1st CBSC Airmen train for combat

Photos by Staff Sgt. Armando Schwier-Morales
A 1st Combat Communications Squadron Airman makes a call on a radio as instructors release mock mortars on a compound Feb. 12 on Ramstein. The 1st CBCS conducts regular deployment skills training to prepare Airmen for any situation they may encounter.
A 1st Combat Communications Squadron Airman makes a call on a radio as instructors release mock mortars on a compound Feb. 12 on Ramstein. The 1st CBCS conducts regular deployment skills training to prepare Airmen for any situation they may encounter.
Staff Sgt. Yvonne Solorio, 1st Combat Communications Squadron client system technician, clears her weapon after a mock firefight Feb. 12 on Ramstein. The Airmen worked in shifts to guard and provide a quick response force to ensure the operations at their training base continued uninterrupted.
Staff Sgt. Yvonne Solorio, 1st Combat Communications Squadron client system technician, clears her weapon after a mock firefight Feb. 12 on Ramstein. The Airmen worked in shifts to guard and provide a quick response force to ensure the operations at their training base continued uninterrupted.
A 1st Combat Communications Squadron instructor watches as trainees drag a “wounded” Airman away to a mock field hospital Feb. 12 on Ramstein. The Airmen train to maintain deployment skills to ensure they are able to defend their multimillion dollars of assets.
A 1st Combat Communications Squadron instructor watches as trainees drag a “wounded” Airman away to a mock field hospital Feb. 12 on Ramstein. The Airmen train to maintain deployment skills to ensure they are able to defend their multimillion dollars of assets.
Staff Sg. John Burchfield, 1st Combat Communications Squadron instructor, “revives” Airmen who have been hit during the mock firefight Feb. 12 on Ramstein. The 1st CBCS uses lasers to determine when an Airman has been hit by opposing forces in order to make the training more realistic.
Staff Sg. John Burchfield, 1st Combat Communications Squadron instructor, “revives” Airmen who have been hit during the mock firefight Feb. 12 on Ramstein. The 1st CBCS uses lasers to determine when an Airman has been hit by opposing forces in order to make the training more realistic.
A 1st Combat Communications Squadron Airman takes cover as opposition forces begin their mock attack on trainees Feb. 12 on Ramstein. The 1st CBCS constantly trains Airmen to hone their skills they may need while deployed to a variety of locations across the world.
A 1st Combat Communications Squadron Airman takes cover as opposition forces begin their mock attack on trainees Feb. 12 on Ramstein. The 1st CBCS constantly trains Airmen to hone their skills they may need while deployed to a variety of locations across the world.
An opposition forces Airman aims at a mock base during a simulated firefight Feb. 12 on Ramstein. Airmen from a variety of career fields volunteer to increase the realism of training scenarios and keep 1st CBCS Airmen well trained.
An opposition forces Airman aims at a mock base during a simulated firefight Feb. 12 on Ramstein. Airmen from a variety of career fields volunteer to increase the realism of training scenarios and keep 1st CBCS Airmen well trained.
An opposition forces Airman reloads his weapon as a group of them “attack” members of the 1st Combat Communications Squadron Feb. 12 on Ramstein. Instructors from the 1st CBCS use simulated opposing force members to increase the realism of the training they provide Airmen.
An opposition forces Airman reloads his weapon as a group of them “attack” members of the 1st Combat Communications Squadron Feb. 12 on Ramstein. Instructors from the 1st CBCS use simulated opposing force members to increase the realism of the training they provide Airmen.
Senior Airman Zachery Davis, 1st Combat Communications Squadron electrical power production technician, positions himself to counter a mock opposition forces attack Feb. 12 on Ramstein. The 1st CBCS trains Airmen in a variety of scenarios as they may deploy to any part of the European and African theaters.
Senior Airman Zachery Davis, 1st Combat Communications Squadron electrical power production technician, positions himself to counter a mock opposition forces attack Feb. 12 on Ramstein. The 1st CBCS trains Airmen in a variety of scenarios as they may deploy to any part of the European and African theaters.
Senior Airman Daniel Cornwell, 1st Combat Communications Squadron tactical network operations technician, guards a sector at a mock base Feb. 12 on Ramstein. Airmen from the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing's 1st CBCS must be ready to deploy and defend the multimillions of dollars’ worth of equipment they use to ensure information flow.
Senior Airman Daniel Cornwell, 1st Combat Communications Squadron tactical network operations technician, guards a sector at a mock base Feb. 12 on Ramstein. Airmen from the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing’s 1st CBCS must be ready to deploy and defend the multimillions of dollars’ worth of equipment they use to ensure information flow.