/ Published May 01, 2015
During the May Unit Training Assembly, Col. Bruce Cox, commander of the 307th Bomb Wing, Command Chief Master Sgt. Randal Noble of the 307 BW and Command Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Mazzone of the 2nd BW, all located at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., get familiar with the inside of the firefighting training simulator before they suit up to fight a fire. When they return the simulator will be fully involved in a fire with limited visibility and temperatures over 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Laura Siebert/Released)
Firefighters from the 307th Civil Engineer Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., attack a controlled burn on an aircraft fire training simulator during the May Unit Training Assembly. Barksdale Air Force Base is one of the bases equipped with an aircraft fire training simulator allowing firefighters to recreate different emergency scenarios without burning up an aircraft every time they practice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Laura Siebert/Released)
U.S. Air Force Col. Bruce Cox, commander of the 307th Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., gets assistance in removing firefighting gear after taking part in a burning aircraft exercise with the 307th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters during the May Unit Training Assembly. The firefighters instructed the commander on how to handle a hose to extinguish a fire on an aircraft fire training simulator. Barksdale Air Force Base is one of the bases equipped with an aircraft fire training simulator allowing firefighters to recreate different emergency scenarios without burning up an aircraft every time they practice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Laura Siebert/Released)