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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Angela Large, a 1st Special Operations Medical Group deployment manager, applies special effects makeup for a Massive Accident Response Exercise Aug. 22, 2022, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. Assigning individuals to act as patients provides medical personnel the opportunity to go through the motions of responding to an event involving any wounded patients or casualties. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amanda A. Flower-Raschella)

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A fake wound is created during the Massive Accident Response Exercise Aug. 22, 2022, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. Assigning individuals to act as patients provides medical personnel the opportunity to go through the motions of responding to an event involving any wounded patients or casualties. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amanda A. Flower-Raschella)

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adam Thompson, a 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron flight chief, fills in location information on a map during a Massive Accident Response Exercise Aug. 22, 2022, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. This training exercise simulated an aircraft crash to test the knowledge and capabilities of base personnel and better prepare them for any possible future mishaps. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amanda A. Flower-Raschella)

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U.S. Air Force firefighters assess the scene of a simulated aircraft crash during a Massive Accident Response Exercise Aug. 22, 2022, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. This training exercise tested the knowledge and capabilities of base personnel to better prepare them for any possible future mishaps. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amanda A. Flower-Raschella)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class David Hopfer, left, a 1st Special Operations Medical Group CSS technician, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alberto Guerrero, right, a 1st Special Operations Aerospace Medicine Squadron flight Physical Health Assessment technician, participate in a Massive Accident Response Exercise Aug. 22, 2022 at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The exercise was the first of its caliber in four years at Hurlburt, and it is important because it tests the knowledge and capabilities of base personnel and equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amanda A. Flower-Raschella)

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U.S. Air Force firefighters and paramedics remove a patient from the scene during a Massive Accident Response Exercise Aug. 22, 2022, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. This is the first base-wide exercise in four years involving an aircraft mishap and is important to test the knowledge and capabilities of base personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amanda A. Flower-Raschella)

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U.S. Air Force paramedics care for patients during a base-wide training exercise Aug. 22, 2022, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. This is the first base-wide exercise in four years involving an aircraft mishap and is important to test the knowledge and capabilities of base personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amanda A. Flower-Raschella)

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Practice makes perfect: MARE 2022

Published Aug. 15, 2022
By Senior Airman Amanda A. Flower-Raschella
1st Special Operations Wing Public Affairs

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. --

There was a Massive Accident Response Exercise Aug. 22, 2022, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. This is the first base-wide exercise in four years involving an aircraft mishap and is important to test the knowledge and capabilities of base personnel.

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