By Staff Sgt. Greg Nash, 51st Fighter Wing Public Affairs / Published September 15, 2019
Airman 1st Class Sean Dearduff, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, Yokota Air Base, Japan, treats a simulated victim mid-air during a Department of Defense Rescue Technician course, Sept. 9, 2019, at Osan AB, Republic of Korea. Instructors from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam’s 554th RED HORSE Squadron trained and tested 10 Pacific Air Forces firefighters from three bases on high-risk, elevated and confined space rescue tactics. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Greg Nash)
Senior Airman James Selph, 51st Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, descends an eight-story building to perform a rescue scenario during a Department of Defense Rescue Technician course, Sept. 9, 2019, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Instructors from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam’s 554th RED HORSE Squadron trained and tested 10 Pacific Air Forces firefighters from three bases on high-risk, elevated and confined space rescue tactics. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Greg Nash)
Staff Sgt. Cody Brady, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, secures a life-safety rope prior to a rescue scenario during a Department of Defense Rescue Technician course, Sept. 9, 2019, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Instructors from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam’s 554th RED HORSE Squadron trained and tested 10 Pacific Air Forces firefighters from three bases on high-risk, elevated and confined space rescue tactics. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Greg Nash)
Pacific Air Forces firefighters secure a simulated victim into a stokes basket during a Department of Defense Rescue Technician course, Sept. 9, 2019, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Instructors from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam’s 554th RED HORSE Squadron trained and tested 10 Pacific Air Forces firefighters from three bases on high-risk, elevated and confined space rescue tactics. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Greg Nash)
Airman 1st Class Sean Dearduff, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, Yokota Air Base, Japan, waits to be hauled up an eight-story building to safely rescue a simulated victim as part of a Department of Defense Rescue Technician course, Sept. 9, 2019, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Instructors from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam’s 554th RED HORSE Squadron trained and tested 10 Pacific Air Forces firefighters from three bases on high-risk, elevated and confined space rescue tactics. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Greg Nash)
Staff Sgt. William Campbell, Department of Defense United States Pacific Command Rescue Technician course lead instructor, watches as Airman 1st Class Jade Strofaci, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, Yokota Air Base, Japan, gives a thumbs-up to his teammate as part of a rescue scenario during a DoD Rescue Technician course, Sept. 9, 2019, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Instructors from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam’s 554th RED HORSE Squadron trained and tested 10 Pacific Air Forces firefighters from three bases on high-risk, elevated and confined space rescue tactics. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Greg Nash)