Joint training develops seamless response
A firefighter from the Vigili del Fuoco (Italian Fire Department) participates in an American-Italian exercise on Thursday, May 4, 2006. Responders from various Italian fire and police departments and medical facilities joined those from the 31st Fighter Wing fire department, hospital and security forces at Aviano Air Base, Italy, for a mass accident exercise. The purpose of the exercise is to develop a seamless response capability between Italian and American emergency professionals. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Charlein Sheets)