U.S., Japanese first responders train together during emergency exercise

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan (Feb. 17, 2015 ) – Simulated casualty U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Eric Way, 18th Munitions Squadron munitions journeyman, receives aid from an Okinawa Police Department (OPD) officer during a bilateral training exercise on Torii Station. Personnel from the OPD were the first to respond to a simulated aircraft mishap and were soon joined by Kadena Air Base police officers, firefighters, crash and rescue and emergency management personnel along with other local emergency response agencies.

150217-F-GR156-116.JPG Photo By: Airman 1st Class John Linzmeier

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KADENA AIR BASE, Japan, Japan - KADENA AIR BASE, Japan (Feb. 17, 2015 ) – Simulated casualty U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Eric Way, 18th Munitions Squadron munitions journeyman, receives aid from an Okinawa Police Department (OPD) officer during a bilateral training exercise on Torii Station. Personnel from the OPD were the first to respond to a simulated aircraft mishap and were soon joined by Kadena Air Base police officers, firefighters, crash and rescue and emergency management personnel along with other local emergency response agencies.

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