EME starts CUI with a bang

U.S Air Force 1st Lt. Dipta Kazi, right, 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron material management flight commander, provides self-aid buddy care to a role player with a simulated abdominal injury after an explosion during an Emergency Management Exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 17, 2012. The exercise tested the wing's response to a mass casualty event, accountability procedures and response to an increased terrorist threat as part of the 35th Fighter Wing's Combined Unit Inspection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kia Atkins/Released)

EME starts CUI with a bang

U.S. Air Force firefighters from the 35th Civil Engineer Squadron read a simulated victim's inject card to see what injuries he sustained during an Emergency Management Exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 17, 2012. The wing was tested on its response to an increased terrorist threat, accountability procedures and response to a mass casualty event. Members of the 35th Fighter Wing conducted the EME as part of their Combined Unit Inspection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kia Atkins/Released)

EME starts CUI with a bang

Simulated victims comfort each other while awaiting medical care after a simulated explosion during an Emergency Management Exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 17, 2012. Firefighters and uninjured personnel carried the victims to a safe distance to prevent further injuries in the case of a secondary blast. The conducted exercise was part of the 35th Fighter Wing's Combined Unit Inspection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kia Atkins/Released)

EME starts CUI with a bang

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ryan Johnson, 35th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, prepares an EOD robot for use during an Emergency Management Exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 17, 2012. The use of robots takes EOD Airmen out of dangerous situations. Members of the 35th Fighter Wing conducted the exercise as part of their Combined Unit Inspection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kia Atkins/Released)

EME starts CUI with a bang

Members of the 35th Medical Group load simulated victims into an ambulance during an Emergency Management Exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 17, 2012. Medics from the 35 MDG responded to the scene to provide medical care for victims of a simulated explosion. The EME was an exercise conducted as part of the base's Combined Unit Inspection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kia Atkins/Released)

EME starts CUI with a bang

U.S. Air Force Airman Anthony Langone, right, 35th Security Forces Squadron patrolman, performs an identity check on Airman 1st Class Jacques Chevalier, left, 35th Force Support Squadron fitness specialist, during an emergency management exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 17, 2012. After a simulated explosion on base, EM teams and first responders arrived and began following protocol for the scenario. The 100 percent identification check serves to keep track of everyone in the immediate area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenna Jackson/Released)

EME starts CUI with a bang

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Gretchen Sarmiento, 35th Force Support Squadron search and recovery member, marks the location of a simulated dismembered head during an emergency management exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 17, 2012. By marking the location of evidence, the scene can be reconstructed at a later date. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenna Jackson/Released)

EME starts CUI with a bang

Members of the 35th Force Support Squadron search and recovery team lift simulated body bags onto a truck for transportation to the morgue during an emergency management exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 17, 2012. The EME is part of the consolidated unit inspection and the inspection is scheduled to last the rest of the week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenna Jackson/Released)

EME starts CUI with a bang

Members of the 35th Force Support Squadron search and recovery team lift simulated body bags onto a truck for transport during an emergency management exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 17, 2012. Bodies are transported to morgues and identified for proper burial. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kenna Jackson/Released)

EME starts CUI with a bang

Published Sept. 19, 2012

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