Bring on the tears
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La -- (Left to right) Senior Airman Laura Heineman and Airman 1st Class Nika Kliebert, 2d Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management, make sure the tear gas is being released properly during chemical warfare training Aug. 14. More than 120 Marines from 1st Battalion 23rd Marines in Bossier City went through the gas chamber, provided by 2d CES, as annual training prior to a deployment. Though the mask is worn into the chamber, members were required to take it off and answer a question asked by the instructors, as the tear gas was being released. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Amber Ashcraft) (RELEASED)