Multicapable Airmen execute emergency management operations

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Phillip Anderson (left), 8th Logistic Readiness Squadron flight service center technician and emergency management (EM) augmentee, and U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Dennis Avalos, 8th Communications Squadron client systems technician and EM augmentee, reports a chemical agent detector reading during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 14, 2022. Augmentees act as force multipliers and allow a smaller group of Airmen to execute the mission in a safe and efficient manner. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert)

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Multicapable Airmen execute emergency management operations

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Phillip Anderson (left), 8th Logistic Readiness Squadron flight service center technician and emergency management (EM) augmentee, and U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Dennis Avalos, 8th Communications Squadron client systems technician and EM augmentee, prepare a chemical agent detector during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 14, 2022. Emergency management flight operations includes contamination control to prevent contaminants from endangering personnel and assets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert)

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Multicapable Airmen execute emergency management operations

U.S. Air Force 8th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management (left) and 8th Healthcare Operations Squadron bioenvironmental engineering flight teams, test for contaminants during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 14, 2022. Following the simulated chemical agent attack, the teams were sent out to further identify the type of chemical agent present and followed up with a containment plan to ensure the simulated attack did not impact the installation’s mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert)

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Multicapable Airmen execute emergency management operations

An 8th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management augmentee reads a chemical agent detector during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 14, 2022. Visible bars on the detector confirm the presence of a chemical agent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert)

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Multi-capable Airmen execute emergency management operations

Published Sept. 18, 2022
By Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert
8th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea --

The 8th Civil Engineer Squadron Emergency Management (EM) flight rallied Wolf Pack personnel from various career fields to work as augmentees during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 14, 2022.

During the training scenario, augmentees fulfilled several EM duties such as working with medical personnel to respond to chemical warfare agents.

Kunsan’s multi-capable personnel increase the Wing’s ability to continue to support a free and open Indo-Pacific theater.

Multicapable Airmen execute emergency management operations

Multicapable Airmen execute emergency management operations

Multicapable Airmen execute emergency management operations

Multicapable Airmen execute emergency management operations