Fort Report: Emergency crews train for aircraft accidents

By Thom WilliamsMay 10, 2022

A firefighter at Fort Huachuca, Ariz. checks for dangerous gasses inside an airplane during training on how to respond to an aircraft accident at Libby Army Airfield.
A firefighter at Fort Huachuca, Ariz. checks for dangerous gasses inside an airplane during training on how to respond to an aircraft accident at Libby Army Airfield. (Photo Credit: Thom Williams) VIEW ORIGINAL

FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz.-Emergency responders received training on how to respond to an aircraft accident at Libby Army Airfield that includes mass casualties recently

Fort Huachuca is home to the U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence, the U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM)/9th Army Signal Command and more than 48 supported tenants representing a diverse, multiservice population. Our unique environment encompasses 946 square miles of restricted airspace and 2,500 square miles of protected electronic ranges, key components to the national defense mission.

Located in Cochise County, in southeast Arizona, about 15 miles north of the border with Mexico, Fort Huachuca is an Army installation with a rich frontier history. Established in 1877, the Fort was declared a national landmark in 1976.

We are the Army’s Home. Learn more at https://home.army.mil/huachuca/.