June 23, 2016) -- Capt. Tom Zwolfer,
BREMERTON, Wash. (June 23, 2016) -- Capt. Tom Zwolfer, Naval Base Kitsap (NBK) commanding officer, gives remarks during a flag-raising ceremony at the NBK quarterdeck. The event identified NBK as a "merit" work... More
MCLB Barstow’s culture of safety wins SECNAV safety award
(Left) Ruby Adams, Region 9 Voluntary Protection Program Special Government Employee of the Year, MCLB Barstow; The Honorable Janine Davidson, Undersecretary of the Navy; Col. Sekou S. Karega, commanding office... More
VPP Corner: Importance of HAZCOM plan
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Margo Westmoreland presents Col. Peter Buck with the
Margo Westmoreland presents Col. Peter Buck with the Voluntary Protection Program’s Star Site award aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, Feb. 2. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s highest ... More
Rose Myer, left, 72nd Force Support Squadron, Tinker
Rose Myer, left, 72nd Force Support Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base Arts and Craft Center director, shows Kelly Hyatt, a Voluntary Protection Program inspector, data sheets for chemicals used within the facilit... More
Col. James C. Carroll III, commanding officer, Marine
Col. James C. Carroll III, commanding officer, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, and Maureen Sullivan, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Environment, Safety and Occupational Health, pose with the 2017... More
Carderock achieves OSHA’s VPP Star Worksite recertification
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division Commanding Officer Capt. Mark Vandroff signs a Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) commitment letter pledging to continue to provide a safe work environment, fre... More
An inside look at the main hangar of the Army Aviation
An inside look at the main hangar of the Army Aviation Support Facility #1, located at Fort Indiantown Gap's Muir Army Airfield. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Shane Smith/released)
Ricky Underwood (left), 627th Logistics Readiness Squadron
Ricky Underwood (left), 627th Logistics Readiness Squadron material expeditor, spots Staff Sgt. Christopher Sutton, 627th LRS vehicle equipment driver, while he lifts a container using a forklift Oct. 19, 2018 ... More
OSHA recognizes safety excellence at FRCE with VPP Star Site designati...
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently designated two sites at Fleet Readiness Center East as Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Star Sites for the depot's commitment to safety. Fewer than 6... More
Fleet Readiness Center East received the Star Worksite
Fleet Readiness Center East received the Star Worksite flag from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to honor the depot’s excellent safety program at a ceremony Dec. 3. Pictured from left are Mark... More
TRF Bangor VPP coordinator wins SGE award
Jonathan Hagen, Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Coordinator at Trident Refit Facility Bangor (TRFB) is presented with the VPP Special Government Employee 2020 Regional Award by Capt. Robert Figgs, TRFB comma... More
NSWCPD Becomes First Warfare Center to Earn Voluntary Protection Progr...
When NSWCPD earned the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Star Recertification on Oct. 5, 2020, it also became the first Warfare Center to receive the presti... More
Red River wins safety award, recertified as VPP Star facility
As winner of the FY2020 AMC Industrial Operations Safety Award, Red River Army Depot has consistently reduced accident rates for the last seven years. The depot was first named a VPP Star site in 2016.
