Desert Wings


January 17, 2013
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Air Force photograph Kenji Thuloweit

First responders from the 412th Security Forces Squadron, 412th Medical Group and Edwards AFB Fire Department responded to the simulated accident scene for the HAZMAT exercise, Jan. 15. The responders had to keep their distance due to the simulated spill of Trichlorobenzenes, which is a dangerous chemical.



 

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News Briefs May 17, 2013

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FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash.†-†Sometimes the lessons we learn as children prove helpful to our careers. My dad worked for a Fortune 100 company for many years. One day he told me how dozens of the company’s leadership had been fired because a low level employee sent a personal email using a company computer. His...
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