RAF Mildenhall tests base defense during exercise

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tyler Miller, 100th Civil Engineer Squadron, drives a loader to pick up water barriers before positioning them in place outside a facility during an exercise at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, March 17, 2021. The barriers were placed next to concrete Jersey barriers on sidewalks to stop possibly entry by small vehicles such as motorcycles as part of a Barrier Defense Plan initiative. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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Defenders from the 100th Security Forces Squadron simulate an arrest during an exercise involving a gate runner and a car crash at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, March 16, 2021. The exercise, made up of a variety of scenarios to test the base’s response to incidents, was a call to action to get back to basics including testing the readiness of emergency responders and defending the base for potential threats in a kinetic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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RAF Mildenhall tests base defense during exercise

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Fabian Zimmerman, left, 100th Security Forces Squadron operations flight sergeant, and Senior Airman Kevin White, 100th SFS Base Defense Operations Center controller, keep watch for a suspect during a simulated gate runner incident as part of an exercise at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, March 16, 2021. The exercise was made up of a variety of scenarios to test the base’s emergency response and base defense for potential threats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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Firefighters from the 100th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department finish chocking a car and prepare to remove the windshield from an overturned car during a gate runner scenario as part of an exercise at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, March 16, 2021. The exercise was made up of a variety of scenarios to test the base’s emergency response and base defense for potential threats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Benjamin Bergeron, 100th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department firefighter, uses the Jaws of Life to cut the roof off a car during a simulated car crash and gate runner scenario as part of an exercise at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, March 16, 2021. The exercise was made up of a variety of scenarios to test the base’s emergency response and base defense for potential threats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Justin Jenkins, 100th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department firefighter, holds the head of a simulated trapped casualty inside an overturned car during a simulated car crash scenario as part of an exercise at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, March 16, 2021. The exercise was made up of a variety of scenarios to test the base’s emergency response and base defense for potential threats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tyler Miller, left, 100th Civil Engineer Squadron, drives a loader to move concrete Jersey barriers as part of protection around a facility as Tech. Sgt. Michael Gilmore, 100th CES, helps guide him to position them into place at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, March 16, 2021. The exercise was made up of a variety of scenarios to test the base’s emergency response and base defense for potential threats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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RAF Mildenhall tests base defense during exercise

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tyler Miller, 100th Civil Engineer Squadron, drives a loader to pick up water barriers before positioning them in place outside a facility during an exercise at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, March 17, 2021. The barriers were placed next to concrete Jersey barriers on sidewalks to stop possibly entry by small vehicles such as motorcycles as part of a Barrier Defense Plan initiative. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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RAF Mildenhall tests base defense during exercise

Defenders from the 100th Security Forces Squadron simulate an arrest during an exercise involving a gate runner and a car crash at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, March 16, 2021. The exercise, made up of a variety of scenarios to test the base’s response to incidents, was a call to action to get back to basics including testing the readiness of emergency responders and defending the base for potential threats in a kinetic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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Defenders from the 100th Security Forces Squadron simulate an arrest during an exercise involving a gate runner and a car crash at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, March 16, 2021. The exercise, made up of a variety of scenarios to test the base’s response to incidents, was a call to action to get back to basics including testing the readiness of emergency responders and defending the base for potential threats in a kinetic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

RAF Mildenhall tests base defense during exercise

Published March 17, 2021
By Karen Abeyasekere

RAF MILDENHALL, England --

Royal Air Force Mildenhall is testing its base defense readiness in a variety of scenarios including a gate runner, car crash and active shooter. This is a call to get back to basics including testing the readiness of emergency responders and defending the base for potential threats.