Col. Paul Olsen presents Jorel Nadal, a district safety
Col. Paul Olsen presents Jorel Nadal, a district safety and health specialist, with the pen he used to sign the Voluntary Protection Program Commitment Statement affirming the district’s support to participate ... More
Employees of the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate
Employees of the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility, Bremerton site, raise a flag to designate their recertification as a Voluntary Protection Program Star Site by the Occupation S... More
A civilian worker autographs a banner after the introduction
A civilian worker autographs a banner after the introduction to the Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point NC., Jan. 14, 2015. VPP, facilitates change in safety culture. The go... More
BREMERTON, Wash. (June 23, 2016) - Naval Base Kitsap
BREMERTON, Wash. (June 23, 2016) - Naval Base Kitsap (NBK) operations, fire and emergency and installation security departments help raise a flag in front of the NBK quarterdeck. The flag symbolizes the install... More
Col. Jack Snider, retired, and Col. Brian Murtha, retired,
Col. Jack Snider, retired, and Col. Brian Murtha, retired, attend the Voluntary Protection Program’s Star Site Ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, Feb. 2. Snider and Murtha both served as former ... More
Merrill Dickinson, fifth from right, installation safety
Merrill Dickinson, fifth from right, installation safety manager, Risk Management, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, was recognized as the Special Government Employee of the Year for OSHA Region IV during the... More
A view of the Army Aviation Support Facility #1, located
A view of the Army Aviation Support Facility #1, located at Fort Indiantown Gap's Muir Army Airfield, as seen from the airfield. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Shane Smith/released)
Airman 1st Class Joshua Dozier and Ronald Hines, 627th
Airman 1st Class Joshua Dozier and Ronald Hines, 627th Logistics Readiness Squadron supply technicians, reviews a document before pulling an item off the warehouse shelf Oct. 19, 2018 at Joint Base Lewis-McChor... More
Fleet Readiness Center East earned recognition from
Fleet Readiness Center East earned recognition from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for its commitment to safety, as the organization named the depot a Voluntary Protection Program Star Worksi... More
Facility workers gather to hold a banner for the
Facility workers gather to hold a banner for the introduction of the Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Jan. 14, 2015. VPP, facilitates change in safety culture. The... More
BREMERTON, Wash. (June 23, 2016) -- Naval Base Kitsap
BREMERTON, Wash. (June 23, 2016) -- Naval Base Kitsap (NBK) operations, fire and emergency and installation security departments help raise a flag in front of the NBK quarterdeck. The flag symbolizes the instal... More
The color guard marches during the Voluntary Protection
The color guard marches during the Voluntary Protection Program’s Star Site Ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, Feb. 2. MCAS Beaufort is the first operational Marine Corps Installation to be reco... More
Marine Col. James C. Carroll III, commanding officer,
Marine Col. James C. Carroll III, commanding officer, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, holds the 2017 Department of Defense Voluntary Protection Program Achievement Award during a photo shoot during the Volu... More
Airman 1st Class Kelsey Villegas, 627th Logistics Readiness
Airman 1st Class Kelsey Villegas, 627th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels apprentice, and Gary Lam, 627th LRS fuels supervisor, inspects one of many fuel valves Oct. 19, 2018 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The 6... More
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Chris Pappas III Commanding
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Chris Pappas III Commanding Officer Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point talks to civilian Eddy Posta (center) and Robert Grassman (right) MCAS Cherry Point, N.C., Jan. 14, 2015. After t... More
Electronics mechanic J.D. Drake, with the 550th Commodities
Electronics mechanic J.D. Drake, with the 550th Commodities Maintenance Squadron, checks the equipment in Building 3707’s compact range. Commodities has four compact ranges on base. This one performs electrical... More
Tech. Sgt. Brandon Fitzpatrick, F-15 Functional Test
Tech. Sgt. Brandon Fitzpatrick, F-15 Functional Test Flight Squadron, rigs flight controls on an F-15 Eagle in preparation of a functional test flight. Fall protection gear is a requirement for performing such ... More
Jack Rector (left), Occupational Safety and Health
Jack Rector (left), Occupational Safety and Health Administration deputy regional administrator for Region 10, presents Lt. Col. Gregory Durham (middle), 627th Logistics Readiness Squadron commander, and Darrel... More
The Commodities Maintenance Group’s B-52 Nose Cowls
The Commodities Maintenance Group’s B-52 Nose Cowls shop, since switching to a modular process in 2010, has diminished its flow days from 140 down to almost 40 days. The shop averages 33 cowlings per quarter an... More
Lt. Col. Gregory Durham, 627th Logistics Readiness
Lt. Col. Gregory Durham, 627th Logistics Readiness Squadron commander, and Darrell McKinney, 404th Army Field Support Brigade material readiness division chief, show the Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Star ... More
Aircraft Mechanic Steven Harris, 564th Aircraft Maintenance
Aircraft Mechanic Steven Harris, 564th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, preps the #1 and #4 window areas for installation on a KC-135 Stratotanker. The workers in programmed depot maintenance line recently broke ... More