b'Firefighters from the 436th Civil Engineer Squadron and Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company Station 55, from Delaware, spray down an aircraft fire trainer during a live-fire-burn exercise at nightSept. 28, 2020, on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. Temperatures inside the aircraft-fire trainer can reach up to 1,500 degrees Fahrenheit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Quail)Collaboration Builds Comradery:Total Force, Community Firefighters Train At DoverStory by Airman Brandan Hollis 436th Airlift Wing Public Affairswww.dvidshub.net/news/380264/collaboration-builds-comradery-total-force-community-firefighters-train-doverFlames erupt from a crashed plane. The smellOne of the most recent live-fire trainingof fuel fills the air. Everyone flees the scenecollaborations was with the 177th Fighter Wingwhile firefighters run towards it. At Dover Airof the New Jersey Air National Guard onForce Base, 436th Airlift Wing firefighters trainSept. 22, 2020. Tech. Sgt. Ryan Fogarty, 177th with live fires and practice with equipment toCivil Engineer Squadron fire emergency services prepare for this moment. station captain, helped coordinate the collaborative The Dover Air Force Base Fire Department training. Fogarty cites his history and connection hasa live-fire training facility that simulates ato Dover as a major help in organizing this Total plane crash and helps firefighters get hands-onForce training.experience fighting fires from inside a truck In 2019, myself, along with Staff Sgt. Robert and on foot. Many other military bases andMcCarty, were asked by Air Mobility Command to civilian fire departments do not have access backfill at Dover Air Force Base while their troopsto these resources. So the Dover Air Force were deploying overseas, so they could accom-Base Fire Department offers their facility as plish the mission at their home station, said a training hub to help other bases and localFogarty. In the six months that we were there, civilian fire departments. .continued on page 108 Military Appreciation Resource Magazine Thank You For Your Service'