Bioenvironmental engineering keeps Kunsan out of hot water

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joshua Crenshaw (left), and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Frank McCall, 8th Healthcare Operations Squadron bioenvironmental engineering technicians, read a water sample during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 14, 2022. Drinking water is monitored for correct pH balance and ensures the proper amount of chlorine has been added to make the water potable. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert)

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Bioenvironmental engineering keeps Kunsan out of hot water

An 8th Healthcare Operations Squadron bioenvironmental engineering technician, collects a water sample during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 14, 2022. Water gathered from off-installation locations requires constant pH and chlorine level monitoring by the bioenvironmental flight to ensure installation water remains healthy to drink. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert)

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Bioenvironmental engineering keeps Kunsan out of hot water

An 8th Healthcare Operations Squadron bioenvironmental engineering technician, adds a pH tablet to a water sample during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 14, 2022. The tablet and water react with each other and change the sample into a different color depending on the pH balance of the water source. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert)

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Bioenvironmental engineering keeps Kunsan out of hot water

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joshua Crenshaw, 8th Healthcare Operations Squadron bioenvironmental engineering technician, inspects a water sample during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 14, 2022. The bioenvironmental engineering flight increased their water sampling operations during training to mirror the simulated increased threat to the installation’s water sources. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert)

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Bioenvironmental engineering keeps Kunsan out of hot water

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joshua Crenshaw (left), 8th Healthcare Operations Squadron (HCOS) bioenvironmental engineering technician, U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jeremy Hightower (center), 8th Medical Group medical material section chief, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Frank McCall, 8th HCOS bioenvironmental engineering technician, walk toward a water sample during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 14, 2022. The team concluded the simulated contaminant to be sourced from a vapor attack affecting only one area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert)

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Bioenvironmental engineering keeps Kunsan out of hot water

A simulated M-8 chemical detection paper reads training marks during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 14, 2022. After chemical agents are detected by personnel, bioenvironmental engineering and emergency management flights deploy to conduct a more thorough test of which contaminant is present. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert)

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Bioenvironmental engineering keeps Kunsan out of hot water

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joshua Crenshaw (left), and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Frank McCall, 8th Healthcare Operations Squadron bioenvironmental engineering technicians, read a M265 detector kit during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 14, 2022. The detector kit tests for various chemical warfare agents to help narrow down the type of chemical attack. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert)

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Bioenvironmental engineering keeps Kunsan out of hot water

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Frank McCall, 8th Healthcare Operations Squadron bioenvironmental engineering technician, reads an M265 detector kit during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 14, 2022. During the training scenario, the bioenvironmental engineering flight responded to different locations around the installation to conduct readings and to identify possible chemical attacks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert)

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Bioenvironmental engineering keeps Kunsan out of hot water

Published Sept. 16, 2022
By Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert
8th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea --

The 8th Healthcare Operations Squadron bioenvironmental engineering flight executes a chemical warfare agent response training scenario during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 14, 2022.

While conducting increased water sampling operations to ensure the water on the installation stays drinkable the flight responded to a simulated chemical attack and verified the specific agents in the air.

Identifying the types of attacks helps the installation safely stay operational and ensure the F-16 Fighting Falcon flying mission continues.