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Emergency management Airmen hold radiological survey exercise

Airman 1st Class Shayne Watts, 49th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management journeyman, reads a compass while preforming an eight-leg survey during a radiological survey exercise Oct. 1, 2021 on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. A compass is used during the eight-leg survey to ensure survey teams are walking in a straight path. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. BreeAnn Sachs)
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Emergency management Airmen hold radiological survey exercise

Airman 1st Class Kamryn Khalaj, 49th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management journeyman, makes a radio call during a radiological survey exercise Oct. 1, 2021 on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. During the exercise, the junior Airmen were preforming the leadership roles of command and control, incident commander and team leads to prepare for future leadership responsibilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. BreeAnn Sachs)
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Emergency management Airmen hold radiological survey exercise

Airman 1st Class Erika Vega, 49th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management apprentice, makes a radio call during a radiological survey exercise Oct. 1, 2021 on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. Land mobile radios are used so survey teams can report their location, detected contamination and other pertinent information to the command and control personnel during an emergency event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. BreeAnn Sachs)
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Emergency management Airmen hold radiological survey exercise

(From left to right) Tech. Sgt. Lisa Sandahl, 49th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management noncommissioned officer in charge and Airman 1st Class Erika Vega, 49th CES emergency management apprentice, search for a possible radiation source during a radiological survey exercise Oct. 1, 2021 on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. Survey teams typically consist of two to three people, and radiation is detected using ADM-300 radiation survey meters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. BreeAnn Sachs)
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Emergency management Airmen hold radiological survey exercise

(From left to right) Tech. Sgt. Lisa Sandahl, 49th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management noncommissioned officer in charge and Airman 1st Class Erika Vega, 49th CES emergency management apprentice, detect for possible beta, gamma and alpha radiation with ADM-300 radiation survey meters during a radiological survey exercise Oct. 1, 2021 on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. Sandahl surveyed for alpha radiation as the front survey team member, and Vega surveyed for beta and gamma radiation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. BreeAnn Sachs)
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Emergency management Airmen hold radiological survey exercise

Airman 1st Class Erika Vega, 49th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management apprentice, detects possible beta and gamma radiation during a radiological survey exercise Oct. 1, 2021 on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. During the exercise, participants practiced the proper wear of personal protective equipment, survey team operations and use of ADM-300 radiation detection meters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. BreeAnn Sachs)
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Emergency management Airmen hold radiological survey exercise

(From right to left) Tech. Sgt. Lisa Sandahl, 49th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management noncommissioned officer in charge and Airman 1st Class Erika Vega, 49th CES emergency management apprentice, detect for possible beta, gamma and alpha radiation with ADM-300 radiation survey meters during a radiological survey exercise Oct. 1, 2021 on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. Sandahl surveyed for alpha radiation as the front survey team member, and Vega surveyed for beta and gamma radiation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. BreeAnn Sachs)
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Emergency management Airmen hold radiological survey exercise

(From left to right) Tech. Sgt. Lisa Sandahl, 49th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management noncommissioned officer in charge and Airman 1st Class Erika Vega, 49th CES emergency management apprentice, detect for possible beta, gamma and alpha radiation during a radiological survey exercise Oct. 1, 2021 on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. Survey teams typically consist of two to three people, and radiation is detected using ADM-300 radiation survey meters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. BreeAnn Sachs)
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Emergency management Airmen hold radiological survey exercise

Airman 1st Class Erika Vega, 49th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management apprentice, reads a compass during a radiological survey exercise Oct. 1, 2021 on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. Cardinal directions are used as survey teams move in and out of an area of contamination so the command and control personnel can accurately track their position. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. BreeAnn Sachs)
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Emergency management Airmen hold radiological survey exercise

An Airman from the 49th Civil Engineer Squadron Emergency Management Flight seals an anticontamination suit with masking tape during a radiological survey exercise Oct. 1, 2021 on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. The standard for anticontamination suit seals is to prevent a contaminate as small as a particle of dirt from penetrating. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. BreeAnn Sachs)
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Emergency management Airmen hold radiological survey exercise

Airman 1st Class Erika Vega, 49th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management apprentice, dons a 3M 7800B mask during a radiological survey exercise Oct. 1, 2021 on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. As part of the exercise, participants practiced the proper wear and use of personal protection equipment to prepare for a possible real-world contamination scenario. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. BreeAnn Sachs)
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Emergency management Airmen hold radiological survey exercise

Tech. Sgt. Lisa Sandahl, 49th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management noncommissioned officer in charge, tears a piece of masking tape during a radiological survey exercise Oct. 1, 2021 on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. The anticontamination suits are sealed tightly with masking tape to prevent radiological particulates from penetrating the seal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. BreeAnn Sachs)
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Emergency management Airmen hold radiological survey exercise

(From left to right) Tech. Sgt. Lisa Sandahl, 49th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management noncommissioned officer in charge; Airman 1st Class Kamryn Khalaj and Airman 1st Class James Partin, 49th CES emergency management journeymen and Airman 1st Class Erika Vega, 49th CES apprentice, prepare for a radiological survey exercise Oct. 1, 2021 on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. The 49th CES emergency management flight conducts radiological survey exercises annually. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. BreeAnn Sachs)
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Firefighters teach fire safety

A competitor yanks a high rise pack overtop a stairwell railing during a firefighter muster challenge, as part of Holloman Air Force Base’s annual Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 14, 2016 at Holloman AFB, N.M. The firefighter muster challenge is designed to simulate the various physical stressors that firefighters encounter on a daily basis. Competitors were fitted in flame retardant suits and raced against the clock to complete a variety of tasks, including dummy drags and hose pulls. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexis P. Docherty)
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Firefighters teach fire safety

A competitor performs a body drag during the firefighter muster challenge, as part of Holloman Air Force Base’s annual Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 14, 2016 at Holloman AFB, N.M. Competitors were fitted in flame retardant suits and raced against the clock to complete a variety of intense physical tasks, which are meant to simulate the stressors that firefighters encounter on a daily basis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexis P. Docherty)
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