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Fire, EM decontamination training

U.S. Air Force 380th First Responder Element fire emergency services specialists and 380th Emergency Management Element emergency management specialists assemble a decontamination shower within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Nov. 21, 2025. Fire and EM collaborated during decontamination training to understand how they can better assist each other in the case of an emergency of any scale. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Paige Weldon)
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Fire, EM decontamination training

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Hunter Heikkila, 380th First Responder Element fire emergency services specialist, simulates decontamination procedures within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Nov. 21, 2025. Two Airmen operated the decontamination shower while another aided Heikkila in removing his equipment and placing it in the proper receptacles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Paige Weldon)
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Fire, EM decontamination training

U.S. Air Force 380th First Responder Element fire emergency services specialist and 380th Emergency Management Element emergency management specialists discuss how to use a decontamination shower within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Nov. 21, 2025. EM demonstrated how to use their decontamination shower and tested the fire Airmen on proper technique to verify their proficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Paige Weldon)
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Fire, EM decontamination training

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. April Edwards, 380th First Responder Element deputy fire chief, unfolds a large decontamination pool within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Nov. 21, 2025. Decontamination is a multistep process to clean members and their equipment and targets known hot spots where contaminants build up. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Paige Weldon)
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Fire, EM decontamination training

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Justin Popovich, 380th First Responder Element fire driver operator, left, assists Airman 1st Class Hunter Heikkila, 380th First Responder Element fire emergency services specialist, in removing his mask in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Nov. 21, 2025. Airmen decontaminated Heikkila’s gear to eliminate the possibility of others coming in contact with potential harmful materials and substances. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Paige Weldon)
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Fire, EM decontamination training

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Justin Popovich, 380th First Responder Element fire driver operator, left, scrubs contamination off of Airman 1st Class Hunter Heikkila, 380th First Responder Element fire emergency services specialist, in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Nov. 21, 2025. Two Airmen used decontamination supplies while another aided Heikkila in removing his equipment and placing it in the proper receptacles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Paige Weldon)
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Fire, EM decontamination training

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Justin Popovich, 380th First Responder Element fire driver operator, left, and Airman 1st Class Hunter Heikkila, 380th First Responder Element fire emergency services specialist, simulate decontamination procedures within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Nov. 21, 2025. Decontamination is a multistep process to clean members and their equipment and targets known hot spots where contaminants build up. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Paige Weldon)
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Fire, EM decontamination training

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Hunter Heikkila, 380th First Responder Element fire emergency services specialist, simulates using a decontamination shower within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Nov. 21, 2025. Airmen use decontamination showers to remove contaminants from members and their equipment and ensure safety after exposure. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Paige Weldon)
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Fire, EM decontamination training

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Taylor Beard, right, 380th First Responder Element fire emergency services specialist, raises a decontamination shower while Senior Airman Asher Hunter, 380th Emergency Management Element emergency management specialist, center, demonstrates decontamination procedures within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Nov. 21, 2025. Fire and EM collaborated during decontamination training to understand how they can better assist each other in the case of an emergency of any scale. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Paige Weldon)
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Fire, EM decontamination training

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Riese Ornelas, 380th First Responder Element fire emergency services specialist, assembles a decontamination shower within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Nov. 21, 2025. Emergency Management Airmen demonstrated how to use their decontamination shower and tested the fire Airmen on proper technique to verify their proficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Paige Weldon)
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Fire, EM decontamination training

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Riese Ornelas, 380th First Responder Element fire emergency services specialist, assembles a decontamination shower within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Nov. 21, 2025. Airmen use decontamination showers to remove contaminants from members and their equipment and ensure safety after exposure. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Paige Weldon)
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Joint exercise strengthens Air Force, Army collaboration

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Brett Sanchez, 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron (ECES) emergency management Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and high yield explosives (CBRNE) response NCO in charge, takes off Mission Oriented Protective Posture (MOPP) gear during a joint decontamination exercise Feb. 22, 2019, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. U.S. Air Force and Army participants from the 379th ECES and the 1st Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Artillery (ADA) regiment, 11th ADA Brigade, shared CBRNE best practices, and tested their response proficiency during the training. The event was the conclusion of a four phase training curriculum. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)
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Joint exercise strengthens Air Force, Army collaboration

U.S. Army Pvt. Mason Hage (left), 1st Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Artillery (ADA) regiment, 11th ADA Brigade patriot fire control enhanced operator and maintainer, helps U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Rikki Sechrist (right), 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron (ECES) emergency management Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and high yield explosives (CBRNE) specialist, adjust Mission Oriented Protective Posture (MOPP) gear during a joint decontamination exercise Feb. 22, 2019, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. U.S. Air Force and Army participants from the 379th ECES and the 1-43rd ADA, shared CBRNE best practices, and tested their response proficiency during the training. The event was the conclusion of a four phase training curriculum. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)
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Multiple base agencies conduct a joint chemical response exercise

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jaclyn Barile (right), assigned to the 379th Readiness and Emergency Management Flight uses a joint chemical agent detector on Staff Sgt. Bonnie Aubin, assigned to 379 CEX, during a joint chemical hazard training exercise at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Nov. 25, 2017. The 379th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight, 379th Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight and 379th Readiness and Emergency Management Flight responded to a simulated chemical agent threat from an improvised rocket-assisted mortar. The exercise concluded with training on establishing a contamination control area. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Patrick Evenson)
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Multiple base agencies conduct a joint chemical response exercise

U.S. Airmen, assigned to the 379th Readiness and Emergency Management Flight, help each other remove contaminated gear during a joint chemical hazard training exercise at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Nov. 25, 2017. The 379th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight, 379th Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight and 379 CEX Flight responded to a simulated chemical agent threat from an improvised rocket-assisted mortar. The exercise concluded with training on establishing a contamination control area. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Patrick Evenson)
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Multiple base agencies conduct a joint chemical response exercise

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Collin Barnett (center), assigned to the 379th Readiness and Emergency Management Flight, instructs Airmen how to remove contaminated gear during a joint chemical hazard training exercise at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Nov. 25, 2017. The 379th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight, 379th Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight and 379 CEX Flight responded to a simulated chemical agent threat from an improvised rocket-assisted mortar. The exercise concluded with training on establishing a contamination control area. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Patrick Evenson)
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