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The Airmen of the 104th Fighter Wing underwent a weekend of what is being called “super training,” conducted Sept. 7-8. The unit conducted life-saving skills such as Chemical, Biological, Radioactive and Nuclear training, and processed Airmen through a preventative health assessment, “The PHAst Track.”
The super training conducted by the 104th FW is designed to be a time-efficient way to ensure mission readiness providing Airmen with life-saving skills.
“Instead of doing training every weekend, small classes, we’re able to do a couple of weekends a year of training and gain all the other weekends back for Air Force Specialty Career Field Training,” said Senior Master Sgt. Christopher McCrary, 104th Civil Engineering Squadron emergency management flight chief. “It gives everyone what they need up to the point where they would deploy.”
According to Senior Airman Thinh Tran, 104th CES emergency manager, the CBRN training can be life-saving and provides Airmen with equipment familiarization.
“Wearing the gear properly is vital,” said Tran. “The base doesn’t stop when exposed. We still have a mission, and you have to be able to do your job.”
The preventative health assessment, “The PHAst Track,” includes a vision and hearing test, a dental examination, labs, and vaccinations.
Airmen also completed Self-Aid and Buddy Care training over the weekend. SABC training includes topics such as bleeding control, treating for shock and patient transportation.
Second Lieutenant Anthony Fappiano, 104th Medical Group medical administrative officer, said the SABC training is an important hands-on experience.
“It gives you a chance to get comfortable with the equipment,” said Fappiano. “People learn better hands-on. It can be life-saving.”
| Date Taken: | 09.12.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 09.14.2018 19:05 |
| Story ID: | 292470 |
| Location: | WESTFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, US |
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