5th CES: Feel the CBRN

(From left) Airmen 1st Class Patrick Cassidy and A1C Stefan Sellers, 5th Operations Support Squadron air traffic controllers, adjust each other’s gear at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Jan. 30, 2018. During the training Airmen are required to be in full mission oriented protective posture gear in under eight minutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon J. Audit)

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5th CES: Feel the CBRN

Various gas masks line a case at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Jan. 30, 2018. Every Airman is required to take the chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense class every 18 months and before deployment to any high threat areas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon J. Audit)

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5th CES: Feel the CBRN

Airmen sit in a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense class at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Jan. 30, 2018. Airmen learned the importance of post attack recon teams, who explore contaminated areas for debris, damage and casualties. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon J. Audit)

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5th CES: Feel the CBRN

Airmen 1st Class Patrick Cassidy, 5th Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller apprentice, inspects a gas-mask filter at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Jan. 30, 2018. The 5th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management section conducts chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense classes four times a week to teach Airmen how to prepare themselves for potential CBRN threats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon J. Audit)

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5th CES: Feel the CBRN

Airman put on mission oriented protective posture gear during training at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Jan. 30, 2018. Depending on the threat level there are six stages of MOPP gear: ready, zero and one through four. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon J. Audit)

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5th CES: Feel the CBRN

Tech. Sgt. Adam Hills, 5th Civil Engineer Squadron NCO in charge of emergency management training, teaches a class about chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Jan. 30, 2018. CBRN is used to teach Airmen how to protect themselves against various threats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon J. Audit)

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5th CES: Feel the CBRN

Airmen test their M-50 protective mask during a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense class at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Jan. 30, 2018. The required gear for surviving a chemical attack includes a M-50 protective mask, protective over garments and decontamination kits. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon J. Audit)

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5th CES: Feel the CBRN

Published Feb. 5, 2018
By Airman 1st Class Dillon J. Audit
5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. --

The 5th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management section conducts a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense class four times a week at Minot Air Force Base, Jan. 30, 2018. CBRN is used to help Airmen learn how to protect themselves against chemical warfare. Every Airman is required to take this class every 18 months and before deployment to any high threat areas. (U.S. Air Force photos by Airman 1st Class Dillon J. Audit)