Joint active shooter exercise ensures Airmen, Soldiers can eliminate threat together

Master Sgt. Matthew Bedwell, from the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, gives a pre-briefing to quick reaction force members from the U.S. Army's 3rd Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment during an active shooter exercise at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Aug. 24, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Chance Babin)

Joint active shooter exercise ensures Airmen, Soldiers can eliminate threat together

Airmen from the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron and quick reaction force members from the U.S. Army's 3rd Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment react to a simulated active shooter during an exercise on the Army's Patriot missile site Aug. 24, 2011, at an air base in Southwest Asia. The exercise was the first of several unit-level active shooter exercises to be conducted by the 380th ESFS. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Chance Babin)

Combined exercise tests interoperability between coalition partners

380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters spray water toward cones that are simulating fire during an exercise with the French and host nation fire departments, July 26, 2011 at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia. The scenario simulated an auxiliary power unit, or APU, exploding causing a ground fire with nine casualties. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Patrick Mitchell)

Combined exercise tests interoperability between coalition partners

French air force firefighters remove casualties from an aircraft during a combined training scenario with the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, July 26, 2011, in Southwest Asia. The exercise was used to assess the interoperablility of the U.S., French and host nation fire departments at the deployed location. The scenario simulated an auxiliary power unit, or APU, exploding causing a ground fire with nine casualties. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Chance Babin)

New joint training enables Airmen, Soldiers to respond to emergencies

Airmen from the fire department part of the 380th Civil Engineer Squadron participated in a joint training exercise along side the 3rd Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, July 15, 2011, to learn how to effectively work together during an emergency situation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Patrick Mitchell)

New joint training enables Airmen, Soldiers to respond to emergencies

Airmen from the fire department part of the 380th Civil Engineer Squadron participated in a joint training exercise alongside the 3rd Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, July 15, 2011, to learn how to effectively work together during an emergency situation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Chance Babin)