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    31st MXS and 31st CE conduct Hydrazine emergency response training

    AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy-- The 31st Maintenance Squadron (MXS) aircraft fuel systems section and the 31st Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) fire department conducted a joint agency Hydrazine Emergency Response Exercise training event on the flight line at Aviano Air Base, Italy, June, 10, 2021.This simulated Emergency Power Unit (EPU) training event is
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    Airfield management, dirt boys: Manage a concrete weapon

    In the center of Aviano Air Base sits the most important 8,539-foot stretch of concrete south of the Alps -- the flightline.
  • On July 28, 2016, Staff Sgt. Christopher Chaves, 31st Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, was returning from the Venice airport when an accident unfolded right in front of him. Chaves applied a tourniquet and splint the driver’s leg on scene. The truck driver, Paul Enrico Gheorghe, a resident of Roveredo in Piano, Italy, is still recovering at home with his leg intact due to Chaves’ efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cory W. Bush/Released)

    In the wrong place at the right time

    It was just another day in Pordenone, Italy, for an Air Force firefighter who was driving home. When his training and experience were needed to save someone’s life.
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