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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      Staff Sgt. Matthew Bryles, 633rd Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management technician, and Senior Airman Bryce Carter, 633rd CES heating, ventilation and air conditioning technician, assemble tent components at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., June 20, 2018. Exercise volunteers learned which new components worked interchangeably with both tents on display. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Monica Roybal)180620-F-RF516-1090.jpg
                        
                        
                        Staff Sgt. Matthew Bryles, 633rd Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management technician, and Senior Airman Bryce Carter, 633rd CES heating, ventilation and air conditioning technician, assemble tent components at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., June 20, 2018. Exercise volunteers learned which new components worked interchangeably with both tents on display. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Monica Roybal)
                
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        An Expeditionary Medical Systems exercise Airman assembles tent components at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., June 20, 2018. A core group of Airmen were trained on tent assembly prior to the exercise and were then tasked with teaching exercise volunteers on the newly learned procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Monica Roybal)180620-F-RF516-1048.jpg
                        
                        
                        An Expeditionary Medical Systems exercise Airman assembles tent components at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., June 20, 2018. A core group of Airmen were trained on tent assembly prior to the exercise and were then tasked with teaching exercise volunteers on the newly learned procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Monica Roybal)
                
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        New Expeditionary Medical Systems equipment is displayed at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., June 20, 2018. An Expeditionary Medical Systems exercise was conducted to test new collective protection equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Monica Roybal)180620-F-RF516-1071.jpg
                        
                        
                        New Expeditionary Medical Systems equipment is displayed at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., June 20, 2018. An Expeditionary Medical Systems exercise was conducted to test new collective protection equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Monica Roybal)
                
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633rd MDSS tests new Expeditionary Medical Systems equipmentPublished July 3, 2018
                    
                    By Airman 1st Class Monica Roybal
                    
                    
                    633rd Air Base Wing Public Affairs
            **JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. (AFNS) --**The Air Combat Command Surgeon General Office partnered with representatives from the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center to conduct an exercise testing new joint expeditionary collective protection tent systems at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, June 20, 2018.  During the event, Airmen compared current chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense capabilities equipment to new Expeditionary Medical Systems equipment. The primary focus of the exercise was to employ the new EMEDS tent liner that incorporates an airlock system to create an over-pressurized environment that protects from CBRNE agents outside of a contained area.  The toxic-free enclosure will enable medical personnel to work comfortably and efficiently while treating patients in a clean environment without having to wear full mission-oriented protective posture.  “Anyone who has been out there doing an exercise on a hot day in the summer, or even a cold day in the winter, knows how terrible it can be after wearing chemical protective equipment for even a short period of time,” said Maj. Ben Schumacher, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center CBRNE protective systems program manager. “There is also an increased risk of exposing or contaminating others, including patients, due to fatigue or stress of trying to operate while wearing chemical protective equipment.” Prior to the demonstration, a select group of Airmen from the 633rd Medical Support Squadron attended training to learn the new components and discern which parts can be used interchangeably with the Tent Kit 2 units and the Stand Alone Large units.  Those who attended the initial training instructed exercise participants on how to assemble both tent models, most of whom have never used the new components.  “There was a little bit of a learning curve with the little intricacies, but otherwise everything went great,” said Staff Sgt. Chad Dellamonica, 633rd MDSS medical logistics technician. “The hands-on experience allows us to see the little things that are easily missed when reading about procedures.” One of the main concerns with collective protection is the limited time frame of use for chemical and biological protective measures. The new tent liners will allow medical personnel to work for extended periods of time without a need to swap out chemically protective ensembles. Results from the demonstration will impact medical decisions for Air Force collective protection systems and aid in Airman readiness in a deployed environment.“Collective protection is a part of every major wartime scenario,” said Schumacher. “With the training and equipment exhibited during this exercise, we can be ready to protect the medical mission during an attack, and this can directly result in saving lives.”JBLE 



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