A Long Way Down!

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. -The rescue slide deployed from the Air Traffic Control Tower at Whiteman Air Force Base, Sept. 22. The slide at full length extends to 133 feet, and can be deployed at around a minute. This was part of an annual training for the tower personnel.( U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Carlin Leslie)

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WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Chief Master Sergeant Tim Cooley, 509th Bomb Wing command chief, prepares to go down the fire escape from the Whiteman Air Traffic Control Tower, Sept. 22. Anyone who works in the tower must complete the training to ensure they know what to expect in the descent of the extreme drop. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Carlin Leslie)

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WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. –Members of the 509th Fire Department stabilize the tower slide Sept. 22. Personal who work in the tower must go through the proper training to insure they can escape from the tower in case of an emergency. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Cory Todd)

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WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. – Airman 1st Class Anna Mayerhofer, 509th Operations Support Squadron airfield management, slides down the tower slide and is helped out by members of the 509th Fire Department Sept. 22. Personal who work in the tower must go through the proper training to insure they can escape from the tower in case of an emergency. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Cory Todd)

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WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Airman First Class Christopher Palacio , 509th Operations Support Squadron ,hangs from side of tower down the fire escape tunnel preparing to release and descend, 133 feet down, Sept. 22. Anyone who works in the tower must complete the training to ensure they know what to expect in the descent of the extreme drop. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Carlin Leslie)

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WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Airman First Class Christopher Palacio,509th Operation Support Squadron, descends down the fire escape from the Whiteman tower, Sept. 22. Anyone who works in the tower must complete the training to ensure they know what to expect in the descent of the extreme drop. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Carlin Leslie)

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A long way down!

Published Sept. 23, 2009
509th Bomb Wing Public Affairs

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. -- Members of the 509th Operations Support Squadron air traffic control tower participated in an annual fire escape trianign event Sept. 22. During the training, personnel descended down a 13 story net tube.

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A Long Way Down!

A Long Way Down!

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A Long Way Down!