DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas—Airman 1st Class Anthony Guajardo, 7th Civil Engineer firefighter, peers down a dark tunnel at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 6. Several firefighters gathered at the Dyess training grounds to conduct rescue and retrieval training in confined spaces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Domonique Washington)

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DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Airman 1st Class Anthony Guajardo, 7th Civil Engineer firefighter, from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas assembles a tripod used for propelling and hauling, Oct. 6. The tripod is checked three times for safety before it is used to propel or haul anyone. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Domonique Washington)

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DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Airman 1st Class Anthony Guajardo, 7th Civil Engineer firefighter, prepares to climb into a tunnel during a retrieval training exercise at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 6. Emergency responders are often called to situations that require climbing or propelling into small spaces to retrieve the bodies of dead or injured people due to the hazards of ditches or uncontrolled working areas. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Domonique Washington)

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DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Airman 1st Class Anthony Guajardo, 7th Civil Engineer firefighter, searches in a tunnel looking for his partner during a retrieval training exercise at Dyess Air Force Base, Oct. 6. Several firefighters gathered on training grounds located just off the flightline to conduct rescue or retrieval training in confined spaces. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Domonique Washington)

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DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Airman 1st Class Anthony Guajardo, 7th Civil Engineer firefighter, pushes his air tank through a small tunnel to make climbing through easier during a training exercise at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 6. Emergency responders are often called to situations that require climbing or propelling into small spaces in order to retrieve the bodies of dead or injured people due to the hazards of ditches or uncontrolled working areas. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Domonique Washington)

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Rescue and retrieval

Published Oct. 8, 2010