Mildenhall Phase II exercise

Senior Airman Joseph Symmonds, 100th Civil Engineer Squadron, cordons off the area around a simulated unexploded ordnance at Building 680 during Day 1 of an exercise at RAF Mildenhall, England, June 24. Throughout the day, several scenarios took place across the base to test response procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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Mildenhall Phase II exercise

Airman 1st Class Aaron Hildebrand, left, and Senior Airman Joseph Symmonds, both part of the 100th Civil Engineer Squadron, cordon off a simulated UXO during an exercise at RAF Mildenhall, England, June 24. The Airmen were the post-attack reconnaissance team for Building 680. They performed a sweep of the facility checking for damage, injured personnel, contamination and other simulated potential threats . (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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Airmen from a simulated damage assessment recovery team are handed an exercise inject during a Phase II exercise at RAF Mildenhall June 24. The scenario simulated damage to the building, with windows smashed and water lines damaged. The 100th Civil Engineer Squadron team was expected to fix the problems, from turning off the water supply to fix leaks to repairing any severed electricity cables. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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Exercise prepares Mildenhall Airmen for wartime situations, scenarios

Published June 30, 2008
By Marauder Staff Reports
100th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs

RAF MILDENHALL, England -- RAF Mildenhall conducted a base-wide Phase II exercise June 24 to 26 to better prepare Airmen for deployments and wartime environments and to train for the upcoming operational readiness inspection in 2009.

"This type of exercise was a first for RAF Mildenhall, since it was in a designated 'play area' and simulated a deployed location," said Staff Sgt. Sheraz Cedeno, 100th Civil Engineer Squadron Readiness and Emergency Management.

Exercise training included command and control, chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear contamination scenarios, post-attack reconnaissance, suspicious packages and bomb threats. Also practiced, were evacuation procedures, structural damage to buildings, fire responses and self aid and buddy care.

(Information provided by 100th CES Readiness and Emergency Management)

Mildenhall Phase II exercise

Mildenhall Phase II exercise

Mildenhall Phase II exercise