Civil engineers ready for emergencies

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  • By Tech. Sgt. Daniel Butterfield
  • 302nd Airlift Wing Public Affairs
FORT CARSON, Colo. --  More than 50 members of the 302nd Airlift Wing Base Engineer Emergency Force recently participated in the "Red Devil" annual field training here.

The September exercise ensured civil engineers, known as "Prime BEEF," are ready to handle emergencies that occur on nearby Peterson Air Force Base and anywhere in the world. The 47 team members, eight services flight personnel and three medics spent two days at Ft. Carson's Red Devil camp where they participated in convoy training, air base defense training, land navigation training, field sanitation, hygiene training and bare-base layout training.

"What we hope to do is build an awareness for the unit before we deploy," says Staff Sgt. William Wells, 302nd Civil Engineer Squadron material control manager, and one of the exercise planners. "We concentrate on situational awareness, taking care of our wingman and the fundamentals of basic combat skill."

The training also included night operations utilizing night vision equipment.

Prime BEEF teams are trained and equipped to respond to emergencies around the world within hours. For more information, visit http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=1280.