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Fuel cell extraction exercise tests rescue from small spaces

Master Sgt. Rodney Price, 459th Maintenance Squadron fuel system shop chief (left), and Tech. Sgt. Bruce Webb, 459th MXS fuel systems mechanic (right), lift a dummy for transport to the flight line to await medical transport during a 459th Air Refueling Wing Fuel Systems Extraction Exercise at Joint Base Andrews, Md., July 13, 2016. Members of the maintenance squadron are often required to work in tight spaces which require unique extraction techniques in the event of incapacitation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kat Justen)

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Fuel cell extraction exercise tests rescue from small spaces

Master Sgt. Rodney Price, 459th Maintenance Squadron fuel system shop chief, performs Self Aid and Buddy Care checks on a mannequin while waiting for paramedics to arrive during a 459th Air Refueling Wing Fuel Systems Extraction Exercise at Joint Base Andrews, Md., July 13, 2016. The exercise tests rescuers ability to extract and aid an Airman who has lost consciousness inside the fuel cell. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kat Justen)

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Fuel cell extraction exercise tests rescue from small spaces

Tech. Sgt. Bruce Webb, 459th MXS fuel systems mechanic, hands a gas mask to Senior Airman William Ellingson, 459th Maintenance Squadron fuel systems mechanic (inside the fuel cell), during a 459th Air Refueling Wing Fuel Systems Extraction Exercise at Joint Base Andrews, Md., July 13, 2016. The gas mask is used to provide fresh air to the casualty in the event the incapacitation was caused by poor air quality. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kat Justen)

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Fuel cell extraction exercise tests rescue from small spaces

Senior Airman William Ellingson, 459th Maintenance Squadron fuel systems mechanic, ascends into a KC-135R Stratotanker fuel cell during a 459th Air Refueling Wing Fuel Systems Extraction Exercise at Joint Base Andrews, Md., July 13, 2016. The exercise tests rescuers ability to extract and aid an Airman who has lost consciousness inside the fuel cell. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kat Justen)

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Fuel cell extraction exercise tests rescue from small spaces

Master Sgt. Rodney Price, 459th Maintenance Squadron fuel system shop chief (left), and Tech. Sgt. Bruce Webb, 459th MXS fuel systems mechanic (right), extract a mannequin from a fuel cell during a 459th Air Refueling Wing Fuel Systems Extraction Exercise at Joint Base Andrews, Md., July 13, 2016. Members of the maintenance squadron are often required to work in tight spaces which require unique extraction techniques in the event of incapacitation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kat Justen)

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Fuel cell extraction exercise tests rescue from small spaces

Master Sgt. Rodney Price, 459th Maintenance Squadron fuel system shop chief (left), and Tech. Sgt. Bruce Webb, 459th MXS fuel systems mechanic (right), maneuver a dummy to a stretcher board during a 459th Air Refueling Wing Fuel Systems Extraction Exercise at Joint Base Andrews, Md., July 13, 2016. Members of the maintenance squadron are often required to work in tight spaces which require unique extraction techniques in the event of incapacitation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kat Justen)

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459th key stop for aviation career camp tour

Airmen with the 459th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron illustrate their mission to a group of Southern Maryland Aviation & Career Camp members inside a KC-135R Stratotanker on the Joint Base Andrews, Md., flight line July 13, 2016. The highly trained and equipped Airmen of the 459th AES provide in-flight medical care for airlifted patients aboard the KC-135R. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kat Justen)

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459th key stop for aviation career camp tour

Second Lt. Nabeel Mohammad, 756th Air Refueling Squadron pilot, demonstrates controlling altitude by pulling back on the yoke of a KC-135R Stratotanker to a Southern Maryland Aviation & Career Camp student on the Joint Base Andrews, Md., flight line July 13, 2016. More than a dozen students from the camp came out to learn about missions with the 459th to include those of pilots, boom operators and flight nurses. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kat Justen)

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459th key stop for aviation career camp tour

Senior Airman Brian Stuart, 459th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron aeromedical evacuation specialist, illustrates his mission to a group of Southern Maryland Aviation & Career Camp members inside a KC-135R Stratotanker on the Joint Base Andrews, Md., flight line July 13, 2016. The highly trained and equipped Airmen of the 459th AES provide in-flight medical care for airlifted patients aboard the KC-135R. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kat Justen)

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459th key stop for aviation career camp tour

Staff Sgt. Mike Temal, 756th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, illustrates the estimated distance an airplane is from the boom arm of a KC-135R Stratotanker while being refueled to a group of Southern Maryland Aviation & Career Camp students on the joint Base Andrews, Md., flight line July 13, 2016. More than a dozen students from the camp came out to learn about missions with the 459th to include those of pilots, boom operators and flight nurses. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kat Justen)

