Military photographers key to training, investigations

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  • By Senior Airman Mike Hutchinson
  • Detachment 12, Air Force News Agency
MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan (AFNEWS) --  Security forces and medical services Airmen respond to the scene of a mock accident. After the victims are taken care of, the scene will be documented for investigative purposes -- that's where the base photographer comes in. 

Senior Airman Robert Barnett is a photographer with the 35th Communications Squadron here.  Whether it's an exercise scenario or the real thing, his job is to photograph situations and scenarios so organizations can have proper documentation for investigations, training and other purposes.

Without the photographs he takes, base organizations won't have high quality images to show the specifics of what took place, Airman Barnett said.

Because an incident could happen at any time military photographers have to be ready at all times, day or night. 

"It's really fun and exciting to get called out in the middle of the night ... we almost always get to see something really interesting," Airman Barnett said.

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