Exercise at JBLE tests readiness

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Amanda Rosado, 633d Aerospace Medicine Squadron flight operational medical technician, helps bandage a simulated victim during an exercise on Joint Base Langley- Eustis, Virginia, April 25, 2019. Rosado and other members of the 633d AMS were part of the Field Response Team during the exercise tasked with being the first to respond to mass base emergencies and flight line base emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Marcus M. Bullock)

A simulated victim waits in an ambulance after receiving treatment from U.S. Air Force Airmen during an exercise on Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, April 25, 2019. Simulated victims had to act out an array of ailments during the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Marcus M. Bullock)

A masked used to administer oxygen to simulated victims during an exercise on Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, April 25, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Marcus M. Bullock)

A group of Airmen gather to discuss the triage techniques they used during an exercise on Joint Base Langley- Eustis, Virginia, April 25, 2019. This group had to handle roughly 20 simulated victims during the exercise.(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Marcus M. Bullock)

Firefighters on base help guide simulated victims to a makeshift triage center during an exercise on Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, April 25, 2019. The firefighters had to guide over ten simulated victims to the makeshift triage center where they could receive first aid.(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Marcus M. Bullock)

Firefighters on base wait for direction from the incident commander during an exercise on Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, April 25, 2019. Firefighters were in gear for hours as the exercise took place. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Marcus M. Bullock)

Members from the Security Forces on base coordinate during an exercise on Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, April 25, 2019. Security Forces had to set up a perimeter during the exercise to simulate a real-world scenario. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Marcus M. Bullock)

Participants during an exercise gather to discuss their plan of action on Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, April 25, 2019. Multiple organizations on base joined together to help successfully accomplish their missions during the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Marcus M. Bullock)

A robot is deployed by Explosive Ordinance Disposal during an exercise on Joint Base Langley-Eustis, April 25, 2019. Robots like these can often go up to suspicious packages and disarm or detonate them, helping to save human life. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Marcus M. Bullock)

A member of Explosive Ordinance Disposal walks back after inspecting a suspicious device during an exercise on Joint Base Langley- Eustis, Virginia, April 25, 2019. Members of Explosive Ordinance Disposal had a simulated detonation of the explosive ordinance later in the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Marcus M. Bullock)

Devices used by Emergency Management during an exercise on Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia on April 25, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Marcus M. Bullock)

Members of Emergency Management look over a member of Explosive Ordinance Disposal during an exercise on Joint Base Langley- Eustis, Virginia, April 25, 2019. Organizations on base worked late through the night during this exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Marcus M. Bullock)