Firedog Friday Week 5

U.S. Military students from the 312th Training Squadron, in the firefighter training course, complete a drill in which they must run a fire hose out 100 meters at the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy on Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, July 11, 2019. The students complete drills such as this to build strength and endurance to complete their duties. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Robyn Hunsinger/Released)

Firedog Friday Week 5

U.S. Air Force Airman Keundra Cox, 312th Training Squadron student, heaves a fire hose out of a fire truck and sprints it to a marked location outside the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy on Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, July 11, 2019. Cox and his classmates took turns running the fire hose, learning the strength, endurance and momentum needed to get the hose 100 yards, much like they will outside of the technical training environment. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Abbey Rieves/Released)

Firedog Friday Week 5

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jonathan Kidd, 312th Training Squadron fire instructor, teaches students from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard in support of the joint mission at the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, July 11, 2019. The students go through a 68-day course learning fire protection dealing with the unique environments found all over the world on military installations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Robyn Hunsinger/Released)

Firedog Friday Week 5

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jonathan Kidd, 312th Training Squadron instructor, demonstrates how to fold a fire hose coupling correctly into the back of a fire truck outside the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy on Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, July 11, 2019. Kidd emphasized that personal integrity is needed to store the fire hose not only correctly, but neatly and orderly as the hoses will be visible on the back of the fire truck by all of the base. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Abbey Rieves/Released)

Firedog Friday Week 5

U.S. Military students from 312th Training Squadron practice unraveling fire hoses efficiently from the back of a fire truck outside the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy on Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, July 11, 2019. Students were trained in a stress-induced environment to practice valuable skills such as remaining calm, working in teams and effective communication, all of which are needed in real-life firefighting scenarios. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Abbey Rieves/Released)

Firedog Friday Week 5

Published July 19, 2019
By Airman 1st Class Robin Hunsinger, Airman 1st Class Abbey Rieves
17th Training Wing

GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas --

U.S. Military firedog students’ training at the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy is highlighted weekly here.