353rd SOMXS conducts ATSO

U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron Airmen don protective gear during Ability to Survive and Operate (ATSO) training Jan. 8, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 353rd SOMXS Airmen practiced the recovery and decontamination of a U.S. Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II with simulated chemical and biological contamination. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Jessica Tait)

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353rd SOMXS conducts ATSO

U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron Airmen receive instruction on chemical and biological decontamination methods during Ability to Survive and Operate (ATSO) training Jan. 8, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The integrated ATSO and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) training educated 353rd SOMXS Airmen on protective measures for CBRN defense. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Jessica Tait)

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353rd SOMXS conducts ATSO

A U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron Airman provides instruction on chemical and biological decontamination methods for a U.S. Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II Jan. 8, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The integrated Ability to Survive and Operate (ATSO) and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) training educated 353rd SOMXS Airmen on protective measures for CBRN defense. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Jessica Tait)

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353rd SOMXS conducts ATSO

A U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron Airman dons protective gear during Ability to Survive and Operate (ATSO) training Jan. 8, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 353rd SOMXS Airmen practiced the recovery and decontamination of a U.S. Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II with simulated chemical and biological contamination. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Jessica Tait)

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353rd SOMXS conducts ATSO

U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron Airmen don protective gear during Ability to Survive and Operate (ATSO) training Jan. 8, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 353rd SOMXS Airmen practiced the recovery and decontamination of a U.S. Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II with simulated chemical and biological contamination. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Jessica Tait)

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353rd SOMXS conducts ATSO

U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron Airmen don protective gear during Ability to Survive and Operate (ATSO) training Jan. 8, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 353rd SOMXS Airmen practiced the recovery and decontamination of a U.S. Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II with simulated chemical and biological contamination. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Jessica Tait)

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353rd SOMXS conducts ATSO

U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron Airmen receive instruction on chemical and biological decontamination methods during Ability to Survive and Operate (ATSO) training Jan. 8, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The integrated ATSO and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) training educated 353rd SOMXS Airmen on protective measures for CBRN defense. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Jessica Tait)

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353rd SOMXS conducts ATSO

U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron Airmen run through chemical and biological decontamination procedures for a U.S. Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II during Ability to Survive and Operate (ATSO) training Jan. 8, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The goal of training is to educate Airmen on how to decontaminate an aircraft exposed to a chemical or biological agent and return it to service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Jessica Tait)

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353rd SOMXS conducts ATSO

A U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron Airman runs through chemical and biological decontamination procedures for a U.S. Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II during Ability to Survive and Operate (ATSO) training Jan. 8, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The goal of training is to educate Airmen on how to decontaminate an aircraft exposed to a chemical or biological agent and return it to service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Jessica Tait)

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353rd SOMXS conducts ATSO

U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron Airmen run through chemical and biological decontamination procedures for a U.S. Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II during Ability to Survive and Operate (ATSO) training Jan. 8, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The goal of training is to educate Airmen on how to decontaminate an aircraft exposed to a chemical or biological agent and return it to service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Jessica Tait)

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353rd SOMXS conducts ATSO

U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron Airmen run through chemical and biological decontamination procedures for a U.S. Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II during Ability to Survive and Operate (ATSO) training Jan. 8, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The goal of training is to educate Airmen on how to decontaminate an aircraft exposed to a chemical or biological agent and return it to service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Jessica Tait)

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353rd SOMXS conducts ATSO

A U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron Airman enters a U.S. Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II following the completion of Ability to Survive and Operate (ATSO) training Jan. 8, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The integrated ATSO and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) training educated 353rd SOMXS Airmen on protective measures for CBRN defense. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Jessica Tait)

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353rd SOMXS conducts ATSO

U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron Airmen remove protective gear in the back of a U.S. Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II following the completion of Ability to Survive and Operate (ATSO) training Jan. 8, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The integrated ATSO and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) training educated 353rd SOMXS Airmen on protective measures for CBRN defense. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Jessica Tait)

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353rd SOMXS conducts ATSO

Published Jan. 19, 2018
By Capt. Jessica Tait, 353rd Special Operations Group Public Affairs
353rd Special Operations Group

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron Airmen don protective gear during Ability to Survive and Operate (ATSO) training Jan. 8, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 353rd SOMXS Airmen practiced the recovery and decontamination of a U.S. Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II with simulated chemical and biological contamination. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Jessica Tait)