AFE technicians conduct CBRN training

U.S. Air force Reserve Staff Sgt. Michael Hopson, loadmaster, 327th Airlift Squadron, awaits instructions during aircrew flight equipment (AFE) specialist’s decontamination training June 19, 2017, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. It is AFE’s responsibility to meet the operational requirements of the Aircrew Contamination Control Area (ACCA) process in a Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear (CBRN) environment. AFE procedures include recognizing vulnerabilities and opportunities to protect personnel, working safely and effectively in a contaminated environment, and understanding and operating and an ACCA. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston/Released)

U.S. Air Force Reserve Senior Airman Joshua Pirtle (Left) and Tech. Sgt. David Underwood, aircrew flight equipment (AFE) specialists assigned to the 913th Operations Support Squadron, fill a Lightweight Inflatable Decontamination Systems (LIDS) shelter with air as part of an Aircrew Contamination Control Area (ACCA) June 19, 2017, at little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. AFE ACCA provides augmentation in support of sustained aircrew chemical defense decontamination operations to include (ACCA) and related processing capabilities for mobile operation at Forward Operating Locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston/Released)

U.S. Air Force Reserve Master Sgt. Ronald Johnson, aircrew flight equipment supervisor, 913th Operations Support Squadron, directs aircrew members to the first station of an Aircrew Contamination Control Area (ACCA) during a training simulation June 19, 2017, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The purpose of an ACCA is to establish a location to provide detection, contamination control, and processing provisions for aircrew members into a toxic free environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston/Released)

U.S. Air Force Reserve Staff Sgt. Michael Richardson, aircrew flight equipment (AFE) specialist, 913th Operations Support Squadron, scrubs down the boots of Staff Sgt. Michael Hopson, loadmaster, 327th Airlift Squadron, to remove simulated contaminants at Station #1 of the Aircrew Contamination Control Area (ACCA) June 19, 2017, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. AFE specialists constructed the ACCA for training to remove simulated contaminants from aircrew members such as micro-organisms, hazardous materials or radioactive substances. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston/Released)

U.S. Air Force Reserve Staff Sgt. Michael Richardson, aircrew flight equipment (AFE) specialist, 913th Operations Support Squadron, sprays a simulated 5% chlorine solution on Staff Sgt. Michael Hopson, loadmaster, 327th Airlift Squadron, in the Aircrew Contamination Control Area (ACCA) June 19, 2017, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. AFE members were conducting decontamination training for aircrew members to remove contaminants such as micro-organisms, hazardous materials or radioactive substances. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston/Released)

U.S. Air Force Reserve Senior Airman Joshua Pirtle, aircrew flight equipment (AFE) specialist, 327th Operations Support Squadron, hangs a manifold/blower and intercom unit in a Lightweight Inflatable Decontamination Systems (LIDS) shelter for Staff Sgt. Michael Hopson, loadmaster, 327th Airlift Squadron, during decontamination training June 19, 2017, at little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The Aircrew Contamination Control Area (ACCA) where the training scenario took place provides augmentation in support of sustained aircrew chemical defense decontamination operations to include (ACCA) and related processing capabilities for mobile operation at Forward Operating Locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston/Released)

U.S. Air Force Reserve Staff Sgt. Casey Godwin, aircrew flight equipment (AFE) specialist, 327th Operations Support Squadron, pats down Staff Sgt. Michael Hopson, loadmaster, 327th Airlift Squadron, with activated charcoal from a M295 Individual Decontamination Kit during a training scenario June 19, 2017, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The training required the construction of several Lightweight Inflatable Decontamination Systems (LIDS) shelters and the removal of simulated contaminants from three aircrew members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston/Released)

U.S. Air Force Reserve Staff Sgt. Michael Richardson, aircrew flight equipment (AFE) specialist, 913th Operations Support Squadron, sprays a simulated 5% chlorine solution on Staff Sgt. Michael Hopson, loadmaster, 327th Airlift Squadron, in a Lightweight Inflatable Decontamination Systems (LIDS) shelter during decontamination training for AFE specialist’s June 19, 2017, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Initial testing for the decontamination system took place here in November 2005, when officials from Air Mobility Command and Air Force Special Operations Command, moved the location from Keesler AFB, Miss., in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston/Released)

U.S. Air Force Reserve Staff Sgt. Michael Richardson, aircrew flight equipment (AFE) specialist, 913th Operations Support Squadron, uses a towelette to remove simulated contaminants from Staff Sgt. Michael Hopson, loadmaster, 327th Airlift Squadron, during decontamination training for AFE specialist’s June 19, 2017, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Richardson was one of four AFE Airmen who took part in training to enhance skills needed to protect personnel and equipment so they can work safely and effectively in a contaminated environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston/Released)

U.S. Air Force Reserve Senior Airman Joshua Pirtle, an aircrew flight equipment (AFE) specialist assigned to the 913th Operations Support Squadron, removes a survival vest from Staff Sgt. Aaron Broge, loadmaster, 327th Airlift Squadron, during decontamination training for AFE specialist’s June 19, 2017, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Pirtle was one of four AFE Airmen who took part in training to enhance skills needed to protect personnel and equipment so they can work safely and effectively in a contaminated environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston/Released)

U.S. Air Force Reserve Staff Sgt. Casey Godwin, removes protective booties from Staff Sgt. Aaron Broge, loadmaster, 327th Airlift Squadron, as Tech. Sgt. David Underwood holds a manifold/blower and intercom unit during decontamination training June 19, 2017, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Godwin and Underwood are aircrew flight equipment specialists assigned to the 913th Operations Support Squadron and took part in the training to enhance their skills in protecting personnel and their abilities to work safely and effectively in a contaminated environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston/Released)

U.S. Air Force Reserve Staff Sgt. Casey Godwin, aircrew flight equipment (AFE) technician, 913th Operations Support Squadron, removes protective booties in the Aircrew Contamination Control Area (ACCA) during decontamination training June 19, 2017, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. It is AFE’s responsibility to meet the operational requirements of the ACCA process in a Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear (CBRN) environment. AFE procedures include recognizing vulnerabilities and opportunities to protect personnel, working safely and effectively in a contaminated environment, and understanding and operating and an ACCA. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston/Released)

U.S. Air Force Reserve Tech. Sgt. David Underwood, aircrew flight equipment (AFE) specialist, 327th Operations Support Squadron, removes a flight suit from Staff Sgt. Aaron Broge, loadmaster, 327th Airlift Squadron, at Station 7: (Protective Overgarment Removal), during decontamination training June 19, 2017, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The AFE Airmen conducted training to enhance their skills in protecting personnel and their abilities to work safely and effectively in a contaminated environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston/Released)

U.S. Air Force Reserve Tech. Sgt. David Underwood, (right) an aircrew flight equipment specialist assigned to the 327th Operations Support Squadron, shows Capt. Jon Leslie, copilot, 327th Airlift Squadron, how to properly remove gloves during decontamination training June 19, 2017, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Leslie just finished C-130J mission qualification training, and is a former civil engineer operations officer from Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston/Released)