• U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Lynn El Helou, a structural specialist with the 102nd Civil Engineer Squadron, builds a watchtower during Exercise Iron Nomad on Otis Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts, May 3, 2025. Members of the 102nd CES trained to establish and sustain mission-ready environments at undeveloped locations, building and repairing essential infrastructure as the first in and last out of deployed operations. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Julia Ahaesy)
  • U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Thiago Do Nascimento, a pavements and construction equipment specialist with the 102nd Civil Engineer Squadron, drives a roller on Otis Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts, May 3, 2025. As part of Exercise Iron Nomad, 102nd CES personnel trained on airfield damage repair, including crater and spall repair and continued runway maintenance. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Julia Ahaesy)
  • U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Cyrille Wamba, a vehicle management specialist with the 102nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, poses for a photo on Otis Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts, May 3, 2025. As part of Exercise Iron Nomad, members from different career fields within the 102nd Mission Support Group participated in cross-functional training to improve combat readiness, such as perimeter security. “I learned how to build endurance and teamwork,” Wamba said. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Julia Ahaesy)
  • U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Romain Foote, a water and fuel systems maintenance specialist with the 102nd Civil Engineer Squadron, provides perimeter security during Exercise Iron Nomad on Otis Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts, May 3, 2025. Members from different career fields within the 102nd Mission Support Group participated in cross-functional training to improve combat readiness, including convoy operations, drone response, ruck marching, expeditionary tent setup, weapons handling and more. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Julia Ahaesy)
  • U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kyle Demolles, a pavements and construction equipment specialist with the 102nd Civil Engineer Squadron, drives a compact track loader on Otis Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts, May 3, 2025. As part of Exercise Iron Nomad, 102nd CES personnel trained on airfield damage repair, including crater and spall repair and continued runway maintenance. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Julia Ahaesy)
  • U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Thiago Do Nascimento, a pavements and construction equipment specialist with the 102nd Civil Engineer Squadron, drives a roller on Otis Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts, May 3, 2025. As part of Exercise Iron Nomad, 102nd CES personnel trained on airfield damage repair, including crater and spall repair and continued runway maintenance. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Julia Ahaesy)
  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Trenton DeTerra, a pavements and construction equipment specialist with the 102nd Civil Engineer Squadron, drives a compact track loader on Otis Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts, May 3, 2025. As part of Exercise Iron Nomad, 102nd CES personnel trained on airfield damage repair, including crater and spall repair and continued runway maintenance. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Julia Ahaesy)
  • U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Riley Howland, right, and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Shawn Keene, structural specialists with the 102nd Civil Engineer Squadron, build a watchtower during Exercise Iron Nomad on Otis Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts, May 3, 2025. Members of the 102nd CES trained to establish and sustain mission-ready environments at undeveloped locations, building and repairing essential infrastructure as the first in and last out of deployed operations. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Julia Ahaesy)
  • U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Vaughn Anson, a pavements and construction equipment specialist with the 102nd Civil Engineer Squadron, drives a compact track loader on Otis Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts, May 3, 2025. As part of Exercise Iron Nomad, 102nd CES personnel trained on airfield damage repair, including crater and spall repair and continued runway maintenance. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Julia Ahaesy)
  • U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Thiago Do Nascimento, a pavements and construction equipment specialist with the 102nd Civil Engineer Squadron (CES), poses for a photo on Otis Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts, May 3, 2025. Along with all squadrons of the 102nd Mission Support Group, 102nd CES participated in Exercise Iron Nomad, a three-day, large-scale operation designed to simulate the rapid establishment of a forward operating location under simulated wartime conditions. “I think we have to be ready because we never know when we’re going to be called. It’s nice to be integrated with the other shops. I love to do this job,” said Do Nascimento. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Julia Ahaesy)
  • U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Lynn El Helou, a structural specialist with the 102nd Civil Engineer Squadron (CES), participates in a ruck march on Otis Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts, May 2, 2025. 102nd CES, in coordination with units across the 102nd Mission Support Group, played a central role in Exercise Iron Nomad, a large-scale, three-day training operation designed to simulate the rapid establishment of a forward operating location under simulated wartime conditions. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Julia Ahaesy)
