Confined-space exercise
Master Sgt. John Manning lifts a "victim" while Zach Ledsworth, both of the 442nd Maintenance Squadron Fuels Shop, hoists the "victim" from the fuselage during a confined-space exercise April 20, 2012. The exercise, mandated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Air Force Instruction and Air Force Occupational Safety and Health, simulated a technician falling unconscious in an A-10 Thunderbolt II fuel tank. Technicians simulated harnessing and lifting the injured Airmen from the fuselage, performing self aid and buddy care, and assisting emergency personnel. The 442nd MXS is part of the 442nd Fighter Wing, an A-10 Thunderbolt II Air Force Reserve unit at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Danielle Johnston)