SFS members compete in combat arms event
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/ Published July 23, 2009
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MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- Amidst the chaos of an “explosion” and smoke, 15th Security Forces Squadron members from Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, don gas masks and ensure their “casualty” is also protected from chemical warfare during an Air Mobility Rodeo 2009 event here July 21. The dummy weighed about 225 pounds with all its gear on. SFS specialists had to complete a course which required them to find and care for a “wounded” person, carry the litter while traversing a wooded path, take the casualty to safety, sprint to M-4 and M-9 shooting ranges, and successfully break ceramic plate targets while wearing gas masks. Hickam AFB’s team prepared for the event by doing six weeks of intense physical training including wind sprints and unconventional weight training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Carolyn Viss)
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MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- Tech. Sgts. James Howard and Juan Felix, front, and Senior Master Sgt. Matthew Friedman and Staff Sgt. Kevin Ong, rear, 15th Security Forces Squadron, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, carry a 225-pound litter patient dummy during an Air Mobility Rodeo 2009 event here July 21. Security Forces have historically provided flightline security and perimeter base defense; now, they are also called upon to operate “outside the wire.” This Rodeo event highlighted their readiness and ability so survive and operate in wartime. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Carolyn Viss)
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MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- Tech. Sgts. James Howard and Juan Felix, front, and Senior Master Sgt. Matthew Friedman and Staff Sgt. Kevin Ong, rear, 15th Security Forces Squadron, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, carry a 225-pound litter patient dummy during an Air Mobility Rodeo 2009 event here July 21. Security Forces have historically provided flightline security and perimeter base defense; now, they are also called upon to operate “outside the wire.” This Rodeo event highlighted their readiness and ability so survive and operate in wartime. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Carolyn Viss)
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MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- Tech. Sgts. James Howard and Juan Felix 15th Security Forces Squadron, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, finish an Air Mobility Rodeo 2009 event with fellow teammates Senior Master Sgt. Matthew Friedman and Staff Sgt. Kevin Ong (not shown). SFS specialists had to complete a course which required them to find and care for a “wounded” person, carry the litter while traversing a wooded path, take the casualty to safety, sprint to M-4 and M-9 shooting ranges, and successfully break ceramic plate targets while wearing gas masks. Hickam AFB’s team prepared for the event by doing six weeks of intense physical training including wind sprints and unconventional weight training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Carolyn Viss)