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Exercise: Firefighters save aircrew member

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  • By Tech. Sgt. Terrica Y. Jones and Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman
  • 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs
Firefighters assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron participated in a training exercise at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar Nov. 20. During the exercise, firefighters put out a simulated fire on a KC-135 Stratotanker and rescued an inured aircrew member from the cockpit. Training exercises help first responders maintain their skillsets.