Working Without a MAF, by AM2 Alexander, Doing maintenance with the the proper paperwork will cause problems.

One Hot Night, by AO2(AW) J. Longacre, Walking  into the forward clamshell without a cranial will make you bleed.

Danger...Moving Parts!, by An Anonymous Sailor, Hot weather and  jenny exhaust team up to cause a little maintenance malpractice.

Human Error in Ordnance Can Lead to a Big, Bad Bang, by MGySgt. Michael Smith, Handling ordnance requires the utmost attention to detail, and human error is not acceptable.

We Were Task Saturated, by ATC(AW) Michael Hogan, Reduced manning, higher tasking, and inexperienced crews can cause problems.

Never too Old to Learn, by CWO2 John Salgado, You can teach old dogs new tricks, as this old salt found out.

Ten Fingers and Ten Toes...Barely!, by AO3 Jason Osgood, Drop a Phoenix fairing on your foot, and you can hurt like this ordie.

One Expensive Fuel Tank, by Capt. James Thiesen, Another dropped tank and an injured Marine.

Red Rock Gathers Road Rash, by AO1 Jeff Asbell, Even an experienced Sailor can be bitten by the hazards on the flight deck.

Blue Warrants Yellow's Respect, by CWO2 R. S. Walecki, A valid point about treating live and inert weapons with the same care and concern.

Drop-Tank Turned Dropped Tank, by AD1(AW) Brian Tourville, A simple task turns ugly.

Blown Down the Deck, by Anonymous, A Sailor is blown down the deck when gets behind a Hornet’s exhaust. A flight-deck coordinator jumps on top of him to end his tumble, but not before he sustains some minor injuries.

Halon in the Evening, by AME3 Crawford and AMEAN Fotopoulos, A stray-voltage check turns ugly when a loud explosion makes two maintainers realize they missed a maintenance step.

Dropped Drop Tank, by AT2 Andrew Charleroy, Another lesson learned the hard way.

Time Out for a Break, by AOC(AW) Arman Abad, The chief loses a couple Sailors to heat exhaustion and reminds readers to take fluids on a hot day.

Oops!, by CWO2 Roosevelt Franklin, This warrant officer reflects on a simple mistake from the past that caused a big problem.

Paying the Checklist Dues, by AT2 Arturo Batzer, Not using a checklist will catch up with you sooner or later.

X Marks the Spot, by AM3 Burke, This maintainer got caught up in the "heat of the moment" and lost a torque tip.

Punched in the Face by a 40-Pound Brick, by Lt. Oscar Montes, A loose HUD snaps free on a cat shot

Old Faithful, by CWO2 John Salgado, What do you do when a geyser hits your aircraft?

This Turkey Will Carve You Up, by AE1 James Buie, The sharp edge of panel 68L has caught many maintainers by surprise.

The One We Left Behind, by AM1(AW) Howard, Hurried maintenance leads to a damaged vertical stabilator and a frustrated CDI.

Operational Tempo vs. Complacency, by CWO2 John Salgado, Missing spacers cause an FA-18 to lose bearings on landing.

Drop-Checked a Drop-Tank, by AD2 Chad Ryan, This mech learned the hard way to check when someone says a tank is empty.

Anonymous Distractions, by Anonymous, A maintainer is distracted and forgets about a washer.  His mistake cost $44,000 to repair a FODed engine.

Required Reading, by Ltjg. Juan Gonzales, A maintenance material control officer recounts a story when he broke "every rule in the book." He had the mistaken belief that he was helping expedite maintenance.