Cold water and ice rescue training in Alaska

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  • Airmen 1st Class Taylor Savett, left, and Anthony Wingfield, right, assist Jammie Garcia, as he puts on a survival suit before conducting cold water and ice rescue training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 20, 2015. The training taught JBER firefighters assigned to the 673rd Civil Engineer Squadron self-rescue techniques and victim recovery, and certified them as ice-rescue technicians. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alejandro Pena)
  • Adam Bowens, a firefighter assigned to the 673rd Civil Engineer Squadron, demonstrates the functionality of his survival suit while administering cold water and ice rescue training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 20, 2015. The training taught JBER firefighters self-rescue techniques and victim recovery, and certified them as ice-rescue technicians. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alejandro Pena)
  • Lt. Col. Joseph Cook, the squadron commander of the 673rd Civil Engineer Squadron, tosses a throw bag to firefighters in a frigid lake while conducting cold water and ice rescue training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 20, 2015. The training taught JBER firefighters self-rescue techniques and victim recovery, and certified them as ice-rescue technicians. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alejandro Pena)
  • Firefighters assigned to the 673rd Civil Engineer Squadron, leave a frozen lake while conducting cold water and ice rescue training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 20, 2015. The training taught JBER firefighters self-rescue techniques and victim recovery, and certified them as ice-rescue technicians. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alejandro Pena)
  • Airman 1st Class Branden Sherwood, right, a firefighter from Tehachapi, Calif., assists Lt. Col. Joseph Cook, the squadron commander of the 673rd Civil Engineer Squadron, adjust his survival suit while conducting cold water and ice rescue training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 20, 2015. The training taught JBER firefighters self-rescue techniques and victim recovery, and certified them as ice-rescue technicians. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alejandro Pena)
  • Airman 1st Class Jammie Garcia recovers a simulated victim played by Airman 1st Class Anthony Wingfield, while conducting cold water and ice-rescue training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 20, 2015. The training taught JBER firefighters assigned to the 673rd Civil Engineer Squadron self-rescue techniques and victim recovery, and certified them as ice-rescue technicians. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alejandro Pena)
  • U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Branden Sherwood, right, recovers a simulated victim played by Airman 1st Class Pearson Sloan, left, while conducting cold water and ice-rescue training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 20, 2015. The training taught JBER firefighters, assigned to the 673rd Civil Engineer Squadron, self-rescue techniques, victim recovery and certified them as ice-rescue technicians. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alejandro Pena)
  • Airman 1st Class Anthony Wingfield, right, a firefighter assigned to the 673rd Civil Engineer Squadron, enters a frigid lake while conducting cold water and ice rescue training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 20, 2015. The training taught JBER firefighters self-rescue techniques and victim recovery, and certified them as ice-rescue technicians. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alejandro Pena)
  • Adam Bowens, right, demonstrates how to create a rope anchor utilizing the frozen lake surface to fellow firefighters assigned to the 673rd Civil Engineer Squadron, while conducting cold water and ice rescue training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 20, 2015. The training taught JBER firefighters self-rescue techniques and victim recovery, and certified them as ice-rescue technicians. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alejandro Pena)
  • Adam Bowens, bottom left, demonstrates how to create a rope anchor utilizing the frozen lake surface to fellow firefighters assigned to the 673rd Civil Engineer Squadron, while conducting cold water and ice rescue training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 20, 2015. The training taught JBER firefighters self-rescue techniques and victim recovery, and certified them as ice-rescue technicians. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alejandro Pena)
  • Airmen 1st Class Branden Sherwood, right, and Pearson Sloan, firefighters assigned to the 673rd Civil Engineer Squadron, practice creating a rope anchor utilizing the frozen lake surface while conducting cold water and ice rescue training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 20, 2015. The training taught JBER firefighters self-rescue techniques and victim recovery, and certified them as ice-rescue technicians. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alejandro Pena)
  • Airman 1st Class Branden Sherwood, a native of Tehachapi, Calif., creates a rope anchor utilizing the frozen lake surface while conducting cold water and ice-rescue training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 20, 2015. The training taught JBER firefighters self-rescue techniques and victim recovery, and certified them as ice-rescue technicians. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alejandro Pena)
  • Airman 1st Class Pearson Sloan, left, a native of Beebe, Ark., assigned to the 673rd Civil Engineer Squadron, digs a hole while constructing a rope anchor during cold water and ice rescue training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 20, 2015. The training taught JBER firefighters self-rescue techniques and victim recovery, and certified them as ice-rescue technicians. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alejandro Pena)
  • Wesley Stegmaier, left, and Master Sgt. Daniel Blair, firefighters assigned to the 673rd Civil Engineer Squadron, practice creating a rope anchor utilizing the frozen lake surface while conducting cold water and ice rescue training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 20, 2015. The training taught JBER firefighters self-rescue techniques and victim recovery, and certified them as ice-rescue technicians. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alejandro Pena)
  • Wesley Stegmaier, left, and Airman 1st Class Anthony Wingfield, firefighters assigned to the 673rd Civil Engineer Squadron, practice evacuating a simulated victim while conducting cold water and ice rescue training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 20, 2015. The training taught JBER firefighters self-rescue techniques and victim recovery, and certified them as ice-rescue technicians. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alejandro Pena)
  • U.S. Air Force firefighters, assigned to the 673rd Civil Engineer Squadron, evacuate a simulated victim utilizing an inflatable raft while conducting cold water and ice-rescue training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 20, 2015. The training taught JBER firefighters self-rescue techniques and victim recovery, and certified them as ice-rescue technicians. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alejandro Pena)