554th RED HORSE Airmen pave the way for Silver Flag

Staff Sgt. James Bennet, 554th RED HORSE Squadron pavement and construction equipment journeyman, (right) trains Airman 1st Class Ryan Siders, 554th RHS pavement and construction equipment apprentice, on floating concrete Sept. 18, 2013, at the mock runway training area on Northwest Field, Guam. The 554th RHS is constructing 12 projects at North West Field in preparation for Silver Flag’s movement from Kadena Air Base, Japan, to Guam. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Marianique Santos/Released)

554th RED HORSE Airmen pave the way for Silver Flag

Airman 1st Class Manuel Jimenez, 554th RED HORSE Squadron engineering assistant apprentice, tests the consistency and workability of concrete Sept. 18, 2013, at the mock runway training area on Northwest Field, Guam. The 554th RHS is constructing 12 projects at Northwest Field to support the Silver Flag exercise’s initial operating capabilities when they relocate here from Kadena Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Marianique Santos/Released)

554th RED HORSE Airmen pave the way for Silver Flag

Airmen from the 554th RED HORSE Squadron float concrete Sept. 18, 2013, at the mock runway training area on Northwest Field, Guam. As part of the Silver Flag Training Facility movement from Kadena Air Base, Japan, to Guam, the mock runway is currently under construction to provide an area to train and evaluate tasks involving operations of emergency airfield lighting systems, airfield marking, mobile aircraft arresting systems and airfield damage after attack survey. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Marianique Santos/Released)

554th RED HORSE Airmen pave the way for Silver Flag

Published Sept. 19, 2013
By Senior Airman Marianique Santos
36th Wing Public Affairs

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Airmen from the 554th RED HORSE Squadron construct a mock runway at Northwest Field, Guam, in support of the Silver Flag migration here from Kadena Air Base, Japan.

The mock runway will provide an area to train and evaluate tasks involving operations of emergency airfield lighting systems, airfield marking, mobile aircraft arresting systems and airfield damage after attack survey.

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