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18th MSG practices decon

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ethan Fox, 18th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives team member, uses contamination monitoring equipment on an Airman from the 18th Mission Support Group during Exercise Beverly High 15-2 on Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 22, 2015. The CBRNE team allowed the Airmen to quickly remove their simulated contaminated gear and get new gear to continue the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Marcus Morris)

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18th MSG practices decon

Airmen from the 18th Mission Support Group are guided by a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives team through a contamination control area during Exercise Beverly High 15-2 on Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 22, 2015. The large scale CCA is able to process more than 50 personnel, in the event that an entire building is contaminated and all personnel have to be decontaminated. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Marcus Morris)

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18th MSG practices decon

Airmen from the 18th Mission Support Group process through a contamination control area during Exercise Beverly High 15-2 on Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 22, 2015. A CCA consists of a hot zone, which is set up on the border of a contaminated area, a warm zone where Airmen are being decontaminated, and a cold zone which is a decontaminated area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Marcus Morris)

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Emergency response Airmen train together

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joseph Jordan, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management technician, is sprayed down by a decontamination team during an Integrated Base Emergency Response Capabilities Training exercise March 18, 2015, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. Jordan was cleaned as he left a ‘hot zone,’ a staged hazard environment for anyone without protective gear. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class John Linzmeier)

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Emergency response Airmen train together

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joseph Jordan, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management technician, takes a picture of staged unknown chemicals during an Integrated Base Emergency Response Capabilities Training exercise March 18, 2015, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. The pictures are for preserving evidence for investigative purposes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class John Linzmeier)

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Emergency response Airmen train together

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Aaron Rogers, 18th Aerospace Medicine Squadron bioenvironmental engineering technician, enters the scene of a potentially hazardous environment during an Integrated Base Emergency Response Capabilities Training exercise March, 18 2015, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Bioenvironmental Engineering Airmen are trained to survey unknown areas slowly to allow their instruments time to detect radiation or other hazards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class John Linzmeier)

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Emergency response Airmen train together

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Nathanael Nederman, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron Readiness and Emergency Management Flight technician, dons an MSA Firehawk Mask with the help of a wingman during an Integrated Base Emergency Response Capabilities Training exercise March 18, 2015, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. Nederman was part of a decontamination team who helped to clean members who assessed an environment for potential biohazards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class John Linzmeier)

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Emergency response Airmen train together

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Isaiah Flemings, 18th Aerospace Medicine Squadron bioenvironmental engineering technician, has his vitals checked before suiting into personal protective gear during an Integrated Base Emergency Response Capabilities Training exercise March 18, 2015, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. Vitals are checked before performing in personal protective gear in order to ensure the user is fit for the physical demands of performing duties in the suit, and a post assessment is conducted to detect if a health concern arose from the labor. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class John Linzmeier)

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Emergency response Airmen train together

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Aaron Rogers, 18th Aerospace Medicine Squadron bioenvironmental engineering technician, awaits orders to don personal protective gear in order to respond to a mock emergency during an Integrated Base Emergency Response Capabilities Training exercise March 18, 2015, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. Rodgers is trained to relax and conserve energy before entering a potentially hazardous environment, as his multiple layers of gear can be heavy and coat him in temperatures that are approximately 10 degrees Fahrenheit warmer and can increase the humidity to 100 percent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class John Linzmeier)

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Emergency response Airmen train together

Emergency response Airmen meet for a briefing during an Integrated Base Emergency Response Capabilities Training exercise March 18, 2015, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. Bioenvironmental Engineering, emergency management, emergency medical service and firefighter Airmen were brought together to receive extensive training from by the Alliance Solutions Group Inc., from Newport News, Va. Throughout the week-long training, the Airmen were placed into multiple scenarios throughout the week that required the teamwork of several base agencies to work together in fast-paced, stressful enviornments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class John Linzmeier)

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Emergency response Airmen train together

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Aaron Rogers, 18th Aerospace Medicine Squadron bioenvironmental engineering technician, begins to put on a Level-A suit with the help of his wingman during an Integrated Base Emergency Response Capabilities Training exercise March 18, 2015, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. Level-A suits are the highest level of protective gear a responder can use to protect against from hazardous chemicals and radiation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class John Linzmeier)

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18th AES striving for success

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joel Pallon, 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron air evacuation medic, listens to the sounds of a collapsed lung during training on Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 4, 2015. Training on different aspects of medical emergencies helps prepare team members for whatever situation may arise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stephen G. Eigel)

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18th AES striving for success

Fake blood flows from a mannequin arm during intravenous therapy training on Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 4, 2015. Intravenous therapy can be used to correct electrolyte imbalances, to deliver medications, for blood transfusion or fluid replacement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stephen G. Eigel)

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18th AES striving for success

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joel Pallon, 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron air evacuation medic, inserts a needle into a mannequin arm to practice intravenous therapy on Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 4, 2015. Intravenous therapy is one of the most common medical practices used to correct electrolyte imbalances, to deliver medications, for blood transfusion or fluid replacement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stephen G. Eigel)

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18th AES striving for success

Members of the 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron prepare to practice intravenous therapy on mannequin arms on Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 4, 2015. The 18th AES has recently built a one-of-a-kind training center that can be used for multiple medical services. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stephen G. Eigel)

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18th AES striving for success

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joel Pallon, 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron air evacuation medic, goes through a possible inflight scenario during training on Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 4, 2015. Practicing scenarios helps keep the medics calm when they are put in a real life crisis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stephen G. Eigel)

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JASDF visits Kadena to observe USAF physiology

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Capt. Makoto Inada, 4th Division, Aeromedical Laboratory flight surgeon, participates in the demonstration of a Hypoxia Familiarization Trainer on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 12, 2015. The JASDF Aeromedical Laboratory personnel perform aviation-related medical and psychological research, physiological training and physical examination of aircrew, and support technical research and development. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa)

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JASDF visits Kadena to observe USAF physiology

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Charrissa Smith, 18th Aerospace Medicine Squadron aerospace physiology technician, points to Kadena Air Base on the Hypoxia Familiarization operator screen during a Japan Air Self-Defense Force personnel visit for Reduced Oxygen Breathing on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 12, 2015. Five JASDF personnel visited the Aerospace and Operational Physiology team to observe how the U.S. Air Force use the Reduced Oxygen Breathing Device for hypoxia training, which the JASDF will begin using in the near future. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa)

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JASDF visits Kadena to observe USAF physiology

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Charrissa Smith, 18th Aerospace Medicine Squadron aerospace physiology technician, explains Reduced Oxygen Breathing Device operations to Japan Air Self-Defense Force personnel visiting on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 12, 2015. After their tour of the Aerospace and Operational Physiology Team's physiology training facility, they visited the 18th Medical Group to observe how U.S. military medics provide care to the aircrew, warfighters, dependents and civilians assigned to the 18th Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa)

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JASDF visits Kadena to observe USAF physiology

U.S. Air Force Capt. Ezekiel Duran, 18th Aerospace Medicine Squadron aerospace and operational physiologist, explains to Japan Air Self-Defense Force Capt. Makoto Inada, 4th Division, Aeromedical Laboratory flight surgeon, how to operate the Reduced Oxygen Breathing Device on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 12, 2015. Five JASDF personnel from the 4th Division, Aeromedical Laboratory, Iruma Air Base, Saitama, visited Kadena to learn how the U.S. Air Force conducts physiology refresher training without the need for an altitude chamber. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa)

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