Photo By Spc. Christopher Shannon | Tabarious Berry, crew chief of the 172nd Airlift Wing Department, responses to the...... read more read more
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A perfectly normal thing to see in every community is its fire station and fire trucks. On the side of every fire truck you will find the city or the area they protect, but on the side of these fire trucks you see “United States Air Force”.
The 172nd Airlift Wing, Mississippi Air National Guard, has a Fire and Crash Rescue Department that sits on the outer ring of the Thompson Field Air Guard Station. Inside await firemen ready to respond at a moment’s notice to a call for help, whether it is from an aircraft or a person in need.
“Our number one objective is the C-17, we provide fire suppression and rescue services”, said Tabarious Berry, crew chief of the department.
They are also responsible for responding to base emergencies such as structure fires and on base medical emergencies, said Berry.
This organization is special because not only do they respond to emergencies on base, they also respond to civilian emergencies at the Jackson Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport, said Berry.
The group’s mission is important to the safety of many civilians and military personnel.
The 172nd Airlift Wing Fire and Crash Rescue Department job is essential to the safety of civilian and military passengers on flights incoming and outgoing, as well as the health and structural safety of the environment at the airport and base, said Sherrocko Stewart, the station captain.
Most of the fireman at the station have either experience from a local fire station or from a military fire station, said fireman Anthony Brister.
“We all have different skills; that’s what makes us better as a whole”, said Berry.
| Date Taken: | 09.16.2017 |
| Date Posted: | 10.23.2017 16:16 |
| Story ID: | 248548 |
| Location: | FLOWOOD, MISSISSIPPI, US |
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