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Hello, I'm Tech Sergeant

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Sara Weeks with the one 124th Civil

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Engineer Squadron. This is your

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124th in 124. Start the time. CE has

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multiple missions across the base,

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around the country and overseas. In

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addition to maintaining the base's

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facilities , CE had 35 deployers

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return from overseas locations

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spanning from Africa, the Middle East

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and Asia. Stateside, engineers

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stepped up to support Operation Capital

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Response and also continue to support

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local hospitals for COVID-19 relief.

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The A-10 egress drill is a perfect way

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for us to practice that time matters.

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Using time constraints, we're able to

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push ourselves in order to simulate a

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stressful environment. This allows us

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to practice controlling our nerves, so

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that in the event of a real world emergency, we're able to perform smoothly

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and efficiently. We conducted a

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squadron training and readiness

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exercise this last month called

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Operation Zeppelin. It involved a

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simulated air attack. Following the

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attack, members from 10 AFCs

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established a bare base, similar to one

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in a deployed or austere environment,

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which included the construction of two

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Alaskan shelter systems used for a

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morgue and unit control center. Once

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the shelters were up, we worked to

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provide electrical power and heat,

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clean water supply and a base perimeter.

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And here's the news . A-10 Thunderbolt IIs

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assigned to the 124th Fighter

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Wing performed a missing man formation flyover for a memorial

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ceremony at Gowen Field on February 9th.

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The flyover was performed for the three

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Idaho Army National Guard aviators who

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died in a helicopter crash on February

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2nd. PT tests begin again in April,

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and some requirements in AFMAN 36-2905

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have changed. Diagnostic testing

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is a new option for Airmen, and waist

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measurements will no longer be used. A

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new tool called the Fitness Assessment

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Due Date Matrix is also now available

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online. The 124th SFS conducted

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cold weather survival training this

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month near Idaho City. This training

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helps prepare Security Forces Airmen

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for when they are called to respond off-base in extreme weather conditions.

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We mourn the loss of Staff Sergeant Tanner

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Byholm, who lost his life in a small

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aircraft accident in Wisconsin. And

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finally, congratulations to A1C Wendt,

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Tech Sergeant Atkins,

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Senior Master Sergeant Holmgren,

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Master Sergeant Steiner and First Lieutenant Patton

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for winning in their categories

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for the 2020 Outstanding Airman of the Year.