11th WG Airmen train during ATSO Rodeo

By 11th Wing Public Affairs , 11th Wing Public Affairs / Published January 18, 2018

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Airmen practice putting on Mission-Oriented Protective Posture gear during the Ability to Survive and Operate Rodeo at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Jan. 11, 2018. The ATSO Rodeo was a full-spectrum readiness training event conducted to enhance Airmen performance in emergency situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jalene A. Brooks)

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Participants of the Ability to Survive and Operate Rodeo practice self-aid and buddy care at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Jan. 11, 2018. The ATSO Rodeo covered several aspects of survival readiness, including weapon handling and self-aid buddy care. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jalene A. Brooks)

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Airman 1st Class Ariel Clough, 811th Force Support Squadron personnelist, tightens the strings on her Mission-Oriented Protective Posture gear hood during the Ability to Survive and Operate Rodeo held at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Jan. 11, 2018. Clough took part in the MOPP exchange station, which trained Airmen how to change out of contaminated gear and back into clean gear. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gabrielle Spalding)

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Ability to Survive and Operate Rodeo participants practice dressing wounds at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Jan. 11, 2018. Airmen worked in small teams to properly dress different wounds within realistic time constraints. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jalene A. Brooks)

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Staff Sgt. Shaun Ouellette, 11th Civil Engineering Squadron NCO in charge of emergency management logistics, briefs Airmen on M8 paper during the Ability to Survive and Operate Rodeo at Joint Base Andrews, Jan. 11, 2018. M8 paper identifies harmful chemical liquids or aerosol agents used in warfare by showing reacting colored dyes on the paper. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Michael S. Murphy)

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An unexploded ordnance is shown resting on the ground during the Ability to Survive and Operate Rodeo held at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Jan. 11, 2018. Groups of 10 to12 Airmen went to five stations to train on self-aid and buddy care, defensive fighting positions and pre- and post-chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense attack simulations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gabrielle Spalding)

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An 11th Wing Airman in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture gear listens to an Ability to Survive and Operate Rodeo instructor at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Jan. 11, 2018. Groups of 10 to 12 Airmen went to five stations to train on self-aid and buddy care, defensive fighting positions and pre- and post-chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense attack simulations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gabrielle Spalding)

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Airmen from the 11th Wing secure a Mission-Oriented Protective Posture gear boot during the Ability to Survive and Operate Rodeo at Joint Base Andrews, Jan. 11, 2018. Airmen exercised how to remove contaminated MOPP gear and secure new gear with minimal exposure. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Michael S. Murphy)

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Airmen from the 11th Wing remove their Mission-Oriented Protective Posture gear during the Ability to Survive and Operate Rodeo at Joint Base Andrews, Jan. 11, 2018. Units from the base participated in the ATSO Rodeo practice deployed scenarios while wearing gear used to protect service members from chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear warfare. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Michael S. Murphy)

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- 11th Wing Airmen took part in the Ability to Survive and Operate Rodeo full-spectrum readiness training here Jan. 18, 2018. The training is designed to enhance Airmen performance in emergency situations. The ATSO Rodeo was comprised of donning Mission-Oriented Protective Posture gear, performing self-aid buddy care, defensive fighting positions and pre- and post-chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense attack simulations.

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