“It is important to be multi-faceted and sharp in all skills,” said U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Hunter Eckwall, 20th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal section chief of logistics and quality assurance. “You have to be prepared to do your job and potentially someone else’s.”
This shared mindset among 20th Fighter Wing leadership is what led to the near-peer threat exercise that took place at Poinsett Electronic Combat Range in Wedgefield on July 10. Airmen assigned to the 20th CES participated in the exercise, which tested the Airmen on their ability to operate under high-stress conditions and communicate under fire.
The Airmen had been training for this exercise for weeks; This was the first real test of...
