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During a hostage exercise, SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Nathan Combs, USAF, 31st Security Forces Squadron (SFS), Aviano AB, Italy, posts himself outside a hallway in a dormitory. US and Italian military police personnel took part in a joint-force exercise, testing hostage negotiation tactics at Aviano

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Aaron Mueller, a Maintenance Journeyman, with the 603rd Air Control Squadron (ACS), utilizes camouflage netting to conceal communications equipment at a remote site during training exercise Operation Scorpion Strike, near Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy

During a hostage exercise, SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Sean Partington, USAF, 31st Security Forces Squadron (SFS), Aviano AB, Italy, uses a miniature mirror to look around the corner into room. US and Italian military police personnel took part in a joint-force exercise, testing hostage negotiation tactics at Aviano

Italian Air Force Carabinieri from the Vicenza Company and Italian Air Force personnel assault a suspect vehicle and recover USAF personnel assigned to the 31ST Security Forces Squadron, Aviano AB, Italy while conducting Special Tactics Assault Team (STAT) training during simulated hostage rescue operations. STAT is a highly trained, volunteer security force unit designed to act during high-risk operations. High-risk operations include resource recovery, anti-sniper actions, barricaded suspect apprehension, hostage rescue, counter-terrorist operations, and special event operations

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Brandon Copenhaver, left and AIRMAN First Class (A1C) James Wallace from the 603rd Air Control Squadron (ACS), Aviano Air Base, Italy, apply a bandage to a victim as part of the self aid and buddy care competition, part of exercise Combat Challenge

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Joshua Hodgin, a member of the 31st Fighter Wing (FW), Honor Guard performs the "ground arms" maneuver with his M-1 rifle during inspection drills for Wings Honor Guard, at Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Benjamin Johnson, left, a Heavy Equipment Operator with the 31st Civil Engineer Squadron (CES), is treated by AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Sarah Evans and AIRMAN (AMN) Jennifer Snell, Patient Administrators with the 31st Medical Group (MG), at the casualty collection point during a local Salty Nation exercise at Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Michael Dugan, a patrolman with the 31st Security Forces Squadron (SFS), handcuffs A1C Daniel Cook, left, a simulated enemy combatant during the local Salty Nation exercise at Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy

Italian Police carry U.S. Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Kevin Alexander, 31st Logistics Readiness Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, to a decontamination shower during a mass casualty exercise, simulating a terrorist attack in Roveredo in Piano, Italy, on Sept. 13, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by SENIOR AIRMAN Nichole Adamowicz) (RELEASED)

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Nathan Combs, (front), USAF and SRA Chad Hummel, USAF, 31st Security Forces Squadron (SFS), discuss the steps of a hostage negotiation exercise with inspector First Lieutenant (1LT) Damion Schlussel. US and Italian military police personnel took part in a joint-force exercise, testing hostage negotiation tactics at Aviano

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Aviano Air Base

State: Pordenone

Country: Italy (ITA)

Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Scene Camera Operator: SRA Mark A. Kuhta, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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