LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. -- Aircrew from the 41st and 61st Airlift Squadron practiced responding to different alarm conditions while onboard a C-130J during an exercise Feb. 23, 2018, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas.
Aircrew donned full mission orientated protective posture gear in order to be evaluated on their ability to operate an aircraft while performing recovery actions and post attack reconnaissance sweeps.
“What we’re trying to accomplish is integrating aircrew operations with recovery actions,” said Senior Master Sgt. Eric Balbo, 19th Maintenance Squadron Wing Inspection Team member. “We’re always on the hook to deploy where we’re needed, whether it be in this type of environment or not. That’s really all it comes down to: making sure that if we get pulled we can go right away.”
Airmen processed through an aircrew decontamination line after offloading from the aircraft to simulate the protocols required after exposure to a contaminated environment.