USMC, 8 CES conduct joint fire training at Kunsan

Photo By Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert | U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Steven Brooks, Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 firefighter, listens to structural fire guidance during a joint exercise at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Mar. 9, 2023. One of the controlled, structural fires was conducted in a shipping container with an A classification, containing common solid combustibles such as paper, wood and cloth. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert)  

KUNSAN AIR BASE, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, BUSAN GWANG'YEOGSI [PUSAN-KWANGYOKSHI], SOUTH KOREA

03.15.2023

Story by Senior Airman Shannon Braaten and Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert

8th Fighter Wing

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The 8th Civil Engineer Squadron welcomed Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 firefighters from Camp Foster to train on structural burns at Kunsan AB, Mar. 9, 2023.

Based out of Okinawa, Japan, the MWSS 172 primarily focuses their firefighting techniques on aircraft and airport response procedures, while the 8th CES specializes on containing structural fires.

Using Kunsan’s simulated burn houses, the MWSS 172 gained valuable structural fire response training.

• Date Taken: 03.15.2023
• Date Posted: 03.15.2023 04:20
• Story ID: 440418
• Location: KUNSAN AIR BASE, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, BUSAN GWANG'YEOGSI [PUSAN-KWANGYOKSHI], KR