Practice makes perfect

An Airman from the 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron washes his hands in a simulated decontamination station during an Ability to Survive and Operate Training course on Minot Air Force Base, N.D., July 8, 2014. Airmen participated in the course to refresh their training on the proper use of personal protective gear. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Crawford)

Practice makes perfect

Airmen from the 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron work through a course to test their overall knowledge of removing their personal protective equipment during an Ability to Survive and Operate Training course on Minot Air Force Base, N.D., July 8, 2014. The training was conducted to teach Airmen how to safely add and take off gear. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Crawford)

Practice makes perfect

Airmen from the 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare to take off their gas-masks during one of the last steps of an Ability to Survive and Operate Training course on Minot Air Force Base, N.D., July 8, 2014. The training was conducted to teach Airmen how to safely add and take off gear. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Crawford)

Practice makes perfect

An Airman from the 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron adjusts his gas mask during an Ability to Survive and Operate Training course on Minot Air Force Base, N.D., July 8, 2014. Airmen participated in the course to refresh their training on the proper use of personal protective gear. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Crawford)

Practice makes perfect

Members of the 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron shuffle through a simulated wash tank during an Ability to Survive and Operate Training course on Minot Air Force Base, N.D., July 8, 2014. The training was conducted to teach Airmen how to safely add and take off gear. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Crawford)

Practice makes perfect

Published July 10, 2014
By Senior Airman Andrew Crawford
Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Members of the 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron participated in a simulated exercise testing the Airmen on the use of personal protective gear on Minot Air Force Base, N.D., July 8, 2014. The training was conducted to teach Airmen how to safely add and take off gear.