Medics test patient decon skills

IE SHIMA AIRFIELD, Japan -- Medics with the 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron remove "contaminated" gear from a casualty during an exercise treating and decontaminating patients at an airfield in "hostile" territory here Jan. 19 as part of Beverly High 11-02, a local operational readiness exercise. Members of the 353rd Special Operations Group are participating in the exercise to hone their warfighting skills in preparation for a headquarters inspection next month. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

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Medics test patient decon skills

IE SHIMA AIRFIELD, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Cesar Chavez, an independent duty medical technician with the 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron, checks vital signs of a patient on a MC-130P Combat Shadow during a medical evacuation of a casualty during an exercise treating and decontaminating patients at an airfield in "hostile" territory here Jan. 19 as part of Beverly High 11-02, a local operational readiness exercise. Members of the 353rd Special Operations Group are participating in the exercise to hone their warfighting skills in preparation for a headquarters inspection next month. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

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Medics test patient decon skills

IE SHIMA AIRFIELD, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Nick Johnson, a medical logistics specialist with 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron, treats a broken leg on a "contaminated" patient during an exercise treating and decontaminating patients at an airfield in "hostile" territory here Jan. 19 as part of Beverly High 11-02, a local operational readiness exercise. Members of the 353rd Special Operations Group are participating in the exercise to hone their warfighting skills in preparation for a headquarters inspection next month. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

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IE SHIMA AIRFIELD, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Tara Gibson (left) and Tech. Sgt. Jose Llanes, both with the 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron Medical Flight, check a patient for any "contamination" during an exercise treating and decontaminating patients at an airfield in "hostile" territory here Jan. 19 as part of Beverly High 11-02, a local operational readiness exercise. Members of the 353rd Special Operations Group are participating in the exercise to hone their warfighting skills in preparation for a headquarters inspection next month. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

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IE SHIMA AIRFIELD, Japan -- Maj. (Dr.) John Hatfield, a flight surgeon with the 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron, inventories his medical supplies before casualties arrive during an exercise treating and decontaminating patients at an airfield in "hostile" territory here Jan. 19 as part of Beverly High 11-02, a local operational readiness exercise. Members of the 353rd Special Operations Group are participating in the exercise to hone their warfighting skills in preparation for a headquarters inspection next month. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

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Medics test patient decon skills

Published Jan. 20, 2011

IE SHIMA AIRFIELD, Japan -- Medics from the 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron practiced treating and decontaminating patients at an airfield in "hostile" territory here Jan. 19 as part of Beverly High 11-02, a local operational readiness exercise. Members of the 353rd Special Operations Group are participating in the exercise to hone their warfighting skills in preparation for a headquarters inspection next month.