Three flights assigned to the 20th Civil Engineer Squadron participated in a readiness exercise at the fire training grounds at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, May 2.
The Shaw fire department, emergency management and explosive ordnance disposal units responded to a call only to discover a simulated chemical and explosives lab.
“The overall goal is just getting into the walking phase and doing joint training together,” said Staff Sgt. Zachary Clement, 20th CES emergency management craftsman. “It’s also good for our newer Airmen who just got out of tech school and don’t get this training on a day-to-day basis.”
Clement said this “walking phase” is planned to evolve into quarterly events and expand the training to involve more units.
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Source: DVIDS