<!--/* //NOSONAR */-->
<!--/* //NOSONAR */--><html  lang="en-US">
<head id="Head"><meta id="MetaDescription" name="DESCRIPTION" /><meta id="MetaKeywords" name="KEYWORDS" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1" /><title>
	CES, aircrew practice ACE, employ RADR, Launch to Survive during Beverly Morning 24-1
</title><link id="css3605" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/DesktopModules/ArticleCS/module.css" /><link id="css4870" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/desktopmodules/ArticleCS/styles/Joint/style.css" /></head>
<body>
    <main>
    <div>
    <div class="aprint news">
    <div class="header">
        <img height="100" class="print-logo" alt="Site Logo" src="/Portals/55/INDOPACOM2018_100x100.png?ver=J6xEsvouw9aaqHcHjhoIIQ%3d%3d" />

        <h1 class="title">CES, aircrew practice ACE, employ RADR, Launch to Survive during Beverly Morning 24-1</h1>
    </div>
    
<div id="adetail-slick-gallery" class="gallery">
    
    <div class="item">
        
        <div class="image">
            
            <img src="https://media.defense.gov/2023/Oct/24/2003328060/1920/1080/0/231022-F-PJ020-1046.JPG"
                 class="aimage img-responsive"
                 alt="A 1st Lt. practices aircraft generation operations."
                 itemprop="image" />
        </div>
        
        
        
        
        
        <div class="slide-info-hidden">
            <div class="slide-info-inner">
                
                <div class="image-title">CES, aircrew practice ACE, employ RADR and Launch to Survive during BM 24-1</div>
                <div class="image-caption">U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Elizabeth Gilliam, 36th Airlift Squadron pilot, executes aircraft generation operations in support of Exercise Beverly Morning 24-1 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 22, 2023. For the exercise, aircrew and maintenance Airmen executed a “Launch to Survive” to guarantee that Yokota's aircraft can be generated to depart the base at a moment's notice, effectively safeguarding valuable Air Force assets from potential harm.. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt Taylor Slater)</div>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>

    
    <div class="item">
        
        <div class="image">
            
            <img src="https://media.defense.gov/2023/Oct/24/2003328052/1920/1080/0/231023-F-PJ020-1206.JPG"
                 class="aimage img-responsive"
                 alt="An Airman observes rapid airfield damage repair."
                 itemprop="image" />
        </div>
        
        
        
        
        
        <div class="slide-info-hidden">
            <div class="slide-info-inner">
                
                <div class="image-title">Rapid runway repair to the rescue</div>
                <div class="image-caption">An Airman from the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron observes the Rapid Airfield Damage Repair training area during Exercise Beverly Morning 24-1 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 23, 2023. The 374th Airlift Wing exercises regularly to ensure the base can sustain uninterrupted, high-paced, joint, and coalition operations if deterrence fails or disaster strikes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Taylor Slater)</div>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>

    
    <div class="item">
        
        <div class="image">
            
            <img src="https://media.defense.gov/2023/Oct/24/2003328058/1920/1080/0/231023-F-PJ020-1254.JPG"
                 class="aimage img-responsive"
                 alt="Airmen conduct Rapid Airfield Damage Repair."
                 itemprop="image" />
        </div>
        
        
        
        
        
        <div class="slide-info-hidden">
            <div class="slide-info-inner">
                
                <div class="image-title">Rapid runway repair to the rescue</div>
                <div class="image-caption">Airmen from the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron conduct Rapid Airfield Damage Repair (RADR) training during Exercise Beverly Morning 24-1 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 23, 2023. RADR is a multi-staged process that quickly and effectively repairs airfields, allowing air operations to continue when an airfield is damaged. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Taylor Slater)</div>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>

    
    <div class="item">
        
        <div class="image">
            
            <img src="https://media.defense.gov/2023/Oct/24/2003328053/1920/1080/0/231023-F-PJ020-1272.JPG"
                 class="aimage img-responsive"
                 alt="Airman poses for a photo."
                 itemprop="image" />
        </div>
        
        
        
        
        
        <div class="slide-info-hidden">
            <div class="slide-info-inner">
                
                <div class="image-title">Rapid runway repair to the rescue</div>
                <div class="image-caption">Airman 1st Class Siquan Veit-William, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron structural journeyman, poses for a photo during Exercise Beverly Morning 24-1 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 23, 2023. The 374th CES builds, maintains, and repairs the Western Pacific airlift hub's airfield, facilities, and infrastructure. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Taylor Slater)</div>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>

    
    <div class="item">
        
        <div class="image">
            
            <img src="https://media.defense.gov/2023/Oct/24/2003328054/1920/1080/0/231022-F-JB191-2237.JPG"
                 class="aimage img-responsive"
                 alt="An Airman participates in Rapid Airfield Damage Repair."
                 itemprop="image" />
        </div>
        
        
        
        
        
        <div class="slide-info-hidden">
            <div class="slide-info-inner">
                
                <div class="image-title">Rapid runway repair to the rescue</div>
                <div class="image-caption">Senior Airman Kaleb Byrd, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron pavements and equipment journeyman, participates in Rapid Airfield Damage Repair training during exercise Beverly Morning 24-1 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 22, 2023. Exercise Beverly Morning 24-1 is Yokota Air Base’s annual, full-scale readiness exercise designed to enhance crisis response and fortify resilience across the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Samantha White)</div>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>

