445 AMXS conducts fall protection training

Staff Sgt. Michael Wilson, a 445th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, unhooks a training manikin’s harness during fall protection training here, June 3, 2017. Wilson uses a boom lift to retrieve the “Airman” and lower him to safety. The training ensures that maintainers take proper and timely steps to rescue an Airmen if they were to fall from an aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joel McCullough)

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445 AMXS conducts fall protection training

Tech. Sgt. Chris Knight kneels next to a training manikin, while Staff Sgt. Michael Wilson stands on a boom lift and Senior Airman Cody Gaure looks on during fall protection training here June 3, 2017. The Airmen are crew chiefs for the 445th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. The training conducted was no-notice and the Airmen were randomly selected to ensure they take proper and timely actions during a real world scenario. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joel McCullough)

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445 AMXS conducts fall protection training

445th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief Staff Sgt. Michael Wilson operates a boom lift underneath the wing of a C-17 Globemaster III while participating in fall protection training here alongside fellow crew chiefs Tech. Sgt. Chris Knight and Senior Airman Cody Gaure during the June 3, 2017 unit training assembly. The training ensures that maintainers take proper and timely steps to rescue an Airmen if they were to fall from an aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joel McCullough)

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445 AMXS conducts fall protection training

Published July 12, 2017
By 445th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
445th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio --

Crew chiefs assigned to the 445th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron participated in fall protection training here June 3, 2017. The training ensures that maintainers take proper and timely steps to rescue an Airmen if they were to fall from an aircraft. The aircraft used for the training was a 445th Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster III.