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COVID-19 ops: Reaching new heights

Photos by Senior Airman Milton Hamilton
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
May 14, 2020
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to 86th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department rappel a structure during a rescue certification course at Ramstein Air Base, April 28. The 86th CES firefighters practiced changing ropes after finding obstructions in their ropes, while ascending and descending the structures.
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 86th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department control and monitor safety lines of Airmen rappelling a structure during a rescue certification course at Ramstein Air Base, April 28. To help prevent the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 all participants wore cloth face coverings, eye protection, gloves and coveralls during the interactive part of the course.
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to 86th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department rappel down a structure during a rescue certification course at Ramstein Air Base, April 28. While two Airmen climbed and rappelled a structure, an Airman remained on the ground to relay rope adjustments to an edge attendant at the top of the building.
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Philip Mathys, 86th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, grips a safety line during a rescue certification course at Ramstein Air Base, April 28. Airmen at the top of the structure controlled the slack of the safety line while receiving information from an Airman on the ground.
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