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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christina Peabody, a 509th Medical Operations Squadron (MDOS) flight medicine technician, right, hands medication to Capt. Kallyn Harencak, a 509th MDOS flight surgeon, center, to treat a victim’s simulated abdominal injury during an active shooter exercise at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Aug. 5, 2016. The medical technicians treated simulated wounds on the spot during the exercise, then triaged for further care.

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Arnio, a 509th Security Forces Squadron assistant NCO in charge of training, left, and Senior Airman Zachary Williams, a 509th Medical Operations Squadron aerospace medical technician, right, examine a victim for a simulated wound during an active shooter exercise at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Aug. 5, 2016. Whiteman hosts an active shooter exercise bi-annually to raise awareness for first responders and all of Team Whiteman on how to react in case of a real-life active shooter incident.

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509th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department places U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jaclyn McDuffie, a 509th Bomb Wing plans and programs assistant, into a life-flight helicopter during an active shooter exercise at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Aug. 5, 2016. McDuffie staged as a victim who suffered an abdominal wound during the exercise and was air lifted to simulate what would happen if the scenario was real life.

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Robyn Martinez, a 509th Medical Operations Squadron mental health technician, makes a simulated wound on an exercise player before an active shooter exercise at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Aug. 5, 2016. A variety of moulage wounds were put on “victims” of the exercise in order to help the first responders decide how, and in which order, patients should be treated.

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Grayson Brown, a 509th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) training instructor, plays the role of an active shooter during a training exercise at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Aug. 5, 2016. The bi-annual exercise helps Whiteman personnel know, practice and train proper response procedures in order to reduce the risk of harm and provide direction for all base personnel.

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Members of the 509th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) neutralize a scenario during an active shooter exercise at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Aug. 5, 2016. The bi-annual exercise helps Whiteman personnel know, practice and train proper response procedures in order to reduce the risk of harm and provide direction for all base personnel.

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kevin Hartman, a 509th Security Forces Squadron training instructor, checks Staff Sgt. Ramel Waden, a 509th Munitions Squadron unit training manager, for a pulse during an active shooter exercise at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Aug. 5, 2016. The bi-annual exercise helps Whiteman personnel practice and train proper response procedures in order to reduce the risk of harm and provide direction for all base personnel in an active shooter situation.

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U.S. Air Force Capt. Kallyn Harencak, a 509th Medical Operations Squadron flight surgeon, wraps gauze around a victim’s simulated wound during an active shooter exercise at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Aug. 5, 2016. The “victims” had moulage wounds put on them so the first responders could determine the urgency of each injury.

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U.S. Air Force Capt. Kallyn Harencak, a 509th Medical Operations Squadron flight surgeon, and members of the 509th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department treat Staff Sgt. Jaclyn McDuffie, a 509th Bomb Wing plans and programs assistant, for simulated wounds during an active shooter exercise at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Aug. 5, 2016. The “victims” had moulage wounds put on them so first responders could determine the urgency of each injury.

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Published Aug. 12, 2016
By Airman 1st Class Michaela Slanchik
509th Bomb Wing

Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. -- U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christina Peabody, a 509th Medical Operations Squadron (MDOS) flight medicine technician, right, hands medication to Capt. Kallyn Harencak, a 509th MDOS flight surgeon, center, to treat a victim’s simulated abdominal injury during an active shooter exercise at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Aug. 5, 2016. The medical technicians treated simulated wounds on the spot during the exercise, then triaged for further care.