Mountain Home AFB competes in CBRNE challenges

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  • By Senior Airman Samantha S. Crane
  • 366th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office
MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho --  Throughout May 11 through 14, the 366th Aerospace Medicine Squadron bioenvironmental engineering (BE) and the 366th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management flights (EM) combined as one to put their skills to the test through challenges presented by Air Combat Command.

The test will determine which ACC base will compete in Air Force-wide chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high yield explosive, or CBRNE, challenges.

Scenarios ranged from terrorist use of CBRNE weapons to industrial accidents involving chemicals.

"Both flights must exercise to maintain proficiency on a wide range of equipment used to identify and quantify the different hazards associated with CBRNE, selection of personal protective equipment and entry into an incident scene," said 2nd Lt. David Hocking, 366th AMDS BE readiness and response officer in charge.

After the Air Force set up CBRN challenges, each major command began assessing the BE/EM flights at their respective bases. Once representatives of each MAJCOM are chosen to compete, they will face off in the Air Force-wide challenges in 2010.

Mountain Home AFB's team faced five different three-hour scenarios to demonstrate their ability to respond to virtually any CBRNE event.

"Our teamwork was outstanding," said Tech. Sgt. Kiley Davis, 366th CES noncommissioned officer in charge of EM. "We were very motivated and overcame all obstacles that were presented."