Tech. Sgt. Christopher Cope, 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron, acts as a hijacker and points a rubber gun at security forces in a simulated aircraft hijacking scenario as part of the 96th Test Wing’s force protection condition exercise Aug. 6 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The FPCON exercise tested the base’s first responders’ rescue skills while the simulated hijacker was apprehended and the injured were moved to safety for treatment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)
Tech. Sgts. Christopher Cope and Daniel Naro, both of the 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron, participate in a simulated aircraft hijacking scenario during the 96th Test Wing’s force protection condition exercise Aug. 6 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The FPCON exercise tested the base’s first responders’ rescue skills while the simulated hijacker was apprehended and the injured were moved to safety for treatment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)
Eglin first responders and their vehicles line the area of the simulated aircraft hijacking scenario ready to rescue the injured during the 96th Test Wing’s force protection condition exercise Aug. 6 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The FPCON exercise tested the base’s first responders’ rescue skills while the simulated hijacker was apprehended and the injured were moved to safety for treatment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)
Senior Airman Nathan Koenig, 96th Security Forces Squadron, crouches behind his patrol car during a simulated aircraft hijacking scenario as part of the 96th Test Wing’s force protection condition exercise Aug. 6 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The FPCON exercise tested the base’s first responders’ rescue skills while the simulated hijacker was apprehended and the injured were moved to safety for treatment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)
Joseph Suddarth, a 96th Civil Engineer Squadron assistant fire chief, communicates and coordinates with exercise planners and first responders during a simulated aircraft hijacking scenario as part of the 96th Test Wing’s force protection condition exercise Aug. 6 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The FPCON exercise tested the base’s first responders’ rescue skills while the simulated hijacker was apprehended and the injured were moved to safety for treatment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)
Staff Sgt. Marcus Brown, 96th Security Forces Squadron, holds his position behind a Humvee during a simulated aircraft hijacking scenario as part of the 96th Test Wing’s force protection condition exercise Aug. 6 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The FPCON exercise tested the base’s first responders’ rescue skills while the simulated hijacker was apprehended and the injured were moved to safety for treatment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)
An Eglin fireman carries Senior Airman Ryan Edmonds, 96th Mission Support Group, to safety during a simulated aircraft hijacking scenario as part of the 96th Test Wing’s force protection condition exercise Aug. 6 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The FPCON exercise tested the base’s first responders’ rescue skills while the simulated hijacker was apprehended and the injured were moved to safety for treatment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)
Eglin fire and rescue personnel aide and accompany the injured to safety during a simulated aircraft hijacking scenario as part of the 96th Test Wing’s force protection condition exercise Aug. 6, 2015 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The FPCON exercise tested the base’s first responders’ rescue skills while the simulated hijacker was apprehended and the injured were moved to safety for treatment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)
Senior Airman Leah Pease, 96th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, secures an injured victim to a gurney during a simulated aircraft hijacking scenario as part of the 96th Test Wing’s force protection condition exercise Aug. 6 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The FPCON exercise tested the base’s first responders’ rescue skills while the simulated hijacker was apprehended and the injured were moved to safety for treatment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)
Eglin medical personnel lift an injured Airman into an ambulance for treatment during a simulated aircraft hijacking scenario as part of the 96th Test Wing’s force protection condition exercise Aug. 6 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The FPCON exercise tested the base’s first responders’ rescue skills while the simulated hijacker was apprehended and the injured were moved to safety for treatment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)
Capt. Edward Schmitt, 33rd Fighter Wing, helps lift an injured Airman into an ambulance for treatment during a simulated aircraft hijacking scenario as part of the 96th Test Wing’s force protection condition exercise Aug. 6 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The FPCON exercise tested the base’s first responders’ rescue skills while the simulated hijacker was apprehended and the injured were moved to safety for treatment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)