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Fire academy students train strength, endurance with hose pulls

  • Published
  • By Senior Airman Abbey Rieves
  • 17th Training Wing Public Affairs

GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Joint service fire protection students assigned to the 312th Training Squadron conduct a training exercise at the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy, June 11.

As part of Goodfellow’s joint mission, the DoD fire academy teaches basic and advanced fire emergency response courses across the DoD and allied partners.  

U.S. Air Force Airman Elijah Rich, 312th Training Squadron student, sprints with a fire hose during a training exercise on Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, June 11, 2021. The students go through a 68-day course, training and preparing to handle emergencies across the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Abbey Rieves)