RADR training hones critical recovery capabilities

Senior Airman Tate Kinney, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron augmentee, watches as compact track loader operators cut into a section of the airfield for rapid airfield damage repair training during Beverly Pack 24-1 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, May 7, 2024. The RADR training involves repairing damaged sections of the airfield after simulated missile strikes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Ross)

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Airman Iyana Ramos, 8th Maintenance Squadron aircraft armament systems apprentice, removes debris from a portion of the airfield as part of Beverley Pack 24-1 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, May 8, 2024. Rapid airfield damage repair training reinforces the 8th Fighter Wing’s quick reaction capabilities which may be needed to quickly enter contingency operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jovan Banks)

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Senior Airman Zachary Donegan, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron water & fuel system management journeyman, operates a compact track loader during Beverly Pack 24-1 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, May 7, 2024. Loaders were used to simulate missile strikes on the airfield for rapid airfield damage repair training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Ross)

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Staff Sgt. John Hill, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron NCO in-charge of command support staff, uses an excavator to remove rubble from a portion of the airfield during a simulated attack as part of Beverley Pack 24-1 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, May 7, 2024. Rapid airfield damage repair RADR training encompasses all the necessary steps to create an operational airfield, keeping 8th CES Airmen capable in the support of flying missions in even austere environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jovan Banks)

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Senior Airman Tate Kinney (left) and Senior Airman Kevin Jones (right), 8th Civil Engineer Squadron augmentees, standby to move debris from the airfield as part of rapid airfield damage response training during Beverly Pack 24-1 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, May 7, 2024. RADR training reinforces the 8th Fighter Wing’s quick reaction capabilities which may be needed to quickly enter contingency operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Ross)

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8th Civil Engineer Squadron Airmen measure strips of geotarp in preparation for airfield repair as part of Beverley Pack 24-1 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, May 8, 2024. Maintaining proficiency in airfield recovery ensures Airmen can quickly repair a runway that may have been damaged in an attack or natural disaster to resume flight operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jovan Banks)

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Senior Airman Zachary Donegan, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron water & fuel system management journeyman, operates a compact track loader during Beverly Pack 24-1 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, May 7, 2024. Loaders were used to simulate missile strikes on the airfield for rapid airfield damage repair training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Ross)

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Airman Iyana Ramos, 8th Maintenance Squadron aircraft armament systems apprentice, stands by as portions of the airfield are packed with filament as part of Beverley Pack 24-1 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, May 8, 2024. Rapid airfield damage repair training reinforces the 8th Fighter Wing’s quick reaction capabilities which may be needed to quickly enter contingency operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jovan Banks)

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Senior Airman Tate Kinney, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron augmentee, assists preparing a section of the airfield for rapid airfield destruction repair training during Beverly Pack 24-1 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, May 7, 2024. RADR training encompasses all the necessary steps to create an operational airfield, keeping CES Airmen capable in the support of flying missions in even austere environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Ross)

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Senior Airman Sayaen Wells, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron pest management craftsman, cuts an area on the airfield as part of Beverley Pack 24-1 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, May 7, 2024. Rapid airfield damage repair training reinforces the 8th Fighter Wing’s quick reaction capabilities which may be needed to quickly enter contingency operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jovan Banks)

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Senior Airman Kevin Jones (left) and Senior Airman Tate Kinney (right), 8th Civil Engineer Squadron augmentees, prepare a section of the airfield for rapid airfield damage repair training during Beverly Pack 24-1 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, May 7, 2024. Maintaining proficiency in airfield recovery ensures Airmen can quickly repair a runway that may have been damaged in an attack or natural disaster in order to resume flight operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Ross)

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8th Civil Engineer Squadron Airmen fill portions of the airfield with filament as part of Beverley Pack 24-1 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, May 8, 2024. Maintaining proficiency in airfield recovery ensures Airmen can quickly repair a runway that may have been damaged in an attack or natural disaster to resume flight operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jovan Banks)

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RADR training hones critical recovery capabilities

Published May 8, 2024
By Staff Sgt. Jovan Banks and Staff Sgt. Nicholas Ross
8th Fighter WIng Public Affairs

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Airmen of the 8th Civil Engineer Squadron conduct rapid airfield damage repair (RADR) in response to simulated attacks during the base-wide training exercise Beverly Pack 24-1 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, May 7, 2024.

Maintaining proficiency in airfield recovery ensures Airmen can quickly repair a runway that may have been damaged in an attack or natural disaster to resume flight operations. Training recovery efforts in these simulated contingent environments creates muscle memory that can be relied upon when entering austere or degraded environments.