Team effort results in successful exercise

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Airman 1st Class Corey Koch, 509th Security Forces Squadron, guards the perimeter of a contaminated area during a Mass Accident Response Exercise, Sept. 9. Airmen participating in the exercise were faced with a weapons transport that had come under enemy fire, resulting in injured casualties, a contamination spill and an ignited B-61 missile. Firefighters, security forces, medical, explosive ordinance and munitions personnel all played major roles in the exercise to successfully complete all tasks and meet training requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

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Team effort results in successful exercise

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Airman 1st Class Corey Koch, 509th Security Forces Squadron, guards the perimeter of a contaminated area as a 509th Civil Engineer Squadron fire crew approaches the entry control point of the area to assist crews already on-scene during a Mass Accident Response Exercise, Sept. 9. Airmen participating in the exercise were faced with a weapons transport that had come under enemy fire, resulting in injured casualties, a contamination spill and an ignited B-61 missile. Firefighters, security forces, medical, explosive ordinance and munitions personnel all played major roles in the exercise to successfully complete all tasks and meet training requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

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WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Staff Sgt. Travis Daniels, 509th Security Forces Squadron, guards the entry control point of a contaminated area during a Mass Accident Response Exercise, Sept. 9. Airmen participating in the exercise were faced with a weapons transport that had come under enemy fire, resulting in injured casualties, a contamination spill and an ignited B-61 missile. Firefighters, security forces, medical, explosive ordinance and munitions personnel all played major roles in the exercise to successfully complete all tasks and meet training requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

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WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Staff Sgt. Michael Zartner, 509th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, holds his position during a Mass Accident Response Exercise, Sept. 9. Airmen participating in the exercise were faced with a weapons transport that had come under enemy fire, resulting in injured casualties, a contamination spill and an ignited B-61 missile. Firefighters, security forces, medical, explosive ordinance and munitions personnel all played major roles in the exercise to successfully complete all tasks and meet training requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

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WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Airman 1st Class Joshua Miller, 509th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordinance technician, pulls on his gloves in preparation to assess a B-61 missile for contamination during a Mass Accident Response Exercise, Sept. 9. Airmen participating in the exercise were faced with a weapons transport that had come under enemy fire, resulting in injured casualties, a contamination spill and an ignited B-61 missile. Firefighters, security forces, medical, explosive ordinance and munitions personnel all played major roles in the exercise to successfully complete all tasks and meet training requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

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WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - (From left) Staff Sgt. Angelo Giannosa, Airman 1st Class Joshua Miller and Senior Airman Andrew Riddle, all 509th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordinance technicians, discuss their first move prior to assessing a B-61 missile for contamination during a Mass Accident Response Exercise, Sept. 9. Airmen participating in the exercise were faced with a weapons transport that had come under enemy fire, resulting in injured casualties, a contamination spill and an ignited B-61 missile. Firefighters, security forces, medical, explosive ordinance and munitions personnel all played major roles in the exercise to successfully complete all tasks and meet training requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

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WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Airman 1st Class Joshua Miller (left) and Staff Sgt. Angelo Giannosa, 509th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordinance technicians, assess a B-61 missile for contamination during a Mass Accident Response Exercise, Sept. 9. Airmen participating in the exercise were faced with a weapons transport that had come under enemy fire, resulting in injured casualties, a contamination spill and an ignited B-61 missile. Firefighters, security forces, medical, explosive ordinance and munitions personnel all played major roles in the exercise to successfully complete all tasks and meet training requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

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WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - (From left) Airman 1st Class Joshua Miller, Senior Airman Andrew Riddle and Staff Sgt. Angelo Giannosa, all 509th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordinance technicians, discuss their first move prior to assessing a B-61 missile for contamination during a Mass Accident Response Exercise, Sept. 9. Airmen participating in the exercise were faced with a weapons transport that had come under enemy fire, resulting in injured casualties, a contamination spill and an ignited B-61 missile. Firefighters, security forces, medical, explosive ordinance and munitions personnel all played major roles in the exercise to successfully complete all tasks and meet training requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

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WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Gregory Smith, 509th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, leads his crew across the exercise grounds during a Mass Accident Response Exercise, Sept. 9. Airmen participating in the exercise were faced with a weapons transport that had come under enemy fire, resulting in injured casualties, a contamination spill and an ignited B-61 missile. Firefighters, security forces, medical, explosive ordinance and munitions personnel all played major roles in the exercise to successfully complete all tasks and meet training requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

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WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - 509th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters and Security Forces Squadron members carry Airman 1st Class Richard May, 509th Munitions Squadron weapons technician, to a medical tent after suffering simulated wounds from a weapons fire during a Mass Accident Response Exercise, Sept. 9. Airmen participating in the exercise were faced with a weapons transport that had come under enemy fire, resulting in injured casualties, a contamination spill and an ignited B-61 missile. Firefighters, security forces, medical, explosive ordinance and munitions personnel all played major roles in the exercise to successfully complete all tasks and meet training requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

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WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Tech. Sgt. Ben Hosbein and Gregory Smith, 509th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters, prepare Airman 1st Class Richard May, 509th Munitions Squadron, weapons technician, to be transported to a medical tent after he suffered simulated wounds from a weapons fire during a Mass Accident Response Exercise, Sept. 9. Airmen participating in the exercise were faced with a weapons transport that had come under enemy fire, resulting in injured casualties, a contamination spill and an ignited B-61 missile. Firefighters, security forces, medical, explosive ordinance and munitions personnel all played major roles in the exercise to successfully complete all tasks and meet training requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

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WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Airman 1st Class Timothy Vanden Haak (center) holds steady while extinguishing a simulated weapons fire during a Mass Accident Response Exercise, Sept. 9. Airmen participating in the exercise were faced with a weapons transport that had come under enemy fire, resulting in injured casualties, a contamination spill and an ignited B-61 missile. Firefighters, security forces, medical, explosive ordinance and munitions personnel all played major roles in the exercise to successfully complete all tasks and meet training requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

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WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - A B-16 missile is doused in water by Airman 1st Class Timothy Vanden Haak and Tech. Sgt. Ben Hosbein, 509th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters, during a Mass Accident Response Exercise, Sept. 9. Airmen participating in the exercise were faced with a weapons transport that had come under enemy fire, resulting in injured casualties, a contamination spill and an ignited B-61 missile. Firefighters, security forces, medical, explosive ordinance and munitions personnel all played major roles in the exercise to successfully complete all tasks and meet training requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

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WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Airman 1st Class Timothy Vanden Haak and Tech. Sgt. Ben Hosbein, 509th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters, work together to extinguish a simulated weapons fire during a Mass Accident Response Exercise, Sept. 9. Airmen participating in the exercise were faced with a weapons transport that had come under enemy fire, resulting in injured casualties, a contamination spill and an ignited B-61 missile. Firefighters, security forces, medical, explosive ordinance and munitions personnel all played major roles in the exercise to successfully complete all tasks and meet training requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

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Team effort results in successful exercise

Published Sept. 10, 2009
By Senior Airman Kenny Holston
509th Bomb Wing Public Affairs

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. -- Airmen participating in the Major Accident Response Exercise were faced with a weapons transport that had come under enemy fire, resulting in injured casualties, a contamination spill and an ignited B-61 missile. Firefighters, security forces, medical, explosive ordinance and munitions personnel all played major roles in the exercise to successfully complete all tasks and meet training requirements.

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