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U.S., South Korean alliance reinforced as Airmen train for wartime contingency

A U.S. Navy Seaman and a Republic of Korea Air Force Airman interact during a Rapid Airfield Damage Repair training exercise at Gwangju Air Base, R.O.K., Nov. 8, 2017. Similar to an assembly line, RADR systematically lines up civil engineer personnel and equipment to quickly repair a runway after attack. The training exercise was designed to enhance interoperability, prepare for wartime contingencies and build partnership capacity in the Indo-Asia Pacific region.
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U.S., South Korean alliance reinforced as Airmen train for wartime contingency

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Charles Lucas provides guidance during a Rapid Airfield Damage Repair exercise at Gwangju Air Base, Republic of Korea, Nov. 6, 2017. Approximately forty U.S. Airmen from the 773d Civil Engineer Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, and 40 Republic of Korea Airmen from Gwangju trained together for a week to learn a new runway repair process for wartime contingencies.
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U.S., South Korean alliance reinforced as Airmen train for wartime contingency

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Charles Lucas provides guidance during a Rapid Airfield Damage Repair exercise at Gwangju Air Base, Republic of Korea, Nov. 6, 2017. Approximately forty U.S. Airmen from the 773d Civil Engineer Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, and 40 Republic of Korea Airmen from Gwangju trained together for a week to learn a new runway repair process for wartime contingencies.
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U.S., South Korean alliance reinforced as Airmen train for wartime contingency

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Richard Loreto, Air Force Civil Engineer Center contingency instructor, explains a runway repair process to Republic of Korea Airmen during a bilateral training exercise at Gwangju Air Base, R.O.K., Nov. 6, 2017. Approximately forty U.S. Airmen from the 773d Civil Engineer Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, and 40 Republic of Korea Airmen from Gwangju trained together for a week to learn a new runway repair process for wartime contingencies. The bilateral training exercise enhanced interoperability and built partnership capacity in the Indo-Asia Pacific region.
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U.S., South Korean alliance reinforced as Airmen train for wartime contingency

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Marvin Carter, Air Force Civil Engineer Center contingency trainer, instructs U.S. and Republic of Korea Airmen during a bilateral training exercise at Gwangju Air Base, R.O.K., Nov. 6, 2017. Approximately forty U.S. Airmen from the 773d Civil Engineer Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, and 40 Republic of Korea Airmen from Gwangju trained together for a week to learn a new runway repair process for wartime contingencies. The bilateral training exercise enhanced interoperability and built partnership capacity in the Indo-Asia Pacific region.
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U.S., South Korean alliance reinforced as Airmen train for wartime contingency

Republic of Korea Air Force Sgt. Kihyun Shim, communications specialist, observes a Rapid Airfield Damage Repair exercise on the airfield at Gwangju Air Base, R.O.K., Nov. 6, 2017. Approximately forty U.S. Airmen from the 773d Civil Engineer Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, and 40 Republic of Korea Airmen from Gwangju trained together for a week to learn a new runway repair process for wartime contingencies. The RADR process makes use of rapid-setting concrete which enables vehicles to pass over it after one hour; after two hours of cure time, it can support any aircraft.
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U.S., South Korean alliance reinforced as Airmen train for wartime contingency

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Charles Lucas, 773d Civil Engineer Squadron power pro, excavates a crater during a Rapid Airfield Damage Repair training exercise at Gwangju Air Base, Republic of Korea., Nov. 8, 2017. Similar to an assembly line, RADR systematically lines up civil engineer personnel and equipment to quickly repair a runway after attack. The new process makes use of rapid-setting concrete which enables vehicles to pass over it after one hour, and any aircraft after two hours of cure time.
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U.S., South Korean alliance reinforced as Airmen train for wartime contingency

Concrete begins to cure on the boots of U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ryan Williams, 773d Civil Engineer Squadron, after a Rapid Airfield Damage Repair training exercise at Gwangju Air Base, Republic of Korea., Nov. 9, 2017. U.S. and R.O.K. Airmen trained together for a week to learn the new RADR process, preparing them for response to wartime contingencies, enhancing interoperability and building partnership capacity in the Indo-Asia Pacific region. The civil engineers teamed up to complete an airfield damage repair exercise on a mock airstrip with multiple craters, testing the team's ability to restore a runway to operational status as quickly as possible.
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U.S., South Korean alliance reinforced as Airmen train for wartime contingency

Freshly poured concrete cures on a mock airstrip during a Rapid Airfield Damage Repair bilateral training exercise at Gwangju Air Base, Republic of Korea, Nov. 9, 2017. Forty U.S. Airmen from the 773d Civil Engineer Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, and 40 R.O.K. Airmen trained together for a week to learn a new runway repair process for wartime contingencies. The bilateral training exercise enhanced interoperability and strengthen partnerships in the Indo-Asia Pacific region.
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U.S., South Korean alliance reinforced as Airmen train for wartime contingency

