Day at the beach
SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany (USAFENS) -- Airman 1st Class Richard Shuminsky (left), 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration apprentice, and Airman 1st Class Thomas Hallanger, 52nd CES, utilities system journeyman, high crawl through a sand pit during Combat Skills Training here Wednesday. Spangdahlem Airmen deploying in Air Expeditionary Force 7/8 are required to take the two-day course, which offers classroom instruction and field experience. Deployers learned rifle fighting, combat skills, fighting positions, M-16 weapon cleaning, proper wear of body armor and more. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Kristin Ruleau)