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Members of the 8th Mission Support Squadron, 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, dressed in protective gear scramble to enter their newly deployed personnel center after relocating to the facility during Kunsan's Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI). The 8th Fighter Wing personnel are being evaluated on their wartime capabilities as well as their ability to survive and operate during their ORI

US Air Force Airmen of the 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, set up a decontamination shelter at the Contaminant Control Area during Kunsan's Operational Readiness Inspection. The 8th Fighter Wing personnel are being evaluated on their wartime capabilities during their Operational Readiness Inspection

US Air Force Technical Sergeant Orren Bradley, 8th Mission Support Squadron, 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, dressed in protective gear, gives cover to his counterparts while they relocate from their simulated bombed out facility to an alternate location. The 8th Fighter Wing personnel are being evaluated on their wartime capabilities as well as their ability to survive and operate during their Operational Readiness Inspection

US Air Force Airmen of the 8th Fighter Wing's Contaminant Control Area disaster response team wear Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 2 (MOPP-2) gear as they prepare for simulated contaminated personnel during their Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI). The 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea personnel are being evaluated on their wartime capabilities during their ORI.

US Air Force Airmen of the 8th Communications Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, wear Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) gear as they exit the rinse off tent the first stop of the Personnel Decontamination Stations (PDS) set up to decontaminate personnel after a simulated chemical weapons attack. During a recent Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI) airmen from Kunsan were tested on their war fighting skills

US Air Force Airmen of the 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea Wing help each other takeoff the contaminated over-garments of their Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) gear at the Contaminant Control Area during their Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI). The 8th Fighter Wings personnel are being evaluated on their wartime capabilities during their ORI

A US Air Force Airmen of the 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Contaminant Control Area disaster response team prepare for simulated contaminated personnel during their Operational Readiness Inspection. The 8th Fighter Wing personnel are being evaluated on their wartime capabilities during their Operational Readiness Inspection

A US Air Force AIRMAN of the 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea wears Mission Oriented-Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) gear as he directs personnel toward the instructional signs inside the Contaminant Control Area during their Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI). The 8th Fighter Wings personnel are being evaluated on their wartime capabilities during their ORI

US Air Force Airmen of the 8th Communications Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, help each other remove the hood/mask and gloves of their Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) gear, inside the Contaminant Control Area, during the Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI). The 8th Fighter Wings personnel are being evaluated on their wartime capabilities during their ORI

US Air Force personnel assigned to the 8th Communications Squadron, 8th Support Group, 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, go into Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) gear during a simulated missile attack. Airmen from Kunsan were being tested on their war fighting skills during a recent Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI)

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Base: Kunsan Air Base

Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Scene Camera Operator: MSGT James D. Mossman, USAF

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