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Airman 1st Class Justin Soto, 436th Maintenance Squadron fuel systems repairman, tests atmospheric readings before entering a fuel cell during an exercise at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Nov. 18, 2021. Testing atmospheric readings before entering any confined space is an Occupational Safety and Health Administration requirement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mauricio Campino)

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Team Dover Airmen from the 436th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department and 436th Health Care Operations Squadron emergency medical technicians arrive to extract a simulated unresponsive Airman from a fuel cell during an exercise at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Nov. 18, 2021. Airmen and civilians from six squadrons across the base participated in the exercise simulating the rescue of an unresponsive Airman from a confined space. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mauricio Campino)

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Airman Mason Jennings, 436th Civil Engineer Squadron fire protection apprentice, ventilates a fuel cell during an exercise at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Nov. 18, 2021. After ventilating the confined space, atmospheric readings are re-tested to determine if it is safe to rescue a simulated unresponsive Airman. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mauricio Campino)

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Staff Sgt. Taylor Burton, 436th Civil Engineer Squadron fire protection journeyman, pulls a mannequin out of a fuel cell during an exercise at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Nov. 18, 2021. The rescue required constant communication between multiple firefighters both inside and outside of a confined space.(U.S. Air Force photo by Mauricio Campino)

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Senior Airman Madelyn Renda, 436th Health Care Operations Squadron emergency medical technician, secures a mannequin to a stretcher after it was removed from a fuel cell during an exercise at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Nov. 18, 2021.Team Dover Airmen and civilians from six squadrons across the base participated in the exercise simulating the rescue of an unresponsive Airman from a confined space. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mauricio Campino)

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In a tight spot: Team Dover conducts fuel cell extraction exercise

Published Nov. 19, 2021
By Mauricio Campino

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. --

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