Day-to-day with bioenvironmental

Senior Airman Ellen Watts and Airman 1st Class Emily Chamberlain, 27th Special Operations Aeromedical Squadron bioenvironmental engineering technicians, evaluate a firing range exercise at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Mar. 7, 2019. Once a quarter, air quality tests are conducted at the firing range. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lane T. Plummer)

Staff Sgt. Stanley Williams, 27th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron combat arms instructor, equips bioenvironmental gear before entering a firing range at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Mar. 7, 2019. Bioenvironmental engineering blends engineering and preventive medicine to identify and evaluate environments that could be harmful. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lane T. Plummer)

Airman 1st Class Mason Hearn, 27th Special Operations Aeromedical Squadron bioenvironmental engineering technician, works at his desk at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Mar. 7, 2019. Maintaining base-wide readiness includes managing documents for approximately 5,800 military and civilian personnel who work at Cannon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lane T. Plummer)

Gas masks are kept in storage at the 27th Special Operations Aeromedical Squadron’s bioenvironmental engineering office at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Mar. 7, 2019. One of the many ways BEE technicians maintain environmental safety for Airmen is by assigning all Airmen at Cannon with a properly-fitted gas mask which helps prevent possible injury in the case of hazardous working conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lane T. Plummer)

Airman 1st Class Colton Peavy, 27th Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron, tests his gas mask as he in-processes with assistance from Airman 1st Class Madeline Ramm, 27th Special Operations Aeromedical Squadron bioenvironmental engineering technician, at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Mar. 7, 2019. Gas mask fit tests exist to ensure Airmen are constantly ready to execute global special operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lane T. Plummer)