Ability to Survive and Operate (ATSO) training

Released today by 175th Wing Public Affairs:



U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Gerald "Jay" Hedley, an A-10 pilot of the 104th Fighter Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, puts on his gas mask during Ability to Survive and Operate (ATSO) training on Warfield Air National Guard Base, Baltimore, Md., September 12, 2010. Fifteen personnel from the Readiness and Emergency Management Flight provided ATSO training to over 400 Guard members at seven different stations during the September drill weekend. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Christopher Schepers) Hi-res






U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Matthew Wagenfer, 175th Civil Engineering Squadron, Readiness and Emergency Management Flight, Maryland Air National Guard, instructs U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Eric Murphy, an A-10 pilot of the 104th Fighter Squadron, how to tie down the hood on the chemical ensemble during Ability to Survive and Operate (ATSO) training on Warfield Air National Guard Base, Baltimore, Md., September 12, 2010. Fifteen personnel from the Readiness and Emergency Management Flight provided ATSO training to over 400 Guard members at seven different stations during the September drill weekend. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Christopher Schepers) Hi-res





U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Gerald "Jay" Hedley, an A-10 pilot with the 104th Fighter Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, prepares his MOPP gear as U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Richard Petrush puts on simulated M9 chemical agent detector paper during Ability to Survive and Operate (ATSO) training on Warfield Air National Guard Base, Baltimore, Md., September 12, 2010. Fifteen personnel from the Readiness and Emergency Management Flight provided ATSO training to over 400 Guard members at seven different stations during the September drill weekend. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Christopher Schepers) Hi-res