Maintainers conduct fall-rescue exercise

Members of the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron fire department prepare an injured “maintenance worker” for transport to the nearest medical facility, during a fall-rescue exercise April 15 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The scenario tested and validated procedures to provide expedient care for a member, who had been suspended from an aircraft for an undetermined amount of time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Terrica Y. Jones/Released)

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Maintainers conduct fall-rescue exercise

Staff Sgt. Steven Sentner (left) and Staff Sgt. Robert Hill(right), 8th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs, jump into action after seeing a “maintenance worker” suspended from a harness. The safe recovery of the fallen worker was tested, during a rescue exercise April 15 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Terrica Y. Jones/Released)

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Maintainers conduct fall-rescue exercise

Staff Sgt. Robert Hill (left) and Staff Sgt. Steven Sentner (right), 8th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs, act swiftly during a fall-rescue exercise April 15 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The crew chiefs first goal was to remove the “fallen worker” from the harness to prevent suspension trauma until the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron fire department and additional emergency responders arrived to administer medical aid, as needed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Terrica Y. Jones/Released)

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Maintainers conduct fall-rescue exercise

Staff Sgt. Steven Sentner (left) and Staff Sgt. Robert Hill (right), 8th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs, support a “maintenance worker” who fell from an aircraft during a rescue exercise April 15 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The Airmen assessed the worker for possible neck and other injuries until medical aid responders arrived. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Terrica Y. Jones/Released)

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Maintainers conduct fall-rescue exercise

Members of the 8th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron conducted a fall-rescue exercise April 15 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Staff Sgt. Steven Sentner, 8th EAMS crew chief, calls the maintenance operations center for help, after seeing a “maintenance worker” suspended by a harness from an aircraft here. The exercise tested and validated the in-place plan to provide expedient care for the trapped member. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Terrica Y. Jones/Released)

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Maintainers conduct fall-rescue exercise

Published April 26, 2016
By Tech. Sgt. Terrica Y. Jones
379th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar -- Members of the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron fire department prepare an injured “maintenance worker” for transport to the nearest medical facility, during a fall-rescue exercise April 15 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The scenario tested and validated procedures to provide expedient care for a member, who had been suspended from an aircraft for an undetermined amount of time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Terrica Y. Jones/Released)