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Ethiopia

Ethiopian Public Health Institute members participate in a class conducted by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, which taught the basics for structuring developmental action plans in the case of a disease outbreak in Ethiopia, February 2016. (Courtesy Photo)

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Ethiopia

Members of the Ethiopian Public Health Institute pose for a photo with members of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Ethiopia, February 2016. (Courtesy Photo)

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Under the hat: Drill Instructor brings skills to the 459th

Technical Sgt. Matthew Jordan, unit training manager for the 69th Aerial Port Squadron, and former military training instructor, corrects a trainee during a drill and ceremony class for the Development and Training Flight, Joint Base Andrews, Md., July 10, 2016. Jordan worked as an MTI for five years and trained 25 flights of new Airmen before coming to the Reserve. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Katie Spencer)

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Under the hat: Drill Instructor brings skills to the 459th

Technical Sgt. Matthew Jordan, unit training manager for the 69th Aerial Port Squadron, and former military training instructor, corrects a trainee during a drill and ceremony class for the Development and Training Flight, Joint Base Andrews, Md., July 10, 2016. Jordan worked as an MTI for five years and trained 25 flights of new Airmen before coming to the Reserve. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Katie Spencer)

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Under the hat: Drill Instructor brings skills to the 459th

Technical Sgt. Matthew Jordan, unit training manager for the 69th Aerial Port Squadron, and former military training instructor, stands at the position of attention as he prepares to call a command during a drill and ceremony class for the Development and Training Flight, Joint Base Andrews, Md., July 10, 2016. Jordan worked as an MTI for five years and trained 25 flights of new Airmen before coming to the Reserve. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Katie Spencer)

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AFRC celebrates 100 years of air reserve power with C-130 special missions demo

Brigadier Gen. Albert V. Lupenski, Headquarters U.S. Air Force Reserve Plans, Programs and Requirements director, provides an Air Force Reserve Command C-130 mission briefing to a group of congressional staffers at the passenger terminal distinguished visitor’s lounge, Joint Base Andrews, Md., June 28, 2016. In honor of the 100th anniversary of U.S. air reserve power, staffers were invited to an event showcasing special missions conducted by C-130s in AFRC, to include weather surveillance, firefighting and aerial spraying. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kat Justen)

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AFRC celebrates 100 years of air reserve power with C-130 special missions demo

Major Brad Roundtree, 53d Weather Reconnaissance Squadron pilot, discusses his unit’s mission with congressional staff members on the Joint Base Andrews, Md., flight line June 28, 2016. In honor of the 100th anniversary of air reserve power, members of the 53d WRS visited Andrews to participate in a C-130 Hercules special-missions demonstration. The 53d WRS is the only flying weather reconnaissance unit in the world flying routine missions to survey tropical and winter storms. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kat Justen)

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AFRC celebrates 100 years of air reserve power with C-130 special missions demo

Major Brad Roundtree, 53d Weather Reconnaissance Squadron pilot, discusses his unit’s mission with congressional staff members on the Joint Base Andrews, Md., flight line June 28, 2016. In honor of the 100th anniversary of air reserve power, members of the 53d WRS visited Andrews to participate in a C-130 Hercules special-missions demonstration. The 53d WRS is the only flying weather reconnaissance unit in the world flying routine missions to survey tropical and winter storms. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kat Justen)

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AFRC celebrates 100 years of air reserve power with C-130 special missions demo

Major Brad Roundtree, 53d Weather Reconnaissance Squadron pilot, discusses his unit’s mission with congressional staff members on the Joint Base Andrews, Md., flight line June 28, 2016. In honor of the 100th anniversary of air reserve power, members of the 53d WRS visited Andrews to participate in a C-130 Hercules special-missions demonstration. The 53d WRS is the only flying weather reconnaissance unit in the world flying routine missions to survey tropical and winter storms. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kat Justen)

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AFRC celebrates 100 years of air reserve power with C-130 special missions demo

Staff Sgt. Jesse Jordan, 53d Weather Reconnaissance Squadron “Hurricane Hunters” loadmaster, discusses the use and function of a dropsonde tube to a group of congressional staffers inside a C-130 Hercules on the Joint Base Andrews, Md., flight line June 29, 2016. A dropsonde tube is used by the Hurricane Hunters to collect temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction of weather systems. The information is then sent to the National Hurricane Center in Miami to monitor tropical storms. As part of the 100th anniversary of air power in the U.S. military, members of the media were invited to fly with the Hurricane Hunters and learn about their weather surveillance mission. With ten deployable C-130s, the unit has the only routine aerial weather reconnaissance mission in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kat Justen)

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