Story by Staff Sgt. Cody Dowell | 97th Air Mobility Wing | 09.30.2020
The 97th Civil Engineer Squadron environmental office showcased their projects to the 97th Air Mobility Wing Vice Commander, U.S. Air Force Col. Jason Pavelschak, and the 97th Mission Support Group Commander, Col. David Vanderburg on Sept. 21, 2020. The group toured the base’s hazardous waste disposal site, recycling center, and a recently implemented fishing pond. This allowed base......
Story by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal | 379th Air Expeditionary Wing | 12.13.2018
Cleaning supplies for office upkeep, check. Oxygen gas for aviator masks, check. Oil for aircraft flying missions in a contested environment to support U.S. Air Forces Central Command’s combat missions … check and check. These are just some hazardous materials (HAZMAT) that Senior Airman Erica Garcia, 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron HAZMAT pharmacy technician, orders,......
Story by Andrew Kornacki | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District | 02.02.2017
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District takes environmental concerns dealing with hazardous, toxic, or radioactive waste head-on with a team of individuals who specialize in the investigation and clean-up....
Story by Cpl. Carlos Cruz Jr. | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni | 11.20.2015
Service members and firefighters trained for recognition as first responders in a hazardous material incident during the HazMat Awareness and Operations course at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 16–20, 2015....
Story by Catherine Carroll | 209th Regional Support Group | 05.09.2015
The 388th Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Company show no signs of complacency as they participate in yet another Mass Casualty Decontamination training event during Battle Assembly at Fort McCoy and Volk Field, Wis., May 8-10....
Story by Lance Cpl. Ryan Mains | 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit | 02.10.2015
With the sound of a UH-1Y Huey approaching, Staff Sgt. Davon Simmons eagerly watches his Marines get ready to attach cargo to the bottom of the hovering aircraft for the first time at sea....
Story by Sgt. Fareeza Ali | Defense Media Activity - Marines | 02.04.2015
The Decontamination Platoon, consisting of Marines and sailors with Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, II Marine Expeditionary Force, don their gloves and their gas masks February 4 for training unlike anything they had ever experienced....
Story by Cpl. Clay Beyersdorfer | ISAF Regional Command South | 02.16.2014
When the U.S. invaded Afghanistan in 2002, one of the lesser-known weapons of war came center stage, as terrorist groups made use of the easily constructed, highly versatile, improvised explosive device- better known as the IED....
