Influencing smarter choices: Kadena educates on impaired driving

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Davon Caire, left, 18th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron mental health supervisor, and Tech. Sgt. Zacchaeus Wilson, right, 18th OMRS Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment NCO in charge, review materials at their table outside the Base Exchange to raise awareness on impaired driving at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 20, 2021. This event gave participants the chance to attempt a sobriety test while wearing vision impairment goggles to experience what their performance could be at varying levels of blood alcohol concentrations as part of a proactive effort to prevent driving under the influence. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte)

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Influencing smarter choices: Kadena educates on impaired driving

Tech. Sgt. Zacchaeus Wilson, 18th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment NCO in charge, arranges vision impairment goggles on a table outside the Base Exchange to raise awareness on impaired driving at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 20, 2021. In addition to experiencing the vision impairment goggles, participants had the opportunity to ask questions, learn about responsible drinking habits and understand the local legal blood alcohol concentration limit when operating a motor vehicle. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte)

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Influencing smarter choices: Kadena educates on impaired driving

Vision impairment goggles sit on a table outside the Base Exchange during an event to raise awareness on impaired driving at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 20, 2021. The vision impairment goggles represented a range of different blood alcohol concentrations, from less than 0.06 BAC, which simulates how reaction time and abilities are affected after just one drink, to 0.25, a very high level of impairment caused by binge drinking. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte)

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Influencing smarter choices: Kadena educates on impaired driving

Vision impairment goggles at Kadena Air Base, Japan, give the appearance of double vision, on Dec. 20, 2021. The vision impairment goggles represented a range of different blood alcohol concentrations, from less than 0.06 BAC, which simulates how reaction time and abilities are affected after just one drink, to 0.25, a very high level of impairment caused by binge drinking. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte)

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Influencing smarter choices: Kadena educates on impaired driving

Ian Bell, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron True North social worker, left, and Tech. Sgt. Zacchaeus Wilson, middle, 18th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment NCO in charge, discuss the different blood alcohol concentration levels simulated by vision impairment googles at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 20, 2021. This event gave participants the chance to attempt a sobriety test while wearing vision impairment goggles to experience what their performance could be at varying levels of blood alcohol concentrations as part of a proactive effort to prevent driving under the influence. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte)

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Influencing smarter choices: Kadena educates on impaired driving

Ian Bell, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron True North social worker, tries on vision impairment goggles at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 20, 2021. The vision impairment goggles represented a range of different blood alcohol concentrations, from less than 0.06 BAC, which simulates how reaction time and abilities are affected after just one drink, to 0.25, a very high level of impairment caused by binge drinking. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte)

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Influencing smarter choices: Kadena educates on impaired driving

Ian Bell, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron True North social worker, right, attempts to follow a path while wearing vision impairment goggles while U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Davon Caire, left, 18th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron mental health supervisor, observes at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 20, 2021. The vision impairment goggles represented a range of different blood alcohol concentrations, from less than 0.06 BAC, which simulates how reaction time and abilities are affected after just one drink, to 0.25, a very high level of impairment caused by binge drinking. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte)

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Influencing smarter choices: Kadena educates on impaired driving

Tech. Sgt. Zacchaeus Wilson, 18th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment NCO in charge, holds a wallet-sized blood alcohol concentration card on a table outside the Base Exchange to raise awareness on impaired driving at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 20, 2021. In addition to experiencing the vision impairment goggles, participants had the opportunity to ask questions, learn about responsible drinking habits and understand the local legal blood alcohol concentration limit when operating a motor vehicle. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte)

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Influencing smarter choices: Kadena educates on impaired driving

Published Feb. 3, 2022
By Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte
18th Wing Public Affairs

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan --