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Base-wide exercise sharpens emergency preparedness

Georgian servicemen provide first aid during a combined-joint training exercise at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Feb. 6, 2015. U.S. and Georgian service members participated in the base-wide exercise enhancing their abilities to respond in the event of attacks on the base and mass casualty incidents. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. James Law/released)

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Base-wide exercise sharpens emergency preparedness

Georgian servicemen provide first aid during a combined-joint training exercise at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Feb. 6, 2015. U.S. and Georgian service members participated in the base-wide exercise enhancing their abilities to respond in the event of attacks on the base and mass casualty incidents. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. James Law/released)

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Base-wide exercise sharpens emergency preparedness

Georgian servicemen provide first aid during a combined-joint training exercise at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Feb. 6, 2015. U.S. and Georgian service members participated in the base-wide exercise enhancing their abilities to respond in the event of attacks on the base and mass casualty incidents. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. James Law/released)

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Base-wide exercise sharpens emergency preparedness

Georgian servicemen provide first aid during a combined-joint training exercise at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Feb. 6, 2015. U.S. and Georgian service members participated in the base-wide exercise enhancing their abilities to respond in the event of attacks on the base and mass casualty incidents. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. James Law/released)

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Base-wide exercise sharpens emergency preparedness

U.S. Army soldiers respond to a mass casualty site during a combined-joint training exercise at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Feb. 6, 2015. U.S. and Georgian service members participated in the base-wide exercise enhancing their abilities to respond in the event of attacks on the base and mass casualty incidents. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. James Law/released)

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Base-wide exercise sharpens emergency preparedness

A U.S. Army soldier prepares a patient for transport during a combined-joint training exercise at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Feb. 6, 2015. U.S. and Georgian service members participated in the base-wide exercise enhancing their abilities to respond in the event of attacks on the base and mass casualty incidents. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. James Law/released)

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Base-wide exercise sharpens emergency preparedness

A U.S. Army soldier prepares an ambulance to transport patients during a combined-joint training exercise at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Feb. 6, 2015. U.S. and Georgian service members participated in the base-wide exercise enhancing their abilities to respond in the event of attacks on the base and mass casualty incidents. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. James Law/released)

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Base-wide exercise sharpens emergency preparedness

U.S. Army and Georgian service members respond to a simulated attack on the base during a combined-joint training exercise at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Feb. 6, 2015. U.S. and Georgian service members participated in the base-wide exercise enhancing their abilities to respond in the event of attacks on the base and mass casualty incidents. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. James Law/released)

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The reflection of an armored vehicle can be seen in a mud puddle during a combined-joint training exercise at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Feb. 6, 2015. U.S. and Georgian service members participated in the base-wide exercise enhancing their abilities to respond in the event of attacks on the base and mass casualty incidents. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. James Law/released)

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Base-wide exercise sharpens emergency preparedness

U.S. Army and Georgian service members respond to a simulated attack on the base during a combined-joint training exercise at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Feb. 6, 2015. U.S. and Georgian service members participated in the base-wide exercise enhancing their abilities to respond in the event of attacks on the base and mass casualty incidents. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. James Law/released)

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U.S. Army soldiers radio in their position during a combined-joint training exercise at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Feb. 6, 2015. U.S. and Georgian service members participated in the base-wide exercise enhancing their abilities to respond in the event of attacks on the base and mass casualty incidents. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. James Law/released)

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Base-wide exercise sharpens emergency preparedness

A U.S. Air Force Airman, 455th Expeditionary Medical Group, stands guard during a combined-joint training exercise at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Feb. 6, 2015. U.S. and Georgian service members participated in the base-wide exercise enhancing their abilities to respond in the event of attacks on the base and mass casualty incidents. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. James Law/released)

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U.S. Air Force Technical Sgt. John Roach, 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, directs Explosive Ordinance Disposal personnel to a simulated indirect fire impact sight on the flightline during a combined-joint training exercise at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Feb. 6, 2015. U.S. and Georgian service members participated in the base-wide exercise enhancing their abilities to respond in the event of attacks on the base and mass casualty incidents. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. James Law/released)

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Base-wide exercise sharpens emergency preparedness

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Medical Group simulate performing surgery on an exercise role-player in the operating room of the Craig Joint Theater Hospital during a base exercise Feb. 6, 2015 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The exercise tested the defensive posture and emergency response preparedness of U.S. and coalition forces here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Whitney Amstutz/released)

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U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Medical Group transfer an exercise role-player from a litter to a patient bed in the emergency room of the Craig Joint Theater Hospital during an exercise Feb. 6, 2015 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The exercise tested the defensive posture and emergency response preparedness of U.S. and coalition forces here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Whitney Amstutz/released)

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Base-wide exercise sharpens emergency preparedness

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Medical Group simulate performing an initial assessment on an exercise role-player in the emergency room of the Craig Joint Theater Hospital during an exercise Feb. 6, 2015 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The exercise tested the defensive posture and emergency response preparedness of U.S. and coalition forces here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Whitney Amstutz/released)

