JROTC Base Tour
Michael Mendoza, an Air Force Junior ROTC cadet from Aviano Air Base High School suits-up in a firefighter ensemble Dec. 01, 2009 during a tour of Aviano Air Base, Italy. The 31st Civil Engineer Squadron?s fire department is one of several stops on the annual AFJROTC base tour here giving cadets an inside look at a variety of different career fields the Air Force offers. When fully suited up, a firefighter ensemble plus oxygen tanks which are carried on the back, weighs approximately 75 pounds. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman LaVel Sterling)