Firefighters practice response to aircraft fire during ORE

RAF MILDENHALL, England – A convoy of fire trucks head down the RAF Mildenhall taxiway en route to an exercise Sept. 11, 2012. During the operational readiness exercise, firefighters responded to a simulated fire on board a KC-135 Stratotanker, which was a result of an “attack”. The first responders, wearing chemical gear under their protective suits, accessed the smoke-filled aircraft via a side door to rescue simulated casualties and extinguish the simulated fire. (U.S. Air Force photo/Karen Abeyasekere)

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Firefighters practice response to aircraft fire during ORE

RAF MILDENHALL, England – Second from left, Col. Kyle Voigt, 100th Air Refueling Wing vice commander, talks with Airmen from the 100th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department Sept. 11, 2012, before their portion of an operational readiness exercise on the RAF Mildenhall flightline. Voigt discussed the exercise and asked the Airmen what they’d learned so far. (U.S. Air Force photo/Karen Abeyasekere)

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Firefighters practice response to aircraft fire during ORE

RAF MILDENHALL, England – From left, Airman Brian Adamson, left, and Tech. Sgt. Lewis Squires, 100th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department, exit a KC-135 Stratotanker, via the wing, while rescuing a simulated casualty during an operational readiness exercise Sept. 11, 2012, on a hardstand at the RAF Mildenhall flightline. The firefighters responded to a simulated aircraft fire caused by an “attack”. (U.S. Air Force photo/Karen Abeyasekere)

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Firefighters practice response to aircraft fire during ORE

RAF MILDENHALL, England – Firefighters from the 100th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department open up the cargo door on a KC-135 Stratotanker parked on a hardstand at the RAF Mildenhall flightline during an exercise Sept. 11, 2012,. They responded to a simulated fire as a result of mock attack during an operational readiness exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Karen Abeyasekere)

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Firefighters practice response to aircraft fire during ORE

Published Sept. 12, 2012