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HAZMAT exercise prepares Keesler for real world

Tech. Sgt. Eric Hafner, 81st Security Forces Squadron, questions Airmen 1st Class Brian Hudson and Mark Dunton, 338th Training Squadron, during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and high-yield Explosive exercise scenario, Feb. 20, 2014, near Wolfe Hall, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The exercise scenario began with a group of Airmen moving old boxes from a storage room where a box containing a bag of powder dropped, causing it to get onto several of the Airmen. Immediately, the Airmen simulated eye irritations, runny noses, difficulty breathing and burning sensations on their hands and faces from exposure to the agent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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HAZMAT exercise prepares Keesler for real world

Keesler Fire Department senior officers and Wing Inspection Team members gather to discuss the scenario of the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and high-yield Explosive exercise Feb. 20, 2014, near Wolfe Hall, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The exercise scenario began with a group of Airmen moving old boxes from a storage room where a box containing a bag of powder dropped, causing it to get onto several of the Airmen. Immediately, the Airmen simulated eye irritations, runny noses, difficulty breathing and burning sensations on their hands and faces from exposure to the agent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Master Sgt. Jareme Bullard, Keesler firefighter, and Thane Halsey, 81st Training Wing and Wing Inspection Team chief, discuss the safety officer incident briefing during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and high-yield Explosive exercise scenario Feb. 20, 2014, near Wolfe Hall, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The exercise scenario began with a group of Airmen moving old boxes from a storage room where a box containing a bag of powder dropped, causing it to get onto several of the Airmen. Immediately, the Airmen simulated eye irritations, runny noses, difficulty breathing and burning sensations on their hands and faces from exposure to the agent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Senior Airman Christopher Lecomte, Keesler firefighter, throws a fire hose to be used for the decontamination site during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and high-yield Explosive exercise scenario Feb. 20, 2014, near Wolfe Hall, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The exercise scenario began with a group of Airmen moving old boxes from a storage room where a box containing a bag of powder dropped, causing it to get onto several of the Airmen. Immediately, the Airmen simulated eye irritations, runny noses, difficulty breathing and burning sensations on their hands and faces from exposure to the agent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Senior Airman Christopher Lecomte, Keesler firefighter, hooks up a hose to a fire hydrant to be used for the decontamination site during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and high-yield Explosive exercise scenario Feb. 20, 2014, near Wolfe Hall, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The exercise scenario began with a group of Airmen moving old boxes from a storage room where a box containing a bag of powder dropped, causing it to get onto several of the Airmen. Immediately, the Airmen simulated eye irritations, runny noses, difficulty breathing and burning sensations on their hands and faces from exposure to the agent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Airman 1st Class James Williamson, 81st Medical Group, checks the vital signs of Daniel Fish, Keesler firefighter, before Fish gets into a protective level-A suit for entry into the contamination zone during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and high-yield Explosive exercise scenario Feb. 20, 2014, near Wolfe Hall, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The exercise scenario began with a group of Airmen moving old boxes from a storage room where a box containing a bag of powder dropped, causing it to get onto several of the Airmen. Immediately, the Airmen simulated eye irritations, runny noses, difficulty breathing and burning sensations on their hands and faces from exposure to the agent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Keesler firefighters get suited up in HAZMAT gear as they prepare to enter the contaminated facility during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and high-yield Explosive exercise scenario Feb. 20, 2014, near Wolfe Hall, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The exercise scenario began with a group of Airmen moving old boxes from a storage room where a box containing a bag of powder dropped, causing it to get onto several of the Airmen. Immediately, the Airmen simulated eye irritations, runny noses, difficulty breathing and burning sensations on their hands and faces from exposure to the agent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Staff Sgt. Justina Law, 81st Aerospace Medicine Squadron, logs bioenvironmental engineering team objectives during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and high-yield Explosive exercise scenario Feb. 20, 2014, near Wolfe Hall, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The exercise scenario began with a group of Airmen moving old boxes from a storage room where a box containing a bag of powder dropped, causing it to get onto several of the Airmen. Immediately, the Airmen simulated eye irritations, runny noses, difficulty breathing and burning sensations on their hands and faces from exposure to the agent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Members of the Keesler Fire Department perform decontamination procedures on a fellow firefighter after he was exposed by a biological agent during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and high-yield Explosive exercise scenario Feb. 20, 2014, near Wolfe Hall, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The exercise scenario began with a group of Airmen moving old boxes from a storage room where a box containing a bag of powder dropped, causing it to get onto several of the Airmen. Immediately, the Airmen simulated eye irritations, runny noses, difficulty breathing and burning sensations on their hands and faces from exposure to the agent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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A spoon is used to collect samples during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and high-yield Explosive exercise scenario Feb. 20, 2014, at Wolfe Hall, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The exercise scenario began with a group of Airmen moving old boxes from a storage room where a box containing a bag of powder dropped, causing it to get onto several of the Airmen. Immediately, the Airmen simulated eye irritations, runny noses, difficulty breathing and burning sensations on their hands and faces from exposure to the agent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Staff Sgt. Sheila Jones, 81st Aerospace Medicine Squadron bioenvironmental team member, prepares equipment for collecting samples of a simulated biological agent during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and high-yield Explosive exercise scenario Feb. 20, 2014, at Wolfe Hall, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The exercise scenario began with a group of Airmen moving old boxes from a storage room where a box containing a bag of powder dropped, causing it to get onto several of the Airmen. Immediately, the Airmen simulated eye irritations, runny noses, difficulty breathing and burning sensations on their hands and faces from exposure to the agent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Members of the 81st Aerospace Medicine Squadron bioenvironmental team, use a biological agent identification kit to help identify hazardous solids as they are evaluated by Tech. Sgt. Chris Bowens, 81st AMDS Wing Inspection Team member, during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and high-yield Explosive exercise scenario Feb. 20, 2014, at Wolfe Hall, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The exercise scenario began with a group of Airmen moving old boxes from a storage room where a box containing a bag of powder dropped, causing it to get onto several of the Airmen. Immediately, the Airmen simulated eye irritations, runny noses, difficulty breathing and burning sensations on their hands and faces from exposure to the agent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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A biological agent identification kit, which helps to identify hazardous solids, is being used by members of the 81st Aerospace Medicine Squadron bioenvironmental team during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and high-yield Explosive exercise scenario Feb. 20, 2014, at Wolfe Hall, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The exercise scenario began with a group of Airmen moving old boxes from a storage room where a box containing a bag of powder dropped, causing it to get onto several of the Airmen. Immediately, the Airmen simulated eye irritations, runny noses, difficulty breathing and burning sensations on their hands and faces from exposure to the agent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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HAZMAT exercise prepares Keesler for real world

Published Feb. 21, 2014