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CEF trains for vehicle extrication

18th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire and Emergency Services Flight firefighters, transport a simulated patient during a training exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 29, 2021. This training allowed the CEF to sharpen their skills for conducting vehicle extrication. The CEF is the Air Force’s largest fire department in the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stephen Pulter)
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CEF trains for vehicle extrication

U.S. Air Force 18th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire and Emergency Services Flight firefighters stabilize a backboard while extracting a simulated patient during a training exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 29, 2021. When placing a patient on a backboard, care is taken to ensure there is minimal strain on the patient in the extrication process. After firefighters remove the patient they are then handed over to medical personnel to continue providing medical care on the patient. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stephen Pulter)
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CEF trains for vehicle extrication

Airman 1st Class Kalle Cooper, an 18th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire and Emergency Services Flight firefighter, stabilizes a backboard while extracting a patient during a training exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 29, 2021. After the patient was stabilized, they carefully placed them on a backboard for transportation. Backboards provide rigid support to patients, ensuring their spine and limbs are stabilized. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stephen Pulter)
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CEF trains for vehicle extrication

Reiki Hoakama, an 18th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire and Emergency Services Flight firefighter, and Airman 1st Class Kalle Cooper, an 18th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire and Emergency Services Flight firefighter, apply a cervical collar on a simulated patient during a training exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 29, 2021. C-collars are used when neck or spine injuries are suspected. C-collars stabilize the patient's head and neck while they’re being transported to avoid further damage. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stephen Pulter)
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CEF trains for vehicle extrication

Senior Airman Fernandos Santos, an 18th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire and Emergency Services Flight driver operator, assesses the scene for a vehicle extrication training exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 29, 2021. While assessing the scene it is vital to ensure there are no hazards around that could cause future damage. The CEF is responsible for handling the threat and outcome of fire, rescue, medical and environmental emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stephen Pulter)
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CEF trains for vehicle extrication

Reiki Hoakama, an 18th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire and Emergency Services Flight firefighter, arrives on scene for a vehicle extrication training exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 29, 2021. Assessing the scene to ensure proper safety precautions are taken is the first portion of vehicle extrication. The CEF responds to over 4,000 emergency calls per year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stephen Pulter)
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Preparation in the face of the unexpected - how SERE educates military members

Tech. Sgt. Kenji Scouton, 18th Operational Support Squadron NCO in charge of survival, evasion, resistance and escape operations, prepares for a water survival training class at the Kadena Marina, Japan, March 31, 2021. Aircrews from every type of aircraft attend the WST class. SERE specialists must prepare the appropriate equipment for each class to enable aircrews to become familiar with the survival gear associated with their aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cesar J. Navarro)
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Reaching across flights in the pursuit of safety

A member of the 18th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron passes down one of the swipe samples collected during a flight at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 27, 2021. Swipe samples were collected along with air samples to determine when the potential exposure was taking place. (Courtesy photo)
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Reaching across flights in the pursuit of safety

Members of the 18th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron work alongside aircrew members to collect air and swipe samples from the cockpit of an F-15C Eagle at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 27, 2021. The investigation for Hexavalent Chromium, a carcinogen, was initiated in 2020 by the Air Force Medical Readiness Agency — an agency that assists the Air Force Surgeon General in providing enterprise-level policy development, management and oversight. (Courtesy photo)
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Reaching across flights in the pursuit of safety

U.S. Air Force Capt. Christina Hall, a Human Performance Optimization Flight aerospace physiologist, displays her pre-flight gear at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 27, 2021. Hall volunteered to be the test subject in an investigation, looking into the potential exposure to carcinogens for personnel working with fighter jets. (Courtesy photo)
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Q.A. for a Day – a safer, better Air Force

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Charles Piatt, a quality assurance evaluator with the 18th Maintenance Group QA, uses his E-tool to show a maintainer where he gets guidance from during an inspection, during QA for a Day, at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 11, 2021. E-tools have technical orders and publication manuals that guide QA members while they’re making their assessments. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Cesar J. Navarro)
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Q.A. for a Day – a safer, better Air Force

