Bio Enviromental techs train on contamination detection

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  • By Airman 1st Class Brooke P. Beers
  • 18th Wing/Public Affairs
KADENA AIR BASE, Japan --  Local Operational Readiness Exercises are a common thing on Kadena Air Base.

Most Airmen think about how they will get practice in self-aid and buddy care, remember how to complete a post attack reconnaissance sweep or use part of their 12-hour shift to catch up on work.

Airmen from the 18th Aerospace Medicine Squadron's Bioenvironmental Engineering flight practice skills that could potentially save the base.

During Beverly High 11-6 they practiced testing for chemical agents. They entered a possibly contaminated area to perform a health risk assessment to see if people or equipment can still go into the area.

Tech. Sgt. Joan Long, Bioenvironmental Engineering flight training manager and Exercise Evaluation Team member, ensured the Airmen did their job correctly.

"I like being a part of the Exercise Evaluation Team because I get to teach the Airmen and help them figure out what they need help on," she said.

Whatever the focus of each LORE is, Airmen can take advantage of the time it allows for important training.

"It prepares us for the real world and for when we are deployed," Long added. "It's what we're counted on for."