RAF Mildenhall exercises first-response skills

1st Lt. Zachary Ziegler, 351st Air Refueling Squadron pilot from Asheboro, N.C., has moulage applied to his forehead to simulate a head injury for an exercise April 29, 2013, on RAF Mildenhall, England. Ziegler played the part of a crew member who smashed his head during a KC-135 Stratotanker “landing gear failure.” [(Editor’s note: This image is from an exercise and does not depict any real world event.)(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon Johnston/Released)]

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RAF Mildenhall exercises first-response skills

From left, Airman 1st Class Grant Gipson, 100th Security Forces Squadron patrolman from Seattle, has his arm painted to look like it was injured by William Goodwin, simulation operator from Philadelphia, for an exercise April 29, 2013, on RAF Mildenhall, England. The exercise required emergency personnel to respond to a scene involving seven casualties and one death. [(Editor’s note: This image is from an exercise and does not depict any real world event.)(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon Johnston/Released)]

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RAF Mildenhall exercises first-response skills

During an exercise, Service members on board a “crashed” KC-135 Stratotanker drag a “casualty” from the plane April 29, 2013, on RAF Mildenhall, England. The exercise created a scenario in which KC-135 malfunctioned while landing, causing it to “veer off-course” and an engine to “catch on fire.” [(Editor’s note: This image is from an exercise and does not depict any real world event.)(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon Johnston/Released)]

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RAF Mildenhall exercises first-response skills

Firefighters from the 100th Civil Engineer Squadron place a neckbrace on a “casualty” during an exercise April 29, 2013, on RAF Mildenhall, England. Regularly exercising first-response skills ensure base readiness for real-world events. [(Editor’s note: This image is from an exercise and does not depict any real world event.)(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon Johnston/Released)]

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RAF Mildenhall exercises first-response skills

Firefighters from the 100th Civil Engineer Squadron roll a “casualty” onto a litter during an exercise April 29, 2013, on RAF Mildenhall, England. Firefighters and medical personnel worked to rescue and treat simulated casualties that resulted from a KC-135 Stratotanker “landing gear failure” during the exercise. [(Editor’s note: This image is from an exercise and does not depict any real world event.)(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon Johnston/Released)]

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RAF Mildenhall exercises first-response skills

William Goodwin, a contracted simulation operator from Philadelphia, applies cosmetics to an Airman’s forearm April 29, 2013, for an exercise on RAF Mildenhall, England. The Airman simulated a casualty who had an injured arm when KC-135 malfunctioned while landing, causing it to “veer off-course” and an engine to “catch on fire.” [(Editor’s note: This image is from an exercise and does not depict any real world event.)(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Webb/Released)]

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RAF Mildenhall exercises first-response skills

William Goodwin, a contracted simulation operator from Philadelphia, applies cosmetics to an Airman 1st Class Constance Byrd, 100th Security Forces patrolman from Kansas City, Mo., for an exercise April 29, 2013, on RAF Mildenhall, England. During the exercise, Byrd simulated a casualty who had a severely injured ankle due when a KC-135 malfunctioned while landing, causing it to “veer off-course” and an engine to “catch on fire.” [(Editor’s note: This image is from an exercise and does not depict any real world event.)(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Webb/Released)]

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RAF Mildenhall exercises first-response skills

A firefighter with the 100th Civil Engineer Squadron stabilizes the neck of a simulated casualty during an exercise April 29, 2013 on RAF Mildenhall, England. The casualty was “injured” during a hard landing caused when the landing gear of a KC-135 Stratotanker “failed”. [(Editor’s note: This image is from an exercise and does not depict any real world event.)(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Webb/Released)]

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RAF Mildenhall exercises first-response skills

Maj. Joy Taber, 488th Intelligence Squadron flight surgeon, tends to a simulated casualty during an exercise April 29, 2013, on RAF Mildenhall, England. Taber was one of the emergency medical personnel who responded to the exercise. [(Editor’s note: This image is from an exercise and does not depict any real world event.)(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Webb/Released)]

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A firefighter with the 100th Civil Engineer Squadron ventilates a simulated casualty during an exercise April 29, 2013, on RAF Mildenhall, England. The “casualty” was unresponsive when found by firefighters after a “landing gear failure” of a KC-135 Stratotanker. [(Editor’s note: This image is from an exercise and does not depict any real world event.)(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Preston Webb/Released)]

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CUI exercises aircraft incident, emergency response

Published April 29, 2013
100th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs

RAF MILDENHALL, England -- The combined unit inspection began April 29, 2013, with an exercise testing Team Mildenhall's ability to respond to an aircraft's landing gear collapsing upon touchdown on the runway. The CUI is designed to present organizations on base with challenges they may face in real-world situations.

RAF Mildenhall exercises first-response skills

RAF Mildenhall exercises first-response skills

RAF Mildenhall exercises first-response skills

RAF Mildenhall exercises first-response skills

RAF Mildenhall exercises first-response skills

RAF Mildenhall exercises first-response skills

RAF Mildenhall exercises first-response skills

RAF Mildenhall exercises first-response skills

RAF Mildenhall exercises first-response skills

RAF Mildenhall exercises first-response skills