  • Airmen from the 102nd Mission Support Group conduct convoy operations on Otis Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts, May 2, 2025. The training was part of Exercise Iron Nomad, a three-day, large-scale operation designed to simulate the rapid establishment of a forward operating location under simulated wartime conditions. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Julia Ahaesy)
  • U.S. Air Force Airman Edgar Villegas, an operations management specialist with the 102nd Civil Engineer Squadron (CES), builds a tent on Otis Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts, May 2, 2025. In part of Exercise Iron Nomad, members of the 102nd CES trained to establish and sustain mission-ready environments at undeveloped locations, building and repairing essential infrastructure as the first in and last out of deployed operations. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Julia Ahaesy)
  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. John Williams, left, and U.S. Air Force Airman Basic Israel Aponte, services specialists with the 102nd Intelligence Wing, operate a Babington burner during Exercise Iron Nomad, a large-scale, three-day training operation on Otis Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts, May 2, 2025. The system enables the delivery of hot meals to up to 500 personnel in two-hour intervals for up to 30 days, allowing deployed units to transition from Meals, Ready-to-Eat (MREs) to Unitized Group Rations (UGRs) in the early stages of deployment. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Julia Ahaesy)
  • U.S. Air Force Ken Muamba, an electrical power production specialist with the 102nd Civil Engineer Squadron (CES), builds a tent on Otis Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts, May 2, 2025. In part of Exercise Iron Nomad, members of the 102nd CES trained to establish and sustain mission-ready environments at undeveloped locations, building and repairing essential infrastructure as the first in and last out of deployed operations. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Julia Ahaesy)
  • U.S. Air Force Airman Basic Israel Aponte, a services specialist with the 102nd Intelligence Wing, prepares Unitized Group Rations (UGRs) with a Babington burner during Exercise Iron Nomad, a large-scale, three-day training operation on Otis Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts, May 2, 2025. The exercise provided hands-on experience with critical base support systems, providing Airmen with the skills required to sustain operations in austere environments. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Julia Ahaesy)
  • U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jeffrey Andrieu, commander of the 102nd Civil Engineer Squadron (CES), participates in a ruck march on Otis Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts, May 2, 2025. 102nd CES, in coordination with units across the 102nd Mission Support Group, played a central role in Exercise Iron Nomad, a large-scale, three-day training operation designed to simulate the rapid establishment of a forward operating location under simulated wartime conditions. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Julia Ahaesy)
  • U.S. Air Force Staff. Sgt. Trenton DeTerra, a pavements and construction equipment specialist with the 102nd Civil Engineer Squadron, speaks into a radio during a tactical ruck march on Otis Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts, May 2, 2025. The 102nd Communications Squadron conducted radio training with all members of the 102nd Mission Support Group during Exercise Iron Nomad, a three-day, large-scale operation designed to simulate the rapid establishment of a forward operating location under simulated wartime conditions. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Julia Ahaesy)
  • U.S. Air Force Airman Edgar Villegas, an operations management specialist with the 102nd Civil Engineer Squadron (CES), builds a tent on Otis Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts, May 2, 2025. In part of Exercise Iron Nomad, members of the 102nd CES trained to establish and sustain mission-ready environments at undeveloped locations, building and repairing essential infrastructure as the first in and last out of deployed operations. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Julia Ahaesy)
  • 102nd Intelligence Wing services specialists pose for a group photo during Exercise Iron Nomad, a large-scale, three-day training operation on Otis Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts, May 2, 2025. During the training event, the Airmen learned how to set up and operate key base support systems, including a Single Palletized Expeditionary Kitchen and Mortuary Affairs Collection Point. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Julia Ahaesy)
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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Cyrille Wamba, a vehicle management specialist with the 102nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, poses for a photo on Otis Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts, May 3, 2025. As part of Exercise Iron Nomad, members from different career fields within the 102nd Mission Support Group participated in cross-functional training to improve combat readiness, such as perimeter security. “I learned how to build endurance and teamwork,” Wamba said. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Julia Ahaesy)

PHOTO BY: Senior Airman Julia Ahaesy
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