Hooking it up

Contracted members of Southern Waste Services, Inc., operated out of Panama City, Fla., begin to attach an oil spill containment boom in order to stretch it across Fred Bayou at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., May 12. The boom was necessary for an exercise simulating a spill occuring from tornado damage which resulted from a hurricane. Several base agencies worked together to accomplish the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robin Walters)

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Laying down the line

An oil spill containment boom is stretched across Fred Bayou by Tim Tolle and Chris Linder of Del-Jen, Inc., May 12 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. The boom was utilized to simulate actual procedures which would be taken should a worst-case discharge scenario occur as the result of a natural disaster. Several base agencies worked together to accomplish the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joshua Stevens)

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Draggin' the line

A contracted worker for Southern Waste Services, Inc., out of Panama City, Fla., gazes behind his boat May 12 in Fred Bayou at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., to make sure an oil spill containment boom is properly stretched across the length of the bayou. The boom was utilized to simulate actual procedures which would be taken should a worst-case discharge scenario occur as the result of a natural disaster. Several base agencies worked together to accomplish the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robin Walters)

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What's the plan?

Members of the coordination group for an exercise involving a simulated worst-case oil discharge accident confer about details of the exercise operations May 12 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. Those who took part represented the 325th Civil Engineer Squadron, the Tyndall Fire Department, fuels, Del-Jen, Inc., legal, public affairs, safety and Southern Waste Services, Inc. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robin Walters)

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Bringin' it in

(Left in boat) Tim Tolle and Chris Linder of Del-Jen, Inc., lead an oil spill containment boom back to the shore of Fred Bayou May 12 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. Bringing the boom in signaled the ending of a nearly four-hour exercise to simulate a worst-case scenario oil discharge occuring as the result of a natural disaster. Several base agencies were involved to accomplish the exercise objectives. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joshua Stevens)

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Get on in there

Tim Tolle of Del-Jen, Inc., guides an oil spill containment boom to keep it straight as it's reeled back on the shore of Fred Bayou at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. Reeling the boom in came at the conclusion of a nearly four-hour exercise meant to simulate a worst-case oil discharge situation resulting from the effects of a natural disaster. The booms would be necessary in a real-world scenario to help prevent the oil from reaching the Gulf of Mexico. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joshua Stevens)

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Exercise simulates containment procedures

Published May 12, 2009

Hooking it up

Laying down the line

Draggin' the line

What's the plan?

Bringin' it in

Get on in there