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U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Melany Bermudez

U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Melany Bermudez ()

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Allen Gonzales, 353rd Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, fuel systems craftsman, demonstrates a confined space extraction on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 31, 2023. The confined space exercise is required in the event that an Airman becomes injured or incapacitated while inside an aircraft.

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