Spc. Nicholas Eason and Senior Airman John Dempsey, 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters, practice rescue techniques in deep water using rescue tubes for flotation prior to back boarding a simulated spinal patient during water rescue training at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, April 14. The training exercise allows first responders to practice and enhance lifesaving techniques required to safely and effectively respond to incidents in, on, and around moving water environments.