Staff Sergeant Joel De La Cruz of the 119th Wing Logistics Readiness Squadron uses his language skills to aid the 119th Operations Group during an exercise in the Philippenes in February of 2024.
The competition encompassed a diverse range of challenges, including a physical fitness test – fashioned from 1947 standards - featuring pull-ups, squat jumps, sit-ups, push-ups, and a 300-yard run. This was just the beginning, as competitors then faced knowledge boards, uniform inspections, mock Public Affairs interviews, day and night land navigation, M4/M17 range exercises, stakes lanes (warrior tasks including medical, improvised...
Civil Engineer (CE) airmen learn Rapid Airfield Damage and Recovery at the 119th Wing Regional Training Site. RADR training teaches CE members how to recover a damage airfield at a deployed location. The training provides hands on learning, working with equipment and other airmen to become familiar with each members specific tasks. RADR also gives members a chance to observe other members roles to further the multi-purpose airmen concept.