49th CES practices with new equipment

Steven Robertson, Draft Commander training and specialty technician, explains to firefighters from the 49th Civil Engineer Squadron on how to use a master monitor, June 15, 2022, on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. The master monitor contains multiple gauges that mimic the inside of a fire truck to accurately record things such as water pressure. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicholas Paczkowski)

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49th CES practices with new equipment

Airmen from the 49th Civil Engineer Squadron lay 50 feet of attack line, June 17, 2022, on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. The Airmen trained on how to use a Draft Commander system which is a piece of equipment that can gauge water pressure, make sure lines aren’t damaged and other tests. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicholas Paczkowski)

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49th CES practices with new equipment

Steven Robertson, Draft Commander training and specialty technician, prepares to open and close the valves on a firetruck, June 15, 2022, on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. Robertson operated the pump system in order to direct water to different discharge lines by opening and closing different valves. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicholas Paczkowski)

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49th CES practices with new equipment

Airman Aiden Quirk, 49th Civil Engineer Squadron, firefighter (left) and Michael Lucas, 49th CES lead firefighter, loosen discharge lines, June 15, 2022, on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. The discharge lines that they are tearing down were hooked up to a Draft Commander system in order to accurately get the pressure of the water being flowed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicholas Paczkowski)

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49th CES practices with new equipment

An Airman from the 49th Civil Engineer Squadron hooks up a discharge line to the Draft Commander system, June 15, 2022, on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. In order to flow water from the Draft Commander to the fire truck an Airman must connect discharge lines to the piece of equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicholas Paczkowski)

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49th CES practices with new equipment

Steven Robertson, Draft Commander training and specialty technician, shows members of the 49th Civil Engineer Squadron on how to properly hook up lines to a master monitor, June 15, 2022, on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. The master monitor can be hooked up to two fire trucks at once and can simultaneously perform pump tests on both. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicholas Paczkowski)

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49th CES practices with new equipment

Published June 17, 2022
By Airman 1st Class Nicholas Paczkowski
49th Wing Public Affairs

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