42nd ABW Commander Tours EPA

Col. Eric Shafa, 42nd Air Base Wing Commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Erica Shipp, 42nd ABW Command Chief, visit the Environmental Protection Agency on Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, Ala., Nov. 28, 2017. Their visit consisted of a personal tour of the EPA facility, and what the purpose of having the EPA at Maxwell-Gunter AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tammie Ramsouer)

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42nd ABW Commander Tours EPA

Col. Eric Shafa, 42nd Air Base Wing Commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Erica Shipp, 42nd ABW Command Chief, tours the Environmental Protection Agency on Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, Ala., Nov. 28, 2017. Their tour consisted of visiting the testing labs and equipment within the EPA facility, and the purpose of having the EPA at Maxwell-Gunter AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tammie Ramsouer)

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42nd ABW Commander Tours EPA

Col. Eric Shafa, 42nd Air Base Wing Commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Erica Shipp, 42nd ABW Command Chief, looks at one of the pieces of vital equipment the Environmental Protection Agency uses on Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, Ala., Nov. 28, 2017. The EPA has mobile laboratories to easily travel to an area they are needed to test radiological matter. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tammie Ramsouer)

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42nd ABW Commander Tours EPA

Col. Eric Shafa, 42nd Air Base Wing Commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Erica Shipp, 42nd ABW Command Chief, tours the Environmental Protection Agency on Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, Ala., Nov. 28, 2017. Their tour consisted of visiting the testing labs and equipment within the EPA facility, and the purpose of having the EPA at Maxwell-Gunter AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tammie Ramsouer)

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42nd ABW Commander Tours EPA

John Griggs, Environmental Protection Agency director, explains how much work goes into testing for radiological matter in the EPA laboratories to Col. Eric Shafa, 42nd Air Base Wing Commander, Nov. 28, 2017. The testing is a long process due to making the samples as generic as possible to get the best results from testing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tammie Ramsouer)

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42nd ABW Commander Tours EPA

Col. Eric Shafa, 42nd Air Base Wing Commander, speaks with members of the Environmental Protection Agency on Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, Ala., Nov. 28, 2017. This particular EPA branch is the only branch that specializes in radiological testing within the U.S. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tammie Ramsouer)

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42nd ABW Commander Tours EPA

Published Nov. 29, 2017
By Senior Airman Tammie Ramsouer
Maxwell Public Affairs

MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. -- Col. Eric Shafa, 42nd Air Base Wing Commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Erica Shipp, 42nd ABW Command Chief, looks at one of the pieces of vital equipment the Environmental Protection Agency uses on Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, Ala., Nov. 28, 2017. The EPA has mobile laboratories to easily travel to an area they are needed to test radiological matter. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tammie Ramsouer)