Staff Sgt. William Blakeley, a fire fighter in the 175th Civil Engineer Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, Baltimore, Maryland, positions hydraulic tools into place as Tech. Sgt. James Weglein, also of the 175th, describes the correct procedure for using the tools to rescue automobile crash victims while training at National Guard training exercise PATRIOT North 16 at Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisc. July 16, 2016. PATRIOT is an annual exercise held at Volk Field to test the National Guard’s capabilities and develop working relationships with first responders and government agencies. The fire fighters are gathered from various states and benefit from the training by exchanging knowledge and experiences they have encountered while on military duty and also in some of their civilian fire-fighting experiences. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp)
Fire fighters from right to left Staff Sgt. Michael Frye, of the 167th Civil Engineer Squadron, West Virginia Air National Guard, Martinsburg, West Virginia, holds a car door while Sgt. Somner Goecks, of the 826th Ordnance Company, Wisconsin Army National Guard, operates a hydraulic tool, often called the jaws of life, and Staff Sgt. Joseph Ruppenthal, also of the 167th, holds hydraulic cables clear, while practicing rescuing personnel from a simulated automobile crash during training at National Guard exercise PATRIOT North 16 at Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisc. July 16, 2016. The training is simulating a vehicle crash and rescue of personnel trapped in the vehicle. PATRIOT is an annual exercise held at Volk Field to test the National Guard’s capabilities and develop working relationships with first responders and government agencies. The fire fighters are gathered from various states and benefit from the training by exchanging knowledge and experiences they have encountered while on military duty and also in some of their civilian fire-fighting experiences. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp)
Senior Airman Hassen Drissi, a fire fighter in the 182nd Civil Engineer Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, Peoria, Illinois, practices using hydraulic tools, commonly called the jaws of life, while training at National Guard training exercise PATRIOT North 16 at Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisc. July 16, 2016. He is practicing rescue procedures after a simulated vehicular accident. PATRIOT is an annual exercise held at Volk Field to test the National Guard’s capabilities and develop working relationships with first responders and government agencies. The fire fighters are gathered from various states and benefit from the training by exchanging knowledge and experiences they have encountered while on military duty and also in some of their civilian fire-fighting experiences. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp)
Senior Airman Hassen Drissi, a fire fighter in the 182nd Civil Engineer Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, Peoria, Illinois, practices using hydraulic tools, commonly called the jaws of life, while training at National Guard training exercise PATRIOT North 16 at Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisc. July 16, 2016. He is practicing rescue procedures after a simulated vehicular accident. PATRIOT is an annual exercise held at Volk Field to test the National Guard’s capabilities and develop working relationships with first responders and government agencies. The fire fighters are gathered from various states and benefit from the training by exchanging knowledge and experiences they have encountered while on military duty and also in some of their civilian fire-fighting experiences. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp)
Sgt. Somner Goecks swings a sledge hammer as Spc. Christopher Schreibner, both of the 826th Ordnance Company, Wisconsin Army National Guard, while practicing rescuing personnel from a simulated automobile crash during training at National Guard exercise PATRIOT North 16 at Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisc. July 16, 2016. The training is simulating a vehicle crash and rescue of personnel trapped in the vehicle. PATRIOT is an annual exercise held at Volk Field to test the National Guard’s capabilities and develop working relationships with first responders and government agencies. The fire fighters are gathered from various states and benefit from the training by exchanging knowledge and experiences they have encountered while on military duty and also in some of their civilian fire-fighting experiences. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp)
Staff Sgt. Michael Frye holds a car door as Staff Sgt. Joseph Ruppenthal, both fire fighters in the 167th Civil Engineer Squadron, West Virginia Air National Guard, Martinsburg, West Virginia, practice using hydraulic tools for personnel vehicle extrication while training at National Guard exercise PATRIOT North 16 at Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisc. July 16, 2016. The training is simulating a vehicle crash and rescue of personnel trapped in the vehicle. PATRIOT is an annual exercise held at Volk Field to test the National Guard’s capabilities and develop working relationships with first responders and government agencies. The fire fighters are gathered from various states and benefit from the training by exchanging knowledge and experiences they have encountered while on military duty and also in some of their civilian fire-fighting experiences. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp)
Senior Airman Reiginald Fairley, a fire fighter in the 175th Civil Engineer Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, Baltimore, Maryland, practices using hydraulic tools, commonly called the jaws of life, while training at National Guard training exercise PATRIOT North 16 at Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisc. July 16, 2016. He is practicing rescue procedures after a simulated vehicular accident. PATRIOT is an annual exercise held at Volk Field to test the National Guard’s capabilities and develop working relationships with first responders and government agencies. The fire fighters are gathered from various states and benefit from the training by exchanging knowledge and experiences they have encountered while on military duty and also in some of their civilian fire-fighting experiences. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp)
Staff Sgt. Michael Frye, a fire fighter in the 167th Civil Engineer Squadron, West Virginia Air National Guard, Martinsburg, West Virginia, removes a car windshield with an ax during vehicle extrication training at National Guard training exercise PATRIOT North 16 at Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisc. July 16, 2016. He is practicing rescue procedures after a simulated vehicular accident. PATRIOT is an annual exercise held at Volk Field to test the National Guard’s capabilities and develop working relationships with first responders and government agencies. The fire fighters are gathered from various states and benefit from the training by exchanging knowledge and experiences they have encountered while on military duty and also in some of their civilian fire-fighting experiences. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp)
