Hello Readers! A warm welcome to another edition of The Hammer magazine. Thank you for once again supporting The Hammer and its editing team in our mission to reach our community at large and share with each of you a bit of the exciting happenings in the world of Earth Science! It is with great pleasure I present the Q3 issue, which contains some viewpoints of the next generation as well as a tribute to members of our community that we've lost over the past few months. 

The Q3 Issue features the following articles:

• A Letter from our Jr Exec, Jabari Sylvester
• Importance of Safety in the Oil and Gas Industry
• Beyond the Lens: The Cognitive Edge Gained from Sketching Outcrops
• The Economic and Geological Expression of the Tamana Formation: A Bat Cave Genesis
• A tribute to Professor Brent Wilson

Thank you for joining us once again and happy reading!

Kami Allong

Editor-in-Chief