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RADR Training at RAB

by Airman 1st Class Tabatha Chapman
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
April 21, 2023
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 86th Civil Engineer Squadron gather for a group picture after a Rapid Airfield Damage Recovery training at Ramstein Air Base, April 11. RADR training encompasses all actions required to create an operational airfield surface after an attack.
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 86th Civil Engineer Squadron fill a crater with rapid set concrete during a Rapid Airfield Damage Recovery training at Ramstein Air Base, April 11. RADR training encompasses all actions required to create an operational airfield surface after an attack. Rapid set concrete hardens quickly by using chemical reactions that create heat.
A compact track loader equipped with a 60-inch saw blade cuts into concrete during Rapid Airfield Damage Recovery training at Ramstein Air Base, April 11. RADR training encompasses all actions required to create an operational airfield surface after an attack. The saw was used to remove a specific area with damage.
Airmen from the 86th Civil Engineer Squadron remove concrete from a crater during a Rapid Airfield Damage Recovery training at Ramstein Air Base, April 11. RADR training encompasses all actions required to create an operational airfield surface after an attack. The concrete was removed to allow the crater to be filled with flowable fill and rapid set concrete.
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 86th Civil Engineer Squadron stand next to a crater filled with rapid set concrete during a Rapid Airfield Damage Recovery training at Ramstein Air Base, April 11. RADR training encompasses all actions required to create an operational airfield surface after an attack. Rapid set concrete creates a chemical reaction that causes it to harden quickly.
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 86th Civil Engineer Squadron level the surface of rapid set concrete during a Rapid Airfield Damage Recovery training at Ramstein Air Base, April 11. RADR training encompasses all actions required to create an operational airfield surface after an attack. Leveling the surface ensures that the concrete dries evenly and the aircraft has an uninterrupted airfield landing.
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 86th Civil Engineer Squadron fill a crater with flowable fill during a Rapid Airfield Damage Recovery training at Ramstein Air Base, April 11. RADR training encompasses all actions required to create an operational airfield surface after an attack. Flowable fill is a fast setting component that is mixed with water and uses heat to become dense.
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