Fire department exercise provides team-building event for 5th Air Force
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Master Sgt. Fred Itule, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department chief of training, uses a sledgehammer to demonstrate a forced entry challenge during a 5th Air Force team building exercise here Feb. 22. Firefighters from the 374th CES provided a timed challenge course for 5th AF members that mimicked real fire-ground operations and scenarios such as forced entry, ladder climbing and carrying heavy equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrea Salazar)