HAZMAT MARE

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. - Two members of the 55th Civil Engineering Squadron pound support posts into the ground during a simulated hazardous material major accident response exercise near the base lake Oct. 15. This type of training allows various agencies to work on their response times, better coordinate with different organizations and sharpen their awareness and overall abilities if an accident were to happen. U.S. Air Force photo by Charles Haymond

HAZMAT MARE

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. - Walter Johnson, a water fuel maintainer with the 55th Civil Engineering Squadron, turns on an air compressor during a simulated hazardous material major accident response exercise at the base lake Oct. 15. This type of training allows various agencies to work on their response times, better coordinate with different organizations and sharpen their awareness and overall abilities if an accident were to happen. U.S. Air Force photo by Charles Haymond

HAZMAT MARE

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. - James Kuttner and Fire Chief David Eblin, both with the 55th Civil Engineering Squadron, relay information to different response agencies during a simulated hazardous material major accident response exercise here Oct. 15. This type of training allows various agencies to work on their response times, coordinating with different organizations, and sharpen their awareness if an accident in this magnitude happened at Offutt. U.S. Air Force photo by Charles Haymond

Fire station honors

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. -- Todd Kiesel, assistant fire chief with the 55th Civil Engineering Squadron, talks with Ryan Hoffman, another squadron member, after being honored as fire officer of the year during a ceremony in the fire station Oct. 7. Each year during Fire Prevention Week, Offutt names its fire fighter and fire officer of the year. U.S. Air Force photo by Charles Haymond

Rivet Joint

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. - Senior Airmen Anthony Buum (left) and Timothy Odell (right), both from the 55th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, do a detailed cleaning in-between the lower antennas of an RC-135V Rivet Joint aircraft, inside hangar five of the Bennie Davis Maintenance Facility, Sept. 28. Roughly ten crew chiefs assigned to the 55th AMXS perform routine cleanings of the airframes, which often take up to eight hours to accomplish. The cleanings are part of a minor corrosion and control inspection which is followed by a full lubrication of the entire aircraft once cleaned. U.S. Air Force photo by Josh Plueger

Rivet Joint

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. - Airman 1st Class Jorge Martinez-Salinas, of the 55th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, performs a detailed cleaning inside the front landing gear cavity of an RC-135V Rivet Joint aircraft, inside hangar five of the Bennie Davis Maintenance Facility, Sept. 28. Roughly ten crew chiefs assigned to the 55th AMXS perform routine cleanings of the airframes which often take up to eight hours to accomplish. The cleanings are part of a minor corrosion and control inspection which is followed by a full lubrication of the entire aircraft once cleaned. U.S. Air Force photo by Josh Plueger