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Lajes Airmen stay mission ready

February 18, 2016
Photos by Tech. Sgt. Kristopher Levasseur
Firefighters from the 65th Civil Engineer Squadron test a fire hose before combatting a structural fire at their training facility Feb. 6 on Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal. Lajes Field, operated by the 65th Air Base Group, became a geographically separated unit of the 86th Airlift Wing in August 2015.
Firefighters from the 65th Civil Engineer Squadron test a fire hose before combatting a structural fire at their training facility Feb. 6 on Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal. Lajes Field, operated by the 65th Air Base Group, became a geographically separated unit of the 86th Airlift Wing in
August 2015.

 

A commercial aircraft lands Feb. 7 on Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal. The flightline at Lajes Field is operated by the 65th Air Base Group and shared by the local airport for all passengers coming to the island.
A commercial aircraft lands Feb. 7 on Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal. The flightline at Lajes Field is operated by the 65th Air Base Group and shared by the local airport for all passengers coming to the island.

 

Firefighters from the 65th Civil Engineer Squadron start a structural fire at their training facility Feb. 6 on Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal. The training was designed to prepare newly hired Portuguese locals.
Firefighters from the 65th Civil Engineer Squadron start a structural fire at their training facility Feb. 6 on Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal. The training was designed to prepare newly hired Portuguese locals.

 

Newly recruited firefighters from the 65th Civil Engineer Squadron support a fire hose for their classmates while they combat a structural fire at their training facility Feb. 6 on Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal.
Newly recruited firefighters from the 65th Civil Engineer Squadron support a fire hose for their classmates while they combat a structural fire at their training facility Feb. 6 on Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal.

 

Firefighters from the 65th Civil Engineer Squadron test the seal of their oxygen masks before combatting a structural fire at their training facility Feb. 6 on Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal.
Firefighters from the 65th Civil Engineer Squadron test the seal of their oxygen masks before combatting a structural fire at their training facility Feb. 6 on Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal.

 

Staff Sgt. Brandon Bantau, 65th Operations Support Squadron air traffic control watch supervisor, monitors a radar approach control screen for incoming aircraft Feb. 7 on Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal.
Staff Sgt. Brandon Bantau, 65th Operations Support Squadron air traffic control watch supervisor, monitors a radar approach control screen for incoming aircraft Feb. 7 on Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal.
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