Ensuring a safe environment

Senior Airman Isaac Darko, a bioenvironmental engineering technician with the 5th Medical Group, checks a Dräger machine at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 22, 2016. The Dräger machine is a vapor detector that is used for checking chemicals in the air. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan McElderry)

Ensuring a safe environment

Airman 1st Class Kyle Hipol, a bioenvironmental engineering technician with the 5th Medical Group, pours Colilert into a water sample at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 22, 2016. Colilert is a dried manure that is used to test water for bacteria by allowing the bacteria to grow inside water after being mixed. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan McElderry)

Ensuring a safe environment

Senior Airman Nicholas Arvelo, a bioenvironmental engineering technician with the 5th Medical Group, performs a seal check for a protective mask at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 22, 2016. A seal check is performed to ensure that no air leaks inside the mask during a breathing test. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan McElderry)

Ensuring a safe environment

Senior Airman Isaac Darko, a bioenvironmental engineering technician with the 5th Medical Group, checks the air for any chemicals or contamination at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 22, 2016. The chemical suits are capable of holding air for up to 60 minutes after the Airmen get into the suit, depending on their lung capacity and volume. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan McElderry)

Ensuring a safe environment

Senior Airman Nicholas Arvelo, a bioenvironmental engineering technician with the 5th Medical Group, stores away chemical gear at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 22, 2016. The three main sections of what bioenvironmental engineering technicians focus on are occupational, environmental and emergency response. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan McElderry)

Ensuring a safe environment

Senior Airman Isaac Darko, right, and Airman 1st Class Kyle Hipol, bioenvironmental engineering technicians with the 5th Medical Group, prepare to put on the chemical suits at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 22, 2016. Every three months, the bioenvironmental engineering technicians go to all of the missile alert facilities for water sampling. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan McElderry)

Ensuring a safe environment

A bioenvironmental engineering technician with the 5th Medical Group tests radiation samples with a Sam 940 machine at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 22, 2016. The Sam 940 machine is an isotope identifier that is used to detect radiation sources. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan McElderry)

Ensuring a safe environment

Published Sept. 28, 2016
By Airman 1st Class Jonathan McElderry
Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs

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