So you just get a text message that
there's an exercise with an active
shooter here on base . So what do you
do ? You go through the motions ? So
they tell you to lock your doors
and then turn off your lights . So now
that the outside doors are locked and
the lights are out , we're supposed to
sit here and shelter in place . But
then we think to ourselves , we're just
sitting here doing nothing . What's
going on and is anything really
happening ?
And with that security forces arrive at
a pre staged scene for them to respond
to an active shooter . About an hour
before they arrived , members of the
55th medical group were painting role
players with fake wounds . Then they
moved inside to smear and spray fake
blood on the walls . They usually don't
take part in exercises like this . But
security forces were glad they were
here to bring a sense of realism to the
training . Any time that we get a
chance to actually use fake moulage and
fake blood and everything else like
that , it just increases our training .
We don't do that very often . So when
we do , it's definitely an awesome
opportunity for us to , to be able to
work with them . And using SIM rounds
also heightens their senses . Obviously ,
it's a training environment , but I try
to treat it as real as possible . So
the heart , heart , heart is racing and
in an active shooter situation like
this , obviously , listening , hearing ,
using all your senses , finding the
threat immediately and eliminating it .
Preservation of life is our number one
goal here . So after the threat is
eliminated off , fire department does
their part by tending to the injured .
He has a gunshot wound to the right
upper arm , agitated and scared .
Overall , it is a great collaborative
effort between fire ourselves
investigations , just every department .
So I think the training is vital
definitely and should be done as often
as possible . Reporting from an
undisclosed location . I'm JB Artley
for the 55 Wing Public Affairs where
the sun never sets on the fight in 55 .