Suits of hazard: emergency response training

Airmen from the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron and the 374th Aerospace Medicine Squadron suit up to respond to a mock chemical threat, May 6, 2015, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The chemical threat was part of an environmental hazard exercise performed to keep emergency responders adept on responding to life-threatening events. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Baker/Released)

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Suits of hazard: emergency response training

Staff Sgt. Sheraz Cedeno, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron NCO in charge of emergency management and operations, tightens his chemical mask before entering the scene of a mock environmental hazard, May 6, 2015, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Participants practiced responding to a training scenario involving a passed out resident inside base housing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Baker/Released)

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Suits of hazard: emergency response training

Airmen from the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron and the 374th Aerospace Medicine Squadron move toward to the scene of a mock chemical threat, May 6, 2015, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. According to the training scenario, responders were called to investigate after a simulated resident was discovered passed out in base housing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Baker/Released)

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Suits of hazard: emergency response training

Maj. Edgar Cadua, 374th Aerospace Medicine Squadron bioenvironmental flight commander, uses infrared spectroscopy to screen for hazards during an emergency response training exercise, May 6, 2015, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. He wears a chemical suit designed to protect him from chemical, biological and radiological hazards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Baker/Released)

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Suits of hazard: emergency response training

Senior Airman Carlos Tovar, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management journeyman, uses a spectroscopy instrument to identify unknown solid and liquid samples, May 6, 2015, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The instrument, which is utilized by first responders, homeland security, military, law enforcement and forensic chemistry personnel, uses a laser to identify samples. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Baker/Released)

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Suits of hazard: emergency response training

An Airman from the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron seals a sample found at the scene of a mock environmental hazard, May 6, 2015, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Responders had to conduct all investigations under the constraint of limited oxygen reserves, the heat of the protective suit and the challenge of thick rubber gloves. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Baker/Released)

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Suits of hazard: emergency response training

Senior Airman Vonfernan Carios, 374th Aerospace Medicine Squadron bioenvironmental engineering technician, carries samples taken from the scene of a mock environmental hazard, May 6, 2015, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Airmen from the 374th Civil Engineering Squadron and the 374 AMDS worked together to respond during an emergency response training exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Baker/Released)

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Suits of hazard: emergency response training

An Airman from the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron collects a sample of a powder, May 7, 2015, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The powder was discovered beside a mock body during an emergency response training exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Baker/Released)

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Senior Airman Craig Deacon, left, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron driver operator, passes through a decontamination shower tent, May 6, 2015, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Emergency responders passed through the tent after coming into contact with simulated hazardous materials. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Baker/Released)

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Staff Sgt. Sheraz Cedeno, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron NCO in charge of emergency management and operations, steps out of a protective suit after completing a mock chemical threat training scenario, May 6, 2015, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Cedeno was part of a three-man team, which investigated a simulated environmental hazard scenario inside base housing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Baker/Released)

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Staff Sgt. Benjamin Smith, right, 374th Aerospace Medicine Squadron NCO in charge of the flight medicine clinic, takes vitals from Senior Airman Vonfernan Carios, 374 AMDS bioenvironmental engineering technician, May 6, 2015, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Emergency responders were examined after performing under potentially stressful and harmful conditions at the scene of a mock environmental hazard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Baker/Released)

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Suits of hazard: emergency response training

Published May 13, 2015
By Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Baker
374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen from the 374th Civil Engineering Squadron and the 374th Aerospace Medicine Squadron worked together to respond to a scenario during an emergency response training exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 6, 2015. According to the training scenario, responders were called to investigate after a simulated resident was discovered passed out in base housing. Responders had to conduct all investigations under the constraint of limited oxygen reserves, the heat of the protective suit and the challenge of thick rubber gloves.