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Emergency responders Staff Sgt. Joshua Etheridge and Staff Sgt. Richard Brampton, 39th Medical Operations Squadron, move quickly to help mock victims during a Major Accident Response Exercise, July 13, 2010 at Incirlik Air Base. The exercise tested the base’s ability to quickly respond to a major incident involving mass causalities to include accurate and timely accountability. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech Sgt. Valda Wilson)

MARE care

Lt. Col. Jeffry Larson and Senior Airman Courtney Turner, 39th Medical Operations Squadron, transfer a mock victim to an ambulance during a Major Accident Response Exercise, July 13, 2010 at Incirlik Air Base. The exercise tested the base’s ability to quickly respond to a major incident involving mass causalities to include accurate and timely accountability. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech Sgt. Valda Wilson)

Paint the scene

Maj. Robert Colella, 39th Medical Operations Squadron, applies makeup to Staff Sgt. Lisa Pope, 39th Air Base Wing, July 13, 2010 at Incirlik Air Base. Sergeant Pope volunteered as a mock victim during Incirlik’s Major Accident Response Exercise. The exercise tested the base’s ability to quickly respond to a major incident involving mass causalities to include accurate and timely accountability. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech Sgt. Valda Wilson)

Incirlik perfects its abilities

Published July 20, 2010
By Tech. Sgt. Valda Wilson
39th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey -- Members of the 39th Air Base wing demonstrated their abilities and knowledge during a Major Accident Response Exercise July 13, 2010 at Incirlik Air Base. The exercise tested the base's ability to quickly respond to a major incident involving mass causalities to include accurate and timely accountability. The scenario was to validate first-responders ability to neutralize all immediate and secondary threats.