Deploy the handline

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Firefighters from the 23rd Civil Engineer Squadron, deploy a handline during a drill Nov. 22. The handline is another term for a fire hose. The 23rd CES recently received the 2010 Society of American Military Engineers Curtin Award for best small unit in Air Combat Command. The squadron was honored this year during an awards banquet at Langley Air Force Base, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Douglas Ellis)(RELEASED)

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MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Airman 1st Class Gary Simmons Jr., 23rd Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, tests out a spreader at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Nov. 22. The tool is used with a cutter to help pry open parts of a vehicle and free any trapped victims. This past year, the 23rd CES responded to 196 aircraft, medical and structural calls, earning them the 2010 Society of American Military Engineers Curtin Award for best small unit in Air Combat Command during a recent awards banquet at Langley Air Force Base, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Douglas Ellis)

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MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Airman 1st Class Gary Simmons Jr., 23rd Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, dons a self contained breathing apparatus mask Nov. 22. The 23rd CES fire department located at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., contributed to the squadron winning the 2010 Society of American Military Engineers Curtin Award for best small unit in Air Combat Command. They responded to four fires, two aircraft crashes and five hazardous material emergencies, which resulted in zero fatalities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Douglas Ellis)

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MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Kevin Davalos (center), 23rd Force Support Squadron fitness center director, discusses plans on fitness center additions with the 23rd Civil Engineer Squadron programs flight Nov. 24. The programs flight was instrumental in opening Moody Air Force Base's first Gold Leadership Energy Environmental Design (LEED) dormitory earlier this year, which allowed unaccompanied Airmen to live in apartment style quarters. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jamal D. Sutter)

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MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Harry Hughes, 23rd Civil Engineer Squadron project manager, and Rebecca Brawner, 23rd CES mechanical engineer, inspects an area during a visit to a temporary lodging facility construction site at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Nov. 23. Mr. Hughes and Ms. Brawner are part of the 23rd CES programs flight, which helped in the upgrade of eight fire alarms that slashed false alarm calls by more than 50 percent. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jamal D. Sutter)

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23rd CES garners high honors

Published Nov. 30, 2010

Deploy the handline