Ability to Survive and Operate Rodeo

Staff Sgt. Elyce Holloway and Senior Airman Brandon Ashcraft, 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management, demonstrate how to use a joint chemical agent detector during the Ability to Survive and Operate Rodeo during a Conventional Operational Readiness Exercise at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 25. The JCAD is used to detect, identify, quantify, alert and report the presence of chemical warfare agent and toxic industrial chemical vapor. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brittany Y. Bateman)(RELEASED)

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Ability to Survive and Operate Rodeo

Airmen don their gas masks when alarm red sounds during the Ability to Survive and Operate Rodeo during a Conventional Operational Readiness Exercise at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 25. ATSO Rodeo tested the knowledge and skill of Airmen to respond to chemical attacks. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brittany Y. Bateman)(RELEASED)

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Ability to Survive and Operate Rodeo

Airmen read a M8 chemical agent detection strip to identify chemical agents during the Ability to Survive and Operate Rodeo as part of a Conventional Operational Readiness Exercise at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 25. ATSO Rodeo tested the knowledge and skill of Airmen to respond to chemical attacks. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brittany Y. Bateman)(RELEASED)

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Airmen provide self aid and buddy care to Senior Airman Sterling Stewart, 2nd Maintenance Squadron during the Ability to Survive and Operate Rodeo in the Conventional Operational Readiness Exercise at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 25. ATSO Rodeo tested the knowledge and skill of Airmen to respond to chemical attacks. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brittany Y. Bateman)(RELEASED)

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Ability to Survive and Operate Rodeo

Airmen secure an area where a simulated unexploded ordnance was found during the Ability to Survive and Operate Rodeo during a Conventional Operational Readiness Exercise at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 25. ATSO Rodeo tested the knowledge and skill of Airmen to respond to chemical attacks. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brittany Y. Bateman)(RELEASED)

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Ability to Survive and Operate Rodeo

A bag with medical equipment used for self aid and buddy care sits in the grass while an Airman participating in the Ability to Survive and Operate Rodeo during the Conventional Operation Readiness Exercise waits for a medical team to arrive on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 25. SABC training entails basic life saving skills. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Micaiah Anthony)( RELEASED)

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Ability to Survive and Operate Rodeo

Maj. Jared Cardon, 2nd Dental Squadron, evaluates a group of Airmen during a simulated Post Attack Reconnaissance sweep during the Ability to Survive and Operate Rodeo in the Conventional Operation Readiness Exercise on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 25. Unexploded ordnance, traces of chemical or biological threats and wounded Airmen are what teams search for during PAR sweeps. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Micaiah Anthony)( RELEASED)

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Ability to Survive and Operate Rodeo

Members of a Post Attack Reconnaissance team cordon off a simulated unexploded ordnance during the Ability to Survive and Operate Rodeo during the Conventional Operation Readiness Exercise at the Warrior Center on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 25. The ATSO Rodeo required Airmen to think on their feet and use skills and training they received. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Micaiah Anthony)( RELEASED)

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Ability to Survive and Operate Rodeo

Airmen transit into a decontamination zone during the Ability to Survive and Operate Rodeo during the Conventional Operation Readiness Exercise at the Warrior Center on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 25. The ATSO Rodeo required Airmen to think on their feet and use skills and training they received. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Micaiah Anthony)( RELEASED)

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Ability to Survive and Operate Rodeo

Senior Airman Brandon Ashcraft, 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron, uses a joint chemical agent detector to inspect Capt. Jacob Randal, 96th Bomb Squadron, during the Ability to Survive and Operate Rodeo during the Conventional Operational Readiness Exercise on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 25. The JCAD is used to detect, identify, quantify, alert and report the presence of chemical warfare agents and toxic industrial chemical vapor. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Micaiah Anthony)(RELEASED)

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Barksdale Exercise evaluates ability to survive and operate

Published Feb. 28, 2011

Ability to Survive and Operate Rodeo

Ability to Survive and Operate Rodeo

Ability to Survive and Operate Rodeo

Ability to Survive and Operate Rodeo

Ability to Survive and Operate Rodeo

Ability to Survive and Operate Rodeo

Ability to Survive and Operate Rodeo

Ability to Survive and Operate Rodeo

Ability to Survive and Operate Rodeo