Aircraft live-fire training

Firefighters assigned to the 139th Fire Emergency Services, Missouri Air National Guard, battle a simulated aircraft fire at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., July 16, 2018. The civilians and airmen were conducting an aircraft live-fire exercise as part of their annual training. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Michael Crane)

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – Lance Cpl. Justin Simons

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – Lance Cpl. Justin Simons poses for a photo July 16 at Ie Shima Training Facility. The Crash Fire Rescue Marines rushed to the aid of Ie Village Firefighters when they needed assistance extinguishing a farm fire. The Ie Village Mayor, Hideyuki Shimabukuro, personally thanked the Marines for their efforts at the farm. Simons is an Auburn, Washington, native, is an aircraft rescues and firefighting specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. (Photo courtesy of 1st Lt. Christine Baldridge)

Exercise Chicago Response

CHICAGO, IL, UNITED STATES
07.24.2018
Photo by Cpl. Julien Rodarte
Defense Media Activity-Marines 


Lance Cpl. Chandler R. White, a rescue man with Technical Rescue Platoon, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, receives advice from an instructor with Illinois Fire Service Institute during Exercise Chicago Response in Champaign, Illinois, July 24, 2018. This was the first time the active duty response force trained with Chicago-area first responders and served to establish a working relationship between CBIRF and the cities of Champaign and Chicago.

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – Sgt. Daniel Johnson

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – Sgt. Daniel Johnson poses for a photo July 16 at Ie Shima Training Facility. The Crash Fire Rescue Marines rushed to the aid of Ie Village Firefighters when they needed assistance extinguishing a farm fire. The Ie Village Mayor, Hideyuki Shimabukuro, personally thanked the Marines for their efforts at the farm. Johnson is a Galloway, Ohio, native, is an aircraft rescue and firefighting specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. (Photo courtesy of 1st Lt. Christine Baldridge)

48th FW assists local firefighting

An Airman assigned to the 48th Civil Engineer Squadron at the 48th Fighter Wing operates a shuttle water tank in support of Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service team members as they fight a fire near Brandon, England, July 13, 2018. The shuttle water tank can carry up to 15,000 liters of water at a time and is used in areas where water cannot be easily accessed. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christopher S. Sparks)