819th RED HORSE Squadron conducts annual validation test
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Samuel Koopmans, a structural apprentice assigned to the 819th Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers, left; and Capt. Daniel Mecca, 819 RHS project engineer, right; drag Tech. Sgt. Max Shumate, 819 RHS heavy vertical team noncommissioned officer in charge, after a simulated attack during a field training exercise at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, Jan. 27, 2026. Airmen faced multiple scenario-based injects ranging from medical emergencies to high-threat attacks on their forward operating base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jack Rodriguez Escamilla)