Suspicious Substance Training

Staff Sgt. Christopher Adams, 51st Aerospace Medical Squadron bioenvironmental engineering non-commissioned officer in charge of emergency management operations, scoops a white suspicious substance during training Oct. 20, 2011. Once scooped the substance will be ran through the Hazmat Identifier, which is identifies unknown solids and liquids during emergency responses. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Adam Grant)

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Suspicious Substance Training

Staff Sgt. Christopher Adams, 51st Aerospace Medical Squadron bioenvironmental engineering non-commissioned officer in charge of emergency management operations, takes a sample of a suspicious substance during a training exercise Oct. 20, 2011. The purpose of this training is to provide a health risk assessment that protects members from hazardous exposures through sampling and analysis. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Adam Grant)

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Suspicious Substance Training

Staff Sgt. Christopher Adams, 51st Aerospace Medical Squadron bioenvironmental engineering non-commissioned officer in charge of emergency management operations, tests a suspicious substance sample during training Oct. 20, 2011. The substance is identified by the Hazmat Identifier by matching the chemical absorption that is unique to each chemical through infrared spectroscopy from its internal library database. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Adam Grant)

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Suspicious Substance Training

Staff Sgt. Christopher Adams, 51st Aerospace Medical Squadron bioenvironmental engineering non-commissioned officer in charge of emergency management operations, observes the test results from the Hazmat Identifier during training Oct. 20, 2011. The purpose of this training is to provide a health risk assessment that protects members from hazardous exposures through sampling and analysis. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Adam Grant)

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Someone sees a suspicious substance -- what do you do?

Published Oct. 23, 2011
By Senior Airman Adam Grant
51 Fighter Wing Public Affairs

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Members from the 51st Aerospace Medical Squadron bioenvironmental engineering flight, perform Hazmat training Oct. 20, 2011. The purpose of this training is to provide a health risk assessment that protects members from hazardous exposures through sampling and analysis. During the training members used the Hazmat Identifier which Identifies substances by matching the chemical absorption that is unique to each chemical through infrared spectroscopy from its internal library database. (U.S. Air Force photos/Senior Airman Adam Grant)

Suspicious Substance Training

Suspicious Substance Training

Suspicious Substance Training

Suspicious Substance Training