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Readines Is Key During ATSO Exercise

ATSO exercises like this one ensure flying wings can successfully launch aircraft in potentially contaminated environments.

U.S. Air Force Airmen, assigned to the 916th Air Refueling Wing, manage aircraft records on the flight line during Ability to Survive and Operate (ATSO) training at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., March 9, 2019. ATSO exercises ensure Airmen can perform their workplace duties in chemically hazardous environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jeramy Moore)

ATSO exercises like this one ensure flying wings can successfully launch aircraft in potentially contaminated environments.

A U.S. Air Force maintainer assigned to the 916th Maintenance Group, starts a Ground Power Unit (GPU) during Ability to Survive and Operate (ATSO) training at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., March 9, 2019. ATSO exercises like this one ensure flying wings can successfully launch aircraft in potentially contaminated environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jeramy Moore)

ATSO exercises like this one ensure flying wings can successfully launch aircraft in potentially contaminated environments.

U.S. Air Force maintainers assigned to the 916th Maintainence Group, perform decontamination prevention procedures on a pilot before aircraft entry during Ability to Survive and Operate (ATSO) training at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., March 9, 2019. ATSO exercises like this one ensure Airmen can perform their workplace duties in chemically hazardous environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jeramy Moore)

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE -- U.S. Air Force Airmen, assigned to the 916th Air Refueling Wing, manage aircraft records on the flight line during Ability to Survive and Operate (ATSO) training at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., March 9, 2019. ATSO exercises ensure Airmen can perform their workplace duties in chemically hazardous environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jeramy Moore)