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Master Sgt. Christopher Woar, a 19th Aerospace Medical Dentist Squadron chief of flight and operation medicine glues on a simulated fractured wrist to moulage victim Airman 1st Class Steven Hamilton, a 19th Component Maintenance Squadron fuel systems repairer July 24, 2013, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The purpose of the Major Accident Response Exercise was to test the response of the bases and the city of Jacksonville’s first responders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cliffton Dolezal)

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A member of the 19th Security Forces attempts to calm down a simulated enraged student, Capt. Dawn Harnack, a 19th Airlift Wing Inspector General chief of wing exercise’s outside of the Little Rock Education Center during a Major Accident Response Exercise July 24, 2013, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The purpose of the MARE was to test the response of the bases and the city of Jacksonville’s medical and emergency personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cliffton Dolezal)

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First responders from the base and the Jacksonville Police Department arrive on scene of the Major Accident Response Exercise July 24, 2013, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The purpose of the MARE was to test the response of the bases and the city of Jacksonville’s first responders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cliffton Dolezal)

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Firefighters from the 19th Civil Engineer Squadron assess the best way to approach the scene of a simulated explosion during a Major Accident Response Exercise July 24, 2013, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The MARE showcased the cooperation and partnership between base and Jacksonville emergency and medical personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cliffton Dolezal)

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Airman 1st Class Tyler Coleman-Shaw, a 19th Civil Engineering Squadron firefighter, drags a simulated unconscious Airman 1st Class Steven Hamilton, a 19th Component Maintenance Squadron fuel systems repairer, to safety from a simulated disaster area during a Major Accident Response Exercise July 24, 2013, At Little Rock Ari Force Base, Ark. The purpose of the MARE was to evaluate the response of base personnel to the exercise scenario. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cliffton Dolezal)

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An explosive ordinance device robot performs reconnaissance after a simulated detonation during a Major Accident Response Exercise July 24, 2013, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The purpose of the MARE was to test the response of the bases and the city of Jacksonville’s first responders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cliffton Dolezal)

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Medics from the 19th Medical Group, tend to simulated wounded during a Major Accident Response Exercise July 24, 2013, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The purpose of the MARE was to test the response of the bases and the city of Jacksonville’s first responders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cliffton Dolezal)

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Staff Sgt. Shonna Wilkerson, a 19th Aerospace Medical Dentist Squadron dental technician, grabs a litter carrier to transport simulated wounded from decontamination tent to the medical group during a Major Accident Response Exercise July 24, 2013, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The purpose of the MARE was to test the response of the bases and the city of Jacksonville’s first responders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cliffton Dolezal)

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Staff Sgt. April Welch, a 19th Aerospace Medicine Squadron medical technician, wraps the head of a simulated wounded moulage victim during a Major Accident Response Exercise July 24, 2013, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The purpose of the MARE was to test the response of the base’s and the city of Jacksonville’s first responders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cliffton Dolezal

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Members from the 19th Medical Group tend to simulated wounded during a Major Accident Response Exercise July 24, 2013, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The purpose of the MARE was to test the response of the bases and the city of Jacksonville’s first responders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cliffton Dolezal)

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Members from the 19th Medical Group transport a simulated critically wounded person to an ambulance during a Major Accident Response Exercise July 24, 2013, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The purpose of the MARE was to test the response of the base’s response to an exercise scenario. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cliffton Dolezal)

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A member of the 19th Medical Group asks which simulated patient is next to be transported to an ambulance during a Major Accident Response Exercise July 24, 2013, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The Medical Group played an instrumental role in the exercise treating and transporting simulated wounded around base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cliffton Dolezal)

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Photo Essay-Major Accident Response Exercise

Published July 30, 2013
By Airman 1st Class Cliffton Dolezal
19 AW/PA

LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. -- Team Little Rock demonstrated its first responder capabilities during a major accident response exercise July 24, 2013, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark.

The MARE gave an opportunity for TLR emergency response personnel to test readiness during a simulated disaster and evaluate emergency procedures. A MARE can simulate a number of events such as an airplane crash, a hazardous spill or an active shooter.

This exercise simulated an attack and explosion outside of the base's University Center providing the medical group a chance to evaluate their mass causality plan.

Key players during the MARE include the fire department, security forces and the medical group. TLR officials also coordinated with emergency responders from the local area, a critical relationship during a crisis.

A MARE is one way to train and test a base's readiness during the course of the year.