US Air Force/Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr
Three students assigned to the 312th Training Squadron battle a fire during a crash recovery training scenario at the Louis F. Garland Department of
In the military, firefighters face unique challenges of needing to quickly and effectively respond to the risks posed by fires that could affect planes, machinery, and munitions.
Each year 2,500 students from the sister service branches train at the Louis F. Garland Fire Academy, located at Goodfellow Air Force Base, in order to become certified Department of Defense firefighters.