101 Critical Days of Summer: ‘Live to Play and Play to Live’ Published May 26, 2009 By Staff Sgt. Daniel J. Lormand 435th Air Base Wing Safety Office RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- The 101 Critical Days of Summer began at 4 p.m. 22 May and end at 7 a.m. Sept. 9. To support this year's 101 Critical Days of Summer, the Air Force Safety Center is promoting the theme "Live to Play and Play to Live," with private motor vehicle operations and water safety headlining this season's campaign. To help launch the start of the campaign, U.S. Air Forces in Europe's safety office is taking their road show to bases throughout Europe. The show includes a multi-media presentation consisting of music, PowerPoint presentations, video clips and personal testimonies, with the goal to change the current safety culture. To help emphasize safety throughout the summer months, the safety center provided the following weekly focus areas for units to address to their Airmen: - Week 1 (Motorcycle/Sport Bike Safety) May 26 to June 2 - Week 2 (Water Safety) June 3 to 9 - Week 3 (Motorcycle/Cruiser Bike Safety) June 10 to 16 - Week 4 (Bicycle/Pedestrian Safety) June 17 to 23 - Week 5 (Boating Safety) June 24 to 30 - Week 6 (4th of July Holiday and Fireworks Safety) July 1 to 6 - Week 7 (Summer Heat Safety) July 7 to 13 - Week 8 (Preventing Alcohol Involved Mishaps) July 14 to 20 - Week 9 (Defensive Driving/4WPMV Safety) July 21 to 27 - Week 10 (Grilling/Barbeque Safety ) July 28 to Aug. 3 - Week 11 (Countering Fatigue) Aug. 4 to 10 - Week 12 (Sports Risk Management) Aug. 11 to 17 - Week 13 (Travel Safety) Aug. 18 to 24 - Week 14 (Labor Day Safety) Aug. 25 to 31 - Week 15 (Back to School Safety/Fall Campaign ramp up) Sept. 1 to 7