U.S. and Republic of Korea Airmen communicate during a Rapid Airfield Damage Repair bilateral training exercise at Gwangju Air Base, R.O.K., Nov. 9, 2017. U.S. and R.O.K. Airmen trained together for a week to learn the new RADR process, preparing them for response to wartime contingencies, enhancing interoperability and building partnership capacity in the Indo-Asia Pacific region.
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U.S., South Korean alliance reinforced as Airmen train for wartime contingency

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Cameron Pinkerton, 773d Civil Engineer Squadron, excavates a crater during a Rapid Airfield Damage Repair training exercise at Gwangju Air Base, Republic of Korea., Nov. 8, 2017. Similar to an assembly line, RADR systematically lines up civil engineer personnel and equipment to quickly repair a runway after attack. The new process makes use of rapid-setting concrete which enables vehicles to pass over it after one hour, and any aircraft after two hours of cure time.
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U.S., South Korean alliance reinforced as Airmen train for wartime contingency

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Alec Cates, 773d Civil Engineer Squadron, participates in a Rapid Airfield Damage Repair bilateral training exercise at Gwangju Air Base, Republic of Korea, Nov. 8, 2017. Approximately forty U.S. Airmen from the 773d CES at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, and 40 R.O.K. Airmen worked shoulder-to-shoulder to learn the new RADR process, enhance interoperability, prepare for wartime contingencies and strengthen partnerships in the Indo-Asia Pacific region.
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U.S., South Korean alliance reinforced as Airmen train for wartime contingency

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tyler Rutledge, 773d Civil Engineer Squadron, directs a fellow Airman during a Rapid Airfield Damage Repair bilateral training exercise at Gwangju Air Base, Republic of Korea, Nov. 8, 2017. Approximately forty U.S. Airmen from the 773d CES at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, and 40 R.O.K. Airmen trained together for a week to learn a new runway repair process for wartime contingencies. The bilateral training exercise enhanced interoperability and built partnership capacity in the Indo-Asia Pacific region.
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U.S., South Korean alliance reinforced as Airmen train for wartime contingency

U.S. Air Force Col. Kevin Mantovani, 7th Air Force engineering division chief, and Republic of Korea Air Force Lt. Col. Injae Hwang, Air Force Operation and Command, share ideas during a Rapid Airfield Damage Repair bilateral training exercise at Gwangju Air Base, R.O.K., Nov. 8, 2017. U.S. and R.O.K. Airmen trained together for a week to learn the new RADR process, preparing them for response to wartime contingencies, enhancing interoperability and building partnership capacity in the Indo-Asia Pacific region.
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U.S., South Korean alliance reinforced as Airmen train for wartime contingency

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joseph Hamilton, Air Force Civil Engineer Center contingency instructor, (right) provides guidance during a Rapid Airfield Damage Repair training exercise at Gwangju Air Base, Republic of Korea, on Nov. 8, 2017. U.S. and R.O.K. Airmen trained together for a week to learn the new RADR process, preparing them for response to wartime contingencies, enhancing interoperability and building partnership capacity in the Indo-Asia Pacific region.
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PMEL precision puts jets in the sky, bombs on target

Elizabeth Maschmeyer, 3rd Maintenance Squadron Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory calibration technician, calibrates a sound system at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 23, 2017. Technicians from the 3rd MXS PMEL can calibrate and repair Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment to accuracies ranging from millionths of an inch to microvolts, depending upon the measurement area. They do so with four criteria in mind: accuracy, reliability, traceability and safety.
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PMEL precision puts jets in the sky, bombs on target

Elizabeth Maschmeyer, 3rd Maintenance Squadron Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory calibration technician, calibrates a sound system at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 23, 2017. Technicians from the 3rd MXS PMEL can calibrate and repair Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment to accuracies ranging from millionths of an inch to microvolts, depending upon the measurement area. They do so with four criteria in mind: accuracy, reliability, traceability and safety.
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PMEL precision puts jets in the sky, bombs on target

Steve Reesman, 3rd Maintenance Squadron Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory cold room technician, calibrates a set of gauge blocks with a gauge block comparator at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 23, 2017. PMEL technicians must utilize exacting attention to detail as they take measurements in increments as small as millionths to ensure accuracy and safety for end-user operations.
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PMEL precision puts jets in the sky, bombs on target

Gauge blocks are aligned in a box at the 3rd Maintenance Squadron Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 23, 2017. Gauge blocks are standards JBER uses to establish precision lengths for micrometers and dial calipers.
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Tuskegee, JBER Airman perform historic F-22 inspection

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jeremiah Frye (middle), 477th Fighter Group quality assurance inspector, coins Army Air Corps Staff Sgt. Leslie Edwards, the last known living Tuskegee Airman of the 477th Bombardment Group, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 14, 2017. Edwards accompanied Frye for his 5,000th quality assurance inspection, a milestone he reached in nine years which typically takes 28 years to accomplish. In 2007, the 477th Bombardment Group became the 477th Fighter Group, bringing with it the legacy of Tuskegee Airmen to Alaska.
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