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Charles Piatt, a quality assurance evaluator with the 18th Maintenance Group QA, shows a maintainer what he looks for during an inspection at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 11, 2021. Maintainers and evaluators work together in order to ensure safe preparation and deployment of Kadena aircraft. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Cesar J. Navarro)
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Q.A. for a Day – a safer, better Air Force

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brandon Sida, an avionics journeyman with the 18th Component Maintenance Squadron Avionics Shop, watches U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jose Jimenez, a quality assurance evaluator with the 18th Maintenance Group QA, do a routine backshop inspection during QA for a Day at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 11, 2021. Creating familiarity between QA evaluators and the maintainers they evaluate is the goal of the QA for a Day program.(U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Cesar J. Navarro)
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Q.A. for a Day – a safer, better Air Force

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jose Jimenez, a quality assurance evaluator with the 18th Maintenance Group QA, and U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brandon Sida, an avionics journeyman with the 18th Component Maintenance Squadron Avionics Shop, visit the 18th CMS Propulsion Test Facility during QA for a Day at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 11, 2021. QA evaluators inspect various maintenance shops to ensure safety standards are met. QA for a Day allows for maintainers being evaluated to see and fix potential issues they may come across during inspections. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Cesar J. Navarro)
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Q.A. for a Day – a safer, better Air Force

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jose Jimenez, a quality assurance evaluator with the 18th Maintenance Group QA, shows U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brandon Sida, an avionics journeyman with the 18th Component Maintenance Squadron Avionics Shop, how QA evaluators organize their schedules and prepare for inspections at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 11, 2021. QA for a Day is a program meant to give maintainers a birds eye view of what a QA evaluator’s mission is. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Cesar J. Navarro)
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SERE teaches Combat Survival Training course

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Casey Carter, NCO in charge of survival, evasion, resistance and escape training with the 18th Operational Support Squadron, plays the role of a personnel recovery asset, simulating a nonconventional assisted recovery during a combat survival training course at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 18, 2021. Isolated personnel are given a set of instructions on a place, time and action they’re supposed to take in order to get in contact with a PR asset. Real-world execution of this can be difficult due to limited information and uncontrolled events, so aircrew members are told that if two of the three criteria are met and they don’t have reservations about the scenario, they should proceed with caution and make contact with a PR asset. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Cesar J. Navarro)
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SERE teaches Combat Survival Training course

A U.S. Air Force aircrew member uses a compass to navigate during a combat survival training course at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 18, 2021. Instructors teach students how to use many instruments they might have available in a real-world scenario. The knowledge of how to use a compass or radio can mean the difference between life or death in some events. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Cesar J. Navarro)
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SERE teaches Combat Survival Training course

A U.S. Air Force aircrew member uses a combat, survival evasion, locator radio during a combat survival training course at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 18, 2021. The CSL radio is used to make contact with the instructors who transition their roles from enemies to personnel recovery support, relaying further instructions on what to do in order to get rescued. The radio is found at a hidden location along with a cache of clothes and other items. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Cesar J. Navarro)
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SERE teaches Combat Survival Training course

U.S. Air Force aircrew members change out of their uniforms in the dark during a combat survival training course at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 18, 2021. One of the evasion techniques taught to aircrew members by the SERE instructors is to disguise themselves as the local population. The instructors drive by in a van a few times prompting aircrew members to change in a gutter in order to avoid detection. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Cesar J. Navarro)
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SERE teaches Combat Survival Training course

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Casey Carter, NCO in charge of survival, evasion, resistance and escape training with the 18th Operational Support Squadron, aims his flashlight at the back of the van filled with aircrew members during a combat survival training course at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 18, 2021. Aircrew members are driven around aimlessly in order to disorient them while they’re blinded by hoods. The instructors pause the exercise every now and then to relay instruction and remind aircrew members what the next portion of the exercise is meant to simulate. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Cesar J. Navarro)
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