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461st OSS Airmen collaborate to modify masks, reducing communication breakdown in field

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. – Staff Sgt. Trevallon Penney, 461st Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment Chemical Defense Section non-commissioned officer-in-charge, right, and Capt. Robert Vance, a 461st OSS Aircrew Flight Equipment officer, discuss the benefits of their hybrid mask they created using elements from the M50 ground crew mask and the MBU-13/P mask at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Oct. 13, to prevent communication interruptions between a pilot and his team. The pair came up with this innovation solution after they experienced communications breakdowns during a recent exercise utilizing their chemical gear. (courtesy photo)

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461st OSS Airmen collaborate to modify masks, reducing communication breakdown in field

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. – Staff Sgt. Trevallon Penney, 461st Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment Chemical Defense Section non-commissioned officer-in-charge, right, and Capt. Robert Vance, a 461st OSS Aircrew Flight Equipment officer, discuss the benefits of their hybrid mask they created using elements from the M50 ground crew mask and the MBU-13/P mask at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Oct. 13, to prevent communication interruptions between a pilot and his team. The pair came up with this innovation solution after they experienced communications breakdowns during a recent exercise utilizing their chemical gear. (courtesy photo)

PHOTO BY: courtesy photo
VIRIN: 201022-F-F3494-1001.JPG
FULL SIZE: 0.07 MB
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IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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This photograph is considered public domain and has been cleared for release. If you would like to republish please give the photographer appropriate credit. Further, any commercial or non-commercial use of this photograph or any other DoD image must be made in compliance with guidance found at https://www.dimoc.mil/resources/limitations, which pertains to intellectual property restrictions (e.g., copyright and trademark, including the use of official emblems, insignia, names and slogans), warnings regarding use of images of identifiable personnel, appearance of endorsement, and related matters.