20th CES firefighters; ready to take on any challenge

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 20th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department extinguish an aircraft fire during training at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., March 17, 2016. Firefighters assigned to the 20th CES fire department train on a mock C-130 to test their response time and efficiency in extinguishing an aircraft fire. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Maldonado)

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20th CES firefighters; ready to take on any challenge

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 20th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department prepare to clear smoke from a training burn house at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., March 14, 2016. Airmen assigned to the 20th CES utilize the burn house to practice procedures for extracting victims in a building fire scenario. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Maldonado)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joan Ortega, 20th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter and Airman 1st Class John Derboghossian, 20th CES firefighter apprentice, use an inch and three quarter attack line hose while training on the flightline at Shaw Air Force Base, March 15, 2016. The fire hose has the power to shoot over 100 pounds of water per minute and helps in the rapid clearing of fire on buildings, vehicles and aircrafts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Maldonado)

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Robert Edwards, 20th Civil Engineer Squadron assistant chief of training, prepares to be removed from an F-16CM Fighting Falcon cockpit during in-flight emergency training at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., March 15, 2016. Airmen assigned to the 20th CES fire department must be able to safely and efficiently expel a pilot from an F-16 and tend to any of the pilot's potential injuries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Maldonado)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Larry Diaz, 20th Civil Engineer Squadron fire protection craftsman, removes a hose from a vehicle being supplied water from Tanker 61 during pilot ejection training at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., March 15, 2016. Upon completion of training, hoses were disconnected and rolled back into their proper vehicles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Maldonado)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Nathan Webber, 20th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, waits for the conclusion of aircraft fire training at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., March 17, 2016. Webber and other firefighters from the 20th CES fire department communicated and worked together to extinguish a fire on a mock C-130. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Maldonado)

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U.S. Airmen assigned to the 20th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department participate in a hot wash on their training procedures at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., March 14, 2016. Airmen assigned to the 20th CES fire department are given extensive training and procedures that must be executed effectively with minimal errors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Maldonado)

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20th CES firefighters; ready to take on any challenge

Published March 18, 2016
By Airman 1st Class Christopher Maldonado
20th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 20th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department extinguish an aircraft fire during training at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., March 17, 2016. Firefighters assigned to the 20th CES fire department train on a mock C-130 to test their response time and efficiency in extinguishing an aircraft fire. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Maldonado)

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20th CES firefighters; ready to take on any challenge

20th CES firefighters; ready to take on any challenge

20th CES firefighters; ready to take on any challenge

20th CES firefighters; ready to take on any challenge

20th CES firefighters; ready to take on any challenge

20th CES firefighters; ready to take on any challenge

20th CES firefighters; ready to take on any challenge