Tech. Sgt. Clinton McDaniel, 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management plans and logistics section chief, instructs Airmen on how to properly don a gas mask during a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense survival skills class on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 19, 2014. The 2nd CES EM flight teaches the CBRN class several times a month to keep Barksdale Airmen up to date with their training requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joseph A. Pagán Jr.)
1st Lt. Kyle Thompson, 11th Bomb Squadron navigator, inspects an M-50 Joint Service General Purpose Mask during a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense survival skills class on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 19, 2014. Thompson attended the CBRN class as part of his initial qualification training for flight operations. (U.S. Air Force/photo Senior Airman Joseph A. Pagán Jr.)
Tech. Sgt. Clinton McDaniel, 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management plans and logistics section chief, teaches Airmen how to set up a liquid detection stand during a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense survival skills class on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 19, 2014. The stand is used to detect chemical agents. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joseph A. Pagán Jr.)
Capt. Eric Bow, 2nd Operations Support Squadron conventional plans flight, writes the time and date on a piece of M8 chemical agent detection paper during a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense survival skills class on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 19, 2014.The paper is used to detect nerve and blister agents in the air. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joseph A. Pagán Jr.)
Senior Airman Kegan Hall, 2nd Security Forces Squadron game warden, puts on Mission Oriented Protective Posture gear during a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense survival skills class on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 19, 2014. MOPP gear is used to protect individuals in contaminated environments. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joseph A. Pagán Jr.)
Airmen discover a G-Series nerve agent on M8 chemical agent detection paper during a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense survival skills class on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 19, 2014. The Airmen were required to report their findings during the exercise so other units could respond properly to the simulated nerve agent. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joseph A. Pagán Jr.)
Airmen utilize a zone transition point to decontaminate their Mission Oriented Protective Posture gear during a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense survival skills class on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Aug. 19, 2014. The zone was used to simulate what Airmen would do if they had been in contact with real chemical agents. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joseph A. Pagán Jr.)