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    TCM, Kyrgyz fire department train to save lives [Image 3 of 7]

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    Two personnel wearing silver aluminized/proximity fire-protective suits and helmets are examining or operating a chainsaw-type cutting tool over an open vehicle engine compartment. A group of observers in military and civilian attire watches from the background. The scene appears to be a training exercise involving vehicle extrication or EOD/rescue operations.

    TRANSIT CENTER AT MANAS, KYRGYZSTAN

    08.29.2012

    Photo by Senior Airman Brett Clashman 

    376th Air Expeditionary Wing

    Senior Airman Kenneth Merlock (right), operates a hydraulic cutter tool to cut part of a vehicle while Senior Airman Frank Abac observes during a auto-extraction exchange at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, Aug. 29, 2012. The cutter tool is one of many tools fire fighters use to extract pinned or trapped victims involved in a vehicular incident. Merlock is deployed out of 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard and a native of Atlantic City, N.J. Abac is a 376 ECES fire fighter deployed out of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska and a native of Chicago.

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    Date Taken: 08.29.2012
    Date Posted: 08.31.2012 09:01
    Photo ID: 656128
    VIRIN: 120829-F-KX404-060
    Resolution: 4256x2832
    Size: 3.83 MB
    Location: TRANSIT CENTER AT MANAS, KG
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    A group of military and civilian personnel are gathered outdoors around a red tarp displaying various rescue and emergency response tools and equipment. One individual wearing a silver aluminized proximity/fire suit is examining the equipment layout, while others in camouflage uniforms observe. The setting appears to be a training exercise or equipment demonstration at a military or emergency response facility.
    The image shows an emergency response scene at what appears to be Manas Airport, featuring a overturned blue vehicle surrounded by debris and scattered equipment. Personnel in military/security uniforms are present, with one individual in camouflage gear marked 'MANAS AIRPORT' crouching near rescue equipment including a blue hose or cable. The scene appears to be a training exercise or actual incident response at a secured perimeter facility.
    Two personnel wearing silver aluminized/proximity fire-protective suits and helmets are examining or operating a chainsaw-type cutting tool over an open vehicle engine compartment. A group of observers in military and civilian attire watches from the background. The scene appears to be a training exercise involving vehicle extrication or EOD/rescue operations.
    A U.S. Air Force staff sergeant named Engelke is speaking to a group of foreign military personnel wearing green camouflage uniforms with blue-striped undershirts. The setting appears to be an outdoor military or logistics area with vehicles in the background. This appears to be a multinational military cooperation or training event.
    A group of men, several wearing camouflage military uniforms and caps, are gathered outdoors examining a Holmatro hydraulic rescue tool. One uniformed man is holding and demonstrating the tool while others observe closely. The setting appears to be an outdoor training or equipment demonstration area with vehicles and a wooden fence visible in the background.
    A person wearing a reflective/aluminized protective suit and military camouflage pants is bent over examining or manipulating a red cylindrical object connected to hoses and equipment on the ground. The scene appears to be an EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) or hazmat training exercise, with multiple observers in military and civilian attire visible in the background. The setting is an outdoor, arid environment with a damaged or staged vehicle nearby.
    Emergency responders in proximity fire/proximity suits (aluminized protective gear) are working to extract someone from a vehicle with a shattered windshield. The foreground responder is using a cutting tool, likely hydraulic rescue equipment (Jaws of Life), to remove the windshield frame. A second responder in a traditional firefighter helmet and sunglasses observes from the background.

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