by Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton
379th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs
1st Lt. Ben Hosbein pulls a hose reel during a relay race as part of a fire muster event at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 28, 2013. Hosbein is deployed from Robins Air Force Base, Ga., and a St. Joseph, Mich., native. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
Airman 1st Class Brandon Ramos assists Staff Sgt. Abby Lundberry as she dawns her self-contained breathing apparatus during a fire muster at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 28, 2013. Ramos is a 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter deployed from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., and a Junction City, Kan., native. Lundberry is a U.S. Central Command service desk technician deployed from Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., and hails from Chicago. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
Service members participate in a fire muster event at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 28, 2013. Teams had to get the bucket past their opponents cone by blasting the bucket with water during this event. More than 80 service members in 20 teams pitted their might in a firefighting flavored challenge wrestling everything from hoses and tires to water buckets and fire trucks. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
Tech. Sgt. Derek Woodard smacks a tire with a sledgehammer during a relay race as part of a fire muster event at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 28, 2013. Woodard is deployed from Robins Air Force Base, Ga., and a Forsyth, Ga., native. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
1st Lt. Sharon Kroening rolls out a hose reel during a relay race as part of a fire muster event at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 28, 2013. Kroening is deployed from Robins Air Force Base, Ga., and hails from Osan Air Base, South Korea. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
Capt. Jordan Tribble dowses 1st Lt. Susan Harrington trapped by fire during a fire muster event at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 28, 2013. Tribble is the 379th AEW wing section commander deployed from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., and a Midwest City, Okla., native. Harrington is the 379th AEW public affairs chief deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., and a Frankfort, Ky., native. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
1st Lt. J.P. Henrard dowses 1st Lt. Susan Harrington trapped by fire during a fire muster event at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 28, 2013. Henrard is a 557th Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron project engineer deployed from Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., and hails from St. Petersburg, Fla. Harrington is the 379th AEW public affairs flight chief deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., and a Frankfort, Ky., native. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton)
10/1/2013 – SOUTHWEST ASIA — Service members deployed to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing here participated in a “Fire Muster” Sept. 28 hosted by the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department.
More than 80 service members in 20 teams pitted their might in a firefighting flavored challenge wrestling everything from hoses and tires to water buckets and fire trucks.
“It was a good turnout,” said Staff Sgt. Daniel Moore, a 379th ECES firefighter deployed from Dover Air Force Base, Del., and a Pana, Ill., native. “Most people don’t realize how much our equipment weighs and what we do on a day-to-day basis. This event really showed them what it takes to be a firefighter out here.”
Taking home the trophy, “We Got Worms,” won the event overall. Teams consisted of four members and had to have at least one female on their team.
“It was a great opportunity to experience what it means to be a deployed firefighter and I had a blast competing,” said Capt. Jordan Tribble, the 379th AEW wing section commander deployed from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., and a Midwest City, Okla., native. “It was challenging, but in the end my team was fortunate enough to take home the crown — a big thank you to the firefighters and ECES for putting on the event.”
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