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Senior Airman Chad Turko, 714th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron KC-10 crew chief, encountered a fiery accident near exit seven on the New Jersey Turnpike involving an overturned tractor truck and Chevy Silverado while traveling to unit training assembly here Sept. 7. Turko removed the driver of the 18-wheeler that was engulfed in flames shortly after overturning and performed emergency medical care before first responders arrived on the scene. Turko is a registered emergency medical technician and has worked as a firefighter for three years (Courtesy photo/Senior Airman Acdel Tapia).

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