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Exercise Desert Wind 11-2 tests emergency response abilities

Senior Airman Anahi Pelayo, a 95th Medical Group paramedic, tends to a victim following a simulated explosion in the parking lot of the Air Force Flight Test Center Museum Feb. 14 as part of a basewide exercise. For the scenario, more than 50 people were injured in a simulated explosion. (Air Force photo by Senior Airman William A. O’Brien)

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Airman 1st Class Shalom Voisin, a 95th Medical Group medical technician, administers first aid to a victim of a simulated explosion as part of a basewide exercise Feb. 14. The purpose of the exercise was to test the base's response capabilities to a large-scale emergency. (Air Force photo by Senior Airman William A. O'Brien)

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Exercise Desert Wind 11-2 tests emergency response abilities

Airman 1st Class Julynn Guiwan, a 95th Medical Group medical technician, administers first aid to a victim of a simulated explosion during a basewide exercise Feb. 14. The exercise started at the Air Force Flight Test Center where a simulated explosion injured more than 50 people. Emergency responders treated and decontaminated the victims and transported them to the 95th Medical Clinic for additional care. (Air Force photo by Senior Airman William A. O’Brien)

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Airman 1st Class Jennifer Andrade, a 95th Medical Group medical technician, dresses the wound of a victim of a simulated explosion as Staff Sgt. Trisha Wiggins, 95th MDG medical technician, evaluates the patient as part of a basewide exercise Feb. 14. The exercise included several scenarios, such as a suspicious package and the explosion of a chemical bomb. The scenarios test the capabilities of the base's emergency response teams. They also test each building's ability to perform force protection measures. The exercise will wrap up with a phase one and two Operational Readiness Exercise. Phase one of the ORE tests the base's ability to prepare Airmen for deployment and phase two evaluates a member’s ability to survive and operate in a deployed environment. (Air Force photo by Senior Airman William A. O'Brien)

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Exercise Desert Wind 11-2 tests emergency response abilities

Published Feb. 16, 2011
By Senior Airman William A. O'Brien
95th Air Base Wing

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