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RAF MILDENHALL, England -- Amn. Kyle Butters, 100th Security Forces Squadron, mans a defensive fighting position minutes before a simulated chemical warfare attack during an operational readiness exercise Feb. 25. The outpost provides overwatch for the entry control point of Base X here throughout the second phase of the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Thomas Trower)

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RAF MILDENHALL, England -- Master Sgt. John Carter, 100th Security Forces Squadron exercise evaluator (center) corrects Airman 1st Class Garrett Walker, 100th SFS (right), on the application of a chemical warfare antidote Feb. 25. Amn. Kyle Butters, 100th SFS, was "wounded" during an attack on Base X as part of an operational readiness exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Thomas Trower)

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RAF MILDENHALL, England -- Senior Airman Mitchell Nichols, 100th Security Forces Squadron, watches for opposing forces after a simulated ground attack at Base X here Feb. 25. Airman Nichols was manning an entry control point to the operational readiness exercise area when explosions were heard, red smoke appeared and chemical weapon use warnings came over the radio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Thomas Trower)

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RAF MILDENHALL, England -- Master Sgt. Ani Stubbs, Exercise Evaluation Team member, throws M18 red smoke hand grenades during a simulated ground attack at Base X here Feb. 25. Evaluators conducted the operational readiness exercise to test 100th Air Refueling Wing Airmen on their response to wartime scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Thomas Trower)

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RAF MILDENHALL, England -- Airman 1st Class Yusuf Thomas (top) and Senior Airman Mitchell Nichols, both 100th Security Forces Squadron, don their chemical warfare protective gear during a simulated attack at Base X here Feb. 25. These players in the operational readiness exercise were manning an entry control point when the ground attack began. Radio operators warned Airmen to initiate Mission Oriented Protective Posture 4 (MOPP 4) which includes a chemical protective overgarment, rubber boots, rubber gloves and inserts, and the M50 Joint Service General Purpose Field Mask. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Thomas Trower)

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Exercise tests chemical attack response

Published Feb. 25, 2010