/ Published October 15, 2008
Tequia Hicks, one of the Washington Redskins cheerleaders, tries to hit the sled with a mallet during the team category of the fire muster as fellow cheerleader, Michelle Brandon, cheers her on and Master Sgt. Jim Wenger, right, 100th CES Fire Department, pulls the sled back to help. Staff Sgt. Travis Girley, left, 100th CES firefighter, stands by ready to take over. The event, held Oct. 9, was part of Fire Prevention Week activities which also included demonstrations, and visits by Sparky the Fire Dog to the child development center and a local nursery in Beck Row. The fire department also had an open house Oct. 11 to round off the week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)
Some of the Washington Redskins cheerleaders donned firefighter bunkers and took part in the fire muster held at the 100th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department Oct. 9. Here the girls cheer on one of their teammates who was completing the final part of the challenge, dragging a 150+pound mannequin backwards to the finish line. The event also included a hose pull, cone run, and sled hit. Teams from squadrons around RAF Mildenhall participated in the event, which was won overall by the 100th Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)
Senior Airman David Norris, center, 100th Civil Engineer Squadron Readiness and Emergency Management, drags a mannequin back towards the finish line at the fire muster Oct. 9, as Staff Sgt. Travis Girley, a firefighter at the 100th CES Fire Department, backs up behind him, ready to catch him if he stumbles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)
A member of the 100th Civil Engineer Squadron Electrons, left with bucket, and 100th Maintenance Squadron, right with bucket, go head-to-head in the tiebreaker at the fire muster Oct. 9 at the 100th CES Fire Department. The two teams drew in the team event, both gaining a time of 1:54 minutes, so faced each other in an extra event to decide the winner. Team members had to take turns and grab a bucket, fill it with water from a special pool, run to the wooden shed and throw the water onto the roof. It then dripped down the drainpipe and into another container. Whoever filled the white container to overflowing, won. After a hard effort, 100th MXS took the trophy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)
The 100th CES Electricians grab buckets of water from the pool before racing down to throw it on the wooden house during the tiebreaker competition after the fire muster Oct. 9. The firefighter challenge course was open to squadron and flight teams from RAF Mildenhall as part of Fire Prevention Week events. Also at the event were the Washington Redskins cheerleaders. The electricians were up against 100th MXS, and lost to them at the very end. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)