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Base-wide exercise sharpens emergency preparedness

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Medical Group simulate performing an initial assessment on an exercise role-player in the emergency room of the Craig Joint Theater Hospital during an exercise Feb. 6, 2015 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The exercise tested the defensive posture and emergency response preparedness of U.S. and coalition forces here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Whitney Amstutz/released)

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Base-wide exercise sharpens emergency preparedness

A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Medical Group simulates taking the vital signs of an exercise role-player in the emergency room of the Craig Joint Theater Hospital during an exercise Feb. 6, 2015 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The exercise tested the defensive posture and emergency response preparedness of U.S. and coalition forces here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Whitney Amstutz/released)

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U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Medical Group tend to the simulated burns of an exercise role-player in the emergency room of the Craig Joint Theater Hospital during an exercise Feb. 6, 2015 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The exercise tested the defensive posture and emergency response preparedness of U.S. and coalition forces here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Whitney Amstutz/released)

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Base-wide exercise sharpens emergency preparedness

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Medical Group transfer an exercise role-player from a litter to a patient bed in the emergency room of the Craig Joint Theater Hospital during an exercise Feb. 6, 2015 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The exercise tested the defensive posture and emergency response preparedness of U.S. and coalition forces here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Whitney Amstutz/released)

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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Christopher Cekovsky, 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, pulls the pin on a flash-bang grenade during a combined-joint training exercise at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Feb. 6, 2015. U.S. and Georgian service members participated in the base-wide exercise enhancing their abilities to respond in the event of attacks on the base and mass casualty incidents. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. James Law/released)

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U.S. Air Force Technical Sgt. Edwin Bowser, 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, sets up a cordon on the flightline during a combined-joint training exercise at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Feb. 6, 2015. U.S. and Georgian service members participated in the base-wide exercise enhancing their abilities to respond in the event of attacks on the base and mass casualty incidents. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. James Law/released)

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Base-wide exercise sharpens emergency preparedness

A simulated patient lies on a litter as members of the 455th Expeditionary Medical Group prepare to transport him to the Craig Joint Theater Hospital emergency room during a base exercise Feb. 6, 2015 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The exercise tested the defensive posture and emergency response preparedness of U.S. and coalition forces here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Whitney Amstutz/released)

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A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Medical Group assesses the simulated wounds of a patient during a base exercise Feb. 6, 2015 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The exercise tested the defensive posture and emergency response preparedness of U.S. and coalition forces here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Whitney Amstutz/released)

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Base-wide exercise sharpens emergency preparedness

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Medical Group prepare to transfer a simulated patient from a litter to a patient bed in the emergency room of the Craig Joint Theater Hospital during a base exercise Feb. 6, 2015 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The exercise tested the defensive posture and emergency response preparedness of U.S. and coalition forces here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Whitney Amstutz/released)

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Base-wide exercise sharpens emergency preparedness

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Medical Group prepare to transfer a simulated patient from a litter to a patient bed in the emergency room of the Craig Joint Theater Hospital during a base exercise Feb. 6, 2015 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The exercise tested the defensive posture and emergency response preparedness of U.S. and coalition forces here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Whitney Amstutz/released)

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Base-wide exercise sharpens emergency preparedness

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Medical Group prepare to lift a simulated patient in order to perform an initial assessment during a base exercise Feb. 6, 2015 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The exercise tested the defensive posture and emergency response preparedness of U.S. and coalition forces here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Whitney Amstutz/released)

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Base-wide exercise sharpens emergency preparedness

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Medical Group simulate attaching sensors to monitor the vital signs of an exercise role-player in the emergency room of the Craig Joint Theater Hospital during a base exercise Feb. 6, 2015 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The exercise tested the defensive posture and emergency response preparedness of U.S. and coalition forces here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Whitney Amstutz/released)

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Base-wide exercise sharpens emergency preparedness

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Medical Group record the vital signs of a simulated patient in the emergency room of the Craig Joint Theater Hospital during a base exercise Feb. 6, 2015 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The exercise tested the defensive posture and emergency response preparedness of U.S. and coalition forces here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Whitney Amstutz/released)

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Base-wide exercise sharpens emergency preparedness

U.S. Air Force Capt. Torijaun Dallas, 455th Expeditionary Medical Group anesthesiologist, prepares for a simulated surgery in the operating room of the Craig Joint Theater Hospital during a base exercise Feb. 6, 2015 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The exercise tested the defensive posture and emergency response preparedness of U.S. and coalition forces here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Whitney Amstutz/released)

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Base-wide exercise sharpens emergency preparedness

Published Feb. 11, 2015
455th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army and Georgian service members participated in a combined joint training exercise Feb. 6, 2015 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The base-wide exercise tested the defensive posture and emergency response preparedness of U.S. and coalition forces here, enhancing interoperability and honing lifesaving skills required should the base come under attack, or in the event of mass causalities incidents.