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In the wooded swamp of Barksdale’s east side, Airmen from the 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron executed a field training exercise designed to simulate contingency operations in a deployed environment, May 20, 2021.Training operational skills such as land, ....
31 In the wooded swamp of Barksdale’s east side, Airmen from the 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron executed a field training exercise designed to simulate contingency operations in a deployed environment, May 20, 2021. Training operational skills such as land navigation, weapons assembly and individual movement techniques, the 2nd CES intensified the readiness of its engineers, allowing the unit to better adapt to changes in the national security environment and compete in the dynamic future of warfighting. “Over the last 20 years, our engineers have primarily deployed in operations against insurgencies and not near peer competitors,” said Lt. Col. Chris Carnduff, 2nd CES commander. “As we look toward the future of near peer competition, what this training is getting us back toward, is base recovery efforts after an attack in a non-permissive environment.” ....