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Integrated training improves teamwork

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  • By Airman 1st Class Sergio A. Gamboa
  • 325th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. --  Various units from Tyndall participated in Integrated Base Emergency Response Capabilities Training, focusing on chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense response, Feb. 18 through Feb. 21, at the golf course.

The Alliance Solutions Group Inc., from Newport News, Va., partnered with Air Combat Command in coordinating the training throughout ACC and Air Mobility Command bases.

"It is a week-long exercise we provide," said Lloyd Miller, ASG Inc. senior industrial hygienist and analyst. "We grade the exercises and provide that information to the ACC so they can assess it."

The event consists of classroom, hands-on training and field exercises.

"The first two days of the training are in-class training on health risk assessments, sampling strategies and team management," Miller said. "We are trying to get integrated team training that way the teams get the chance to work closer together in case there is ever a situation that involves an on-base incident or potentially an off-base situation."

The e includes task knowledge evaluations and at least three field exercises involving CBRN, explosive threats or attacks.

"I think that the training will be beneficial to the Airmen and Tyndall," said Staff Sgt. Antonio Payne, 325th, Civil Engineering Squadron emergency management NCO in charge of operations. "It provides an opportunity for refresher training on equipment and procedures that may need to be used or carried out during a real-world situation."

Participating in the exercise were the 325th Aerospace Medicine Squadrons bioenvironmental engineering, emergency management and the 325th CES fire and emergency services.

"We are trying to integrate emergency response from all the units," said Marty Spikes, 325th CES flight chief for the readiness and emergency flight. "We can only do so much in-house training. Bringing in different units and working together is only going to make Tyndall responders better."