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Vol. 81, No. 7 March Air Reserve Base, California Friday, February 19, 2016
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ROAD CLOSURES 922 CEF of experience is incumbent
RESULTS IN 2-FOR-1 of high tenure civil engineer Members of the 922nd Civil Engineer Flight Staff Augmentation
METROLINK RIDES March Air Reserve Base’s personnel and is an important (S-Team), March Air Reserve Base, teamed with the Navy Civil
The 91 will be closed from 922nd Civil Engineer Staff way in which the 922nd, as one (QJLQHHU&RUSV2I¿FHU6FKRRO&(&26DW3RUW+XHQHPH
the 71 to I-15, Friday, Feb. 19 at Augmentation Team (S-Team) of three Air Force Reserve S- California, November 20, 2015, for a joint engineer knowledge
9 p.m. to Monday, Feb. 22 at 4 wrapped up another success- Teams, supports the Air Force exchange of military engineer capabilities.
a.m. to allow crews to consoli- ful year completing innovative mission. Contingency Staff
date several construction activi- training while supporting re- Augmentation is one of the bution avoided project sched- of Air Force engineer organiza-
ties. Metrolink’s North Main gional and Pacific Air Forces main reasons the Air Force cre- ule delays and cost overruns. tion, capabilities and facility
Corona Station and West Coro- (PACAF) missions. The team ated such S-teams. engineering programs.
na Station will be open during of engineers assigned to the In November 2015, the S-
the closure, however Metrolink 922nd had a busy second half “It was a great opportunity Team engaged in a day-long, “It was truly a unique oppor-
passengers should allow extra of 2015 highlighted by Korean to be able to contribute to such joint engineer outreach with tunity to be able to see how our
travel time to reach these sta- temporary duty assignments, a project and help our Korean the Navy Civil Engineer Corps fellow Navy CE professionals
tions. Due to the road closure’s support operations for Ander- allies and troops stationed Officer School (CECOS) at are trained and execute port
impact, motorists are urged to sen Air Force Base, Guam, abroad,” said Maj. Jennifer Port Hueneme, California. This operations. The Navy has a
“steer clear” of the area during joint engineer training at Naval Burghdorf, a 922nd member engineering outreach shared proud heritage as Seabees, and
this project. To minimize major Base Ventura County, Califor- who participated in the Korean knowledge and exchanged to see their large museum at
travel delays, avoid travel in the nia, and construction manage- engineering planning mission. ideas on what each service can Port Hueneme was a testament
area or use public transporta- ment support for two regional do to improve facility engineer- to their long history helping the
tion. Motorists traveling on the Defense Department Innova- Meanwhile at home, the ing capabilities. The S-Team United States win wars abroad
91, the 71 or I-15 near the proj- tive Readiness Training (DOD 922nd led efforts to design an learned how Navy Civil Engi- while keeping their military ca-
ect area during the closure can IRT) projects. Explosive Ordnance Disposal neers execute facets of facili- pabilities ready at home,” said
expect travel delays of three to training facility at Andersen ties planning, acquisition, pub- Capt. Diego Noboa, a 922nd
four hours. Metrolink’s regu- With a current ramp-up of AFB. After completing design lic works, Seabee readiness and member who participated in
lar weekend service offers two U.S. presence in the Pacific the- concepts, the 922nd coordinat- environmental management. the joint training.
round trips on both the Inland ater, the 922nd finds itself with ed efforts with the 556th RED
Empire-Orange County Line many opportunities to apply HORSE Squadron to provide This was followed by on- Throughout the spring and
and the 91 Line. However, on the diverse skillset that resides on-site construction manage- site orientations to deep water summer of 2015, 922nd mem-
Feb. 20 and 21, Metrolink will within the unit and is ready to ment of the new facility in 2016. sea lift port operations which bers spent their annual tours
offer two additional round trips support engineering operations included rail, wharf and ship supporting construction man-
on each rail line for a total of 16 when requested across the Pa- Local members of the More- stages as well as viewing the agement of two regional DOD
trains to assist people avoiding cific Area of Responsibility. no Valley, California, commu- extensive mobilization space IRT projects. The first, which
the 91. The extra train service nity assisted the planning and and war ready Seabee equip- was completed several weeks
is being funded by the River- A team of five engineers, led design by providing a hands- ment packages. This kind of ahead of schedule, cleared de-
side County Transportation by Lt. Col. Brady Johnson, de- on overview of in-progress, outreach and training provided cades of silt and debris from
Commission (RCTC), which veloped engineering planning concrete, tilt-up panel con- the S-team with excellent ex- behind a flood control dam
is constructing the 91 Project. documents for bedding down struction, which is the method posure to primary logistics and located on a Native American
Metrolink will operate its regu- thousands of Airmen at a criti- of choice in Guam to ensure engineering missions associ- reservation about 60 miles
lar schedule on both Friday and cal, co-located operating base buildings survive seasonal ated with the Pacific Theater of from March Field.
Monday. In case of rainstorms in the Republic of South Ko- storms. The 922nd completed Operations. The exchange also
or inclement weather, the clo- rea. Upon arrival in Korea, the architectural, plumbing, venti- improved Navy understanding A key 922nd contribution
sure and extra train service team quickly coordinated ef- lating/air conditioning, electri- See TEAM page 9
will be postponed to the next forts with its respective coun- cal and civil design.
weekend, weather permitting. terparts and sister services to
develop project planning and S-Team inputs have been
See BRIEFS page 3 design documents for contin- essential for the successful
gency beddown planning. planning and execution of this
project. The team ensured con-
S-Teams leverage the expe- struction drawings were ready
rience of a large pool of highly to go and developed docu-
trained officers and senior en- mentation to assist in quality
listed for just this type of Com- control, schedule and resource
batant Command or Numbered tracking efforts. Their contri-
