105th Airlift Wing airmen work with 2nd Civil Support Team to refine deployment techniques

Photo By Michael O'Halloran | 105th Airlift Wing loadmasters, aerial port personnel and members of the N.Y. Army Guard 2nd Civil Support Team practice loading their response package vehicles aboard a C-17 Globemaster III, March 21, 2012.  

STEWART AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, NY, UNITED STATES

03.23.2012

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New York National Guard

STEWART AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, NEWBURGH, NY - Loadmasters of the New York Air National Guard's 137th Airlift Squadron, a component of the 105th Airlift Wing, teamed up with Wing Logistics Aerial Port personnel and members of the New York National Guard's 2nd Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team to train on the best ways to load the team's vehicles into the C-17 Globemaster III cargo planes the squadron is now beginning to fly, March 21.

The 2nd CST is composed of Army and Air National Guard members who are trained to identify the presence of chemical, radiological, and biological agents using a variety of specialized equipment. Their missions requires the team, based at Stratton Air National Guard Base near Schenectady, to be able to deploy anywhere throughout the northeast on short notice on board Air National Guard transport airlift.

The 2nd CST and New York's other weapons of mass destruction responders have trained in the past to load their equipment into the C-5A aircraft the 137th Airlift Squadron previously flew. The Thursday exercise gave both the Air Guard loadmasters and the CST members an opportunity to learn the best ways to load the team's equipment onto the C-17.

• Date Taken: 03.23.2012
• Date Posted: 03.23.2012 15:20
• Story ID: 85717
• Location: STEWART AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, NY, US