Almost out

Members of the 23rd Civil Engineer Squadron fire department work to put out a fire at a training site called “The Pit” at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Dec. 5, 2011. U.S. Air Force Col. Billy Thompson, 23rd Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Frank Batten, 23rd Wing command chief, were also in the training and went in first to fight the fire. The burning structure was a simulated downed aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eileen Meier/Released)

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Getting ready

U.S. Air Force Col. Billy Thompson, 23rd Wing commander, center, and Chief Master Sgt. Frank Batten, 23rd Wing command chief, right, participate in an exercise with Airmen from the 23rd Civil Engineer Squadron to extinguish a burning “aircraft” at a training site called “The Pit” at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Dec. 5, 2011. Thompson and Batten suited up with personal protective equipment and helped deter a live fire to experience how fire fighters operate during the event of an accident involving fire. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eileen Meier/Released)

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Helping the chief

Members of the 23rd Civil Engineer Squadron fire department assist U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Frank Batten, 23rd Wing command chief, to put on his personal protective equipment prior to a fire fighter training session at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Dec. 5, 2011. Along with Batten and the Airmen of the 23rd CES, Col. Billy Thompson, 23rd Wing commander, participated in the exercise to experience first-hand the duty of an Air Force fire fighter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eileen Meier/Released)

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Helping the commander

A member of the 23rd Civil Engineer Squadron fire department assists U.S. Air Force Col. Billy Thompson, 23rd Wing commander, with putting on his personal protective equipment during a live-fire training session at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Dec. 5, 2011. Chief Master Sgt. Frank Batten, 23rd Wing command chief was also in the training. Other 23rd CES Airmen guided Thompson and Batten through the training to deter flames and exit safely. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eileen Meier.Released)

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Needs water

An Airman with the 23rd Civil Engineer Squadron fire department hurries to unravel a fire hose during a fire fighter training session at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Dec. 5, 2011. U.S. Air Force Col. Billy Thompson, 23rd Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Frank Batten, 23rd Wing command chief, also took part in the exercise to experience what a fire fighter goes through during accidents that involve fire. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eileen Meier/Released)

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Teamwork

U.S. Air Force Col. Billy Thompson, 23rd Wing commander, Chief Master Sgt. Frank Batten, 23rd Wing command chief, and Airmen from the 23rd Civil Engineer Squadron fire department prepare to enter a burning “aircraft” structure during a fire fighter training session at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Dec. 5, 2011. Members of the 23rd CES worked together to ensure the fire was extinguished and everyone exited safely. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eileen Meier/Released)

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This is how you do it

Members of the 23rd Civil Engineer Squadron fire department demonstrate to U.S. Air Force Col. Billy Thompson, 23rd Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Frank Batten, 23rd Wing command chief, on how to hold and aim a fire hose during a fire fighter exercise at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Dec. 5, 2011. Thompson and Batten were shown first-hand what it’s like to be an Air Force fire fighter by entering a live burning “aircraft,” where they worked with 23rdd CES Airmen to help put a fire out. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eileen Meier/Released)

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Fire department trains with base leadership

Published Dec. 7, 2011

Almost out

Getting ready

Helping the chief

Helping the commander

Needs water

Teamwork

This is how you do it