Story by Cpl. Jessica Roeder | 17th Training Wing | 05.23.2024
There are few individuals in the DoD who recall what firefighting training was like before joint training began at Goodfellow, but one individual who does is Master Gunnery Sgt. Terrail Dickerson, the senior enlisted advisor for Marine Corps Detachment Goodfellow Air Force Base Fire Company....
Story by Spc. Carl A Johnson | 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 05.23.2017
South Dakota Army National Guard firefighters trained on structural, vehicle and aircraft burns, vehicle extractions, and confined space rescues in the Rapid City area, May 6-20....
Story by Lance Cpl. Janessa Dugan | Marine Corps Installations Pacific | 02.21.2015
A red-orange blaze erupts, illuminating the dark of night. Marines confront the dancing flames in the training pit with hoses jetting water to combat the fire....
Story by Cpl. Luis Ramirez | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni | 12.13.2014
Aircraft Rescue Firefighters with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron hosted a holiday party for the Tsuta Children’s Home inside the ARFF compound Dec. 13, 2014, aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan....
Story by Lance Cpl. Shawn Valosin | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 08.29.2013
Marines with Bulk Fuel Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group gathered outside of the Aircraft Rescue Firefighting building to prepare to start their annual training....
Story by Pfc. Kasey Peacock | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 04.13.2013
Shutters clicked and cameras flashed as men and woman hustled into position for the best shot. Philippine airmen and U.S. service members stood by their aircraft and vehicles as men, women and children scattered about the hot blacktop airfield. It became clear to everyone there why the annual exercise Balikatan was given the Filipino moniker meaning ‘shoulder-to-shoulder.’...
Story by Pfc. Kasey Peacock | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 04.08.2013
Firefighters from both the Philippine Air Force and U.S. Marines trained ‘shoulder-to-shoulder’ April 8 on rescue equipment at Clark Field, Philippines, as part of exercise Balikatan 2013....
Story by Christine Cabalo | Marine Corps Base Hawaii | 12.21.2011
Ready to face the fire and confront the blazing flames, the Aircraft Rescue Firefighting crews geared up for emergency response training held Dec. 21....
