OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. - Todd Kiesel, 55th Civil Engineer Squadron assistant fire chief and incident commander, receives information from medical personnel about the number of casualties during a major accident response exercise Aug. 14. Airmen with the 55th Medical Group worked with medical professionals from the surrounding Omaha metro area in this annual exercise that simulates an aircraft accidnet during an air show to prepare for the Defenders of Freedom Open House and Air Show hosted here. U.S. Air Force photo by Charles Haymond

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OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. - Tech. Sgt. Brian Madison, 55th Dental Squadron, applies make-up to Allen Straub, a volunteer, simulating an arm injuring during a major accident response exercise Aug. 14. Airmen with the 55th Medical Group worked with medical professionals from the surrounding Omaha metro area during this annual simualted aircraft accident exercise in preperation for the Defenders of Freedom Open House and Air Show hosted here. U.S. Air Force photo by Charles Haymond

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OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. - Volunteer Meghan Holmes applies fake wounds to the neck of Airman Jarriel Brown, 55th Intelligence Support Squadron, during a major accident response exercise Aug.14. Airmen with the 55th Medical Group worked with medical professionals from the surrounding Omaha metro area during a simulated aircraft accident in preperation for the Defenders of Freedom Open House and Air Show hosted here. U.S. Air Force Photo by Charles Haymond

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OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. - Airman 1st Class Cassandra Miller, 55th Operations Group, receives a faux facial injury from Airman 1st Class David Jones, 55th Dental Squadron, during a major accident response exercise Aug. 14. Airmen with the 55th Medical Group worked with medical professionals from the surrounding Omaha metro area take part in this annual exercise that simulates an aircraft accident in preperation for the Defenders of Freedom Open House and Air Show hosted here. U.S. Air Force photo by Charles Haymond

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OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. - Tech. Sgt. Brian Madison, 55th Dental Squadron, applies make-up to Allen Straub, a volunteer, simulating an arm injuring during a major accident response exercise Aug. 14. Airmen with the 55th Medical Group worked with medical professionals from the surrounding Omaha metro area during this annual simualted aircraft accident exercise in preperation for the Defenders of Freedom Open House and Air Show hosted here. U.S. Air Force photo by Charles Haymond

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OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. - Jeff Van Sant, KETV-7 reporter, and Ryan Hansen, 55th Wing Public Affairs, interview Todd Kiesel, 55th Civil Engineer Squadron assistant fire chief and incident commander, during a major accident response exercise Aug. 14. Airmen with the 55th Medical Group along with medical professionals from the surrounding Omaha metro area respond to a simulated aircraft accident in this annual exercise to prepare the Defenders of Freedom Open House and Air Show hosted here. U.S. Air Force photo by Charles Haymond

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Emergency Response

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. - Emergency personnel from Offutt and Plattsmouth, Neb., provide care to Chris Bush, an Omaha native who volunteered to be a simulated victim during Offutt's annual major accident response exercise here Aug. 14. The exercise tested the base's emergency response capabilities. Military and local organizations from across the Omaha metro area worked together to respond to the simulated aircraft accident. U.S. Air Force photo by Jeff W. Gates

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OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. - Larry Arp, a volunteer with the American Red Cross, assists families in the Emergency Family Assistance Center at the Bellevue Christian Center during Offutt's annual major accident response exercise here Aug. 14. The exercise tested the base's emergency response capabilities during a simulated aircraft accident. Military and local organizations from across the Omaha metro area worked together to respond to the disaster. U.S. Air Force photo by Jeff W. Gates

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Emergency Family Assistance Center

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. - Col. Michael J. Allshouse, 55th Mission Support Group commander, addresses numerous family members and volunteers at the Emergency Family Assistance Center inside the Bellevue Christian Center Aug. 14, during Offutt's annual major accident response exercise. The colonel briefed all in attendance on the status of recovery operations as part of the exercise simulating an aircraft accident. Organizations from Offutt and the Omaha metro area worked together to test their emergency response capabilities. U.S. Air Force photo by Jeff Gates

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OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. - Jeffrey Hildenbrandt, an American Red Cross volunteer, assists families in the Emergency Family Assistance Center staging area at the Bellevue Christian Center during Offutt's annual major accident response exercise here Aug. 14. The exercise tested the base's emergency response capabilities during a simulated aircraft accident. Military and local organizations from across the Omaha metro area worked together to respond to the disaster. U.S. Air Force photo by Jeff W. Gates

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Team Offutt, local community work together at exercise

Published Aug. 16, 2010

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