    
    <div class="item">
        
        <div class="image">
            
            <img src="https://media.defense.gov/2023/Oct/24/2003328055/1920/1080/0/231022-F-JB191-2317.JPG"
                 class="aimage img-responsive"
                 alt="Airmen participate in Rapid Airfield Damage Repair."
                 itemprop="image" />
        </div>
        
        
        
        
        
        <div class="slide-info-hidden">
            <div class="slide-info-inner">
                
                <div class="image-title">Rapid runway repair to the rescue</div>
                <div class="image-caption">Airmen from the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron participate in Rapid Airfield Damage Repair (RADR) training during Exercise Beverley Morning 24-1 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on Oct. 22, 2023. The RADR process uses rapid-setting concrete, enabling faster drying and continuation of air operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Samantha White)</div>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>

    
    <div class="item">
        
        <div class="image">
            
            <img src="https://media.defense.gov/2023/Oct/24/2003328056/1920/1080/0/231022-F-JB191-2290.JPG"
                 class="aimage img-responsive"
                 alt="An Airman operates an excavator."
                 itemprop="image" />
        </div>
        
        
        
        
        
        <div class="slide-info-hidden">
            <div class="slide-info-inner">
                
                <div class="image-title">Rapid runway repair to the rescue</div>
                <div class="image-caption">An Airman from the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron operates an excavator as part of Rapid Airfield Damage Repair (RADR) training during Exercise Beverly Morning 24-1 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 22, 2023. The 374th CES Airmen used various methods and tools to remove damaged concrete before filling the holes using the RADR method. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Samantha White)</div>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>

    
    <div class="item">
        
        <div class="image">
            
            <img src="https://media.defense.gov/2023/Oct/24/2003328057/1920/1080/0/231022-F-JB191-2419.JPG"
                 class="aimage img-responsive"
                 alt="Airmen conduct Rapid Airfield Damage Repair"
                 itemprop="image" />
        </div>
        
        
        
        
        
        <div class="slide-info-hidden">
            <div class="slide-info-inner">
                
                <div class="image-title">Rapid runway repair to the rescue</div>
                <div class="image-caption">Airmen from the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron conduct Rapid Airfield Damage Repair (RADR) as part of Exercise Beverly Morning 24-1 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 22, 2023. RADR is a multi-staged process that quickly and effectively repairs airfields, allowing air operations to continue when an airfield is damaged. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Samantha White)</div>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>

    
    <div class="item">
        
        <div class="image">
            
            <img src="https://media.defense.gov/2023/Oct/24/2003328059/1920/1080/0/231022-F-JB191-2161.JPG"
                 class="aimage img-responsive"
                 alt="An Airman shovels debris during rapid airfield damage repair."
                 itemprop="image" />
        </div>
        
        
        
        
        
        <div class="slide-info-hidden">
            <div class="slide-info-inner">
                
                <div class="image-title">Rapid runway repair to the rescue</div>
                <div class="image-caption">Airman Paul Thurman-Kibler, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron structures apprentice, shovels debris while conducting Rapid Airfield Damage Repair training during Exercise Beverly Morning 24-1 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 22, 2023. The 374th CES broke apart and removed damaged concrete before filling the cavity with quick-drying concrete and leveling it. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Samantha White)</div>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>

    
</div>
<div class="slide-info"></div>





    <div><b>By Staff Sgt. Taylor Slater,</b> <span class="date">/ Published Oct. 25, 2023</span></div>
    <span class="dateline-text">YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan, </span>
    <p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:arial;">In a demonstration of preparedness and resilience, 374th Operations Group aircrew swiftly followed the standards and procedures of “Launch to Survive” and launched their aircraft following simulated missile attack warnings during Exercise Beverly Morning 24-1 at Yokota Air Base, Japan.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Meanwhile, the "dirt boyz" from the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron swiftly sprang into action for Rapid Airfield Damage Repair. These maneuvers underscored Yokota's Agile Combat Employment capability—a combat readiness measure that enables airfield operations to continue amid conflict or degraded conditions.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:arial;">“Launch to Survive” ensures that aircrews remain poised to respond rapidly, positioned in close proximity to the airfield around the clock. This state of readiness guarantees that Yokota's aircraft can be generated to depart the base at a moment's notice, effectively safeguarding valuable Air Force assets from potential harm.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Lt. Col. Christopher Casler, the 374th Operations Group deputy commander, praised the team's performance during the exercise.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:arial;">"Thanks to the high-level training within the 36th Airlift Squadron, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, and the entire support apparatus of the 374th Airlift Wing, we were able to push our limits," he said. "We are training to handle realistic pacing threat scenarios, and these exercises enhance our ability to execute airlift missions under challenging or contested airfield conditions."</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:arial;">However, airlift operations rely on a functional runway. Thus, the 374th CES Airmen swiftly assessed the damage and runway operability, reported the extent of damage, and mobilized units to promptly repair the affected areas using cement to restore the runway's functionality and keep the ACE concept moving in support of theater-wide power projection.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:arial;">"RADR is one of the most critical roles we have during wartime at Yokota," said Senior Master Sgt. Thomas Miller, 374th CES ACE superintendent. "Being able to swiftly mend the runway also allows us to incorporate the ACE concept by ensuring aircraft can land and take off at Yokota, which impacts operations at various other locations in the theater."</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:arial;">These training scenarios during BM 24-1 directly tie into a Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, U.S. Air Forces Pacific commander, priority to advance theater posture as defined in his newest strategy update titled “PACAF 2030” which directs the command to posture to rapidly respond to a wide range of crises.</span></span></p>
<br />
</div>
    </div>
    </main>
</body>
</html>