Airmen from the 174 th Assault Wing participated in Train Adirondack Warrior October 16-21 at Hancock Discipline Air Nationwide Guard Base, Syracuse, Fort Drum, Ogdensburg Worldwide Airport (OIA) and Griffiss Worldwide Airport. Airmen taking part within the train packed their luggage and grabbed their chemical warfare gear as in the event that they have been heading off on a deployment. At a scheduled time, they dropped off their luggage to the Logistics Readiness Squadron and the luggage have been positioned on pallets. After members dropped off their luggage, they went by means of a line stuffed with checking to ensure every member had all the necessities and correct coaching for a deployment. A deployment briefing was given, and members took a bus to simulate the flight to their location. As soon as they have been off the bus, they have been now “deployed”. Deployed airmen from the 174 th Assault Wing constructing arrange their workstations in a brand new location.
Picture by Airman Tiffany Scofield/174th Assault Wing Public Affairs)
“We proved that we’re executing the ACE idea by with the ability to launch and get well plane from totally different areas,” stated Colonel Nicholas Lotito, 174 th Assault Wing Chief of Workers. “I feel it was actually thrilling to see everybody come collectively and work on each problem that we confronted.”
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“Our readiness is the place it ought to be,” stated Colonel William J. McCrink, 174 th Assault Wing
Commander. “This was a sophisticated situation with a variety of transferring elements, all people ought to really feel
assured after this train.”
Picture by Airman Tiffany Scofield/174th Assault Wing Public Affairs)
Throughout this train, alarms have been sounded by means of the bottom’s alarms system signaling airmen
to take motion in response to chemical threats. Airmen responded to the alarms by placing on protecting gear, taking cowl, and looking the realm for any “unexploded ordinances”. On this deployment train, members nonetheless carried out their duties simply as regular. Multi-capable airmen from the 174 th Upkeep Squadron on the Ahead Working Location (FOL) at Wheeler-Sack Military Airfield (WSAAF) on Fort Drum participated on this train with A-10s. The Airmen performed Agile Fight Employment operations at WSAAF and Ogdensburg Worldwide Airport. The crew performed operations simulating enemy air assaults making runways and help features inoperable. The Assault Wing’s MQ-9 landed and recovered at Griffiss. Plane have been diverted to an alternate airfield location the place airmen have been capable of shortly present ACE plane upkeep features.
