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Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Dornin welds a rod to a piece of angle iron so it can be used as a curb on a concrete pad. Tech. Sgt. Dornin is a water and fuels maintenance technician for the Illinois Air National Guard and a qualified welder in his civilian job. The 126th Civil Engineering Squadron is assisting the California Army National Guard in renovations at Camp Roberts, Cali. The Army National Guard training base was created in 1941 to support troops leaving for World War II and is now in need of repairs to buildings and infrastructure. Air National Guard Civil Engineering squadrons, known as "Prime Beef" units when deployed, are using the opportunity to train on real world electrical, structural, plumbing and heavy equipment scenarios. This creates a collaboration that proves valuable to both National Guard components.


Prime Beef roars through Camp Roberts, California

Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Dornin welds a rod to a piece of angle iron so it can be used as a curb on a concrete pad. Tech. Sgt. Dornin is a water and fuels maintenance technician for the Illinois Air National Guard and a qualified welder in his civilian job. The 126th Civil Engineering Squadron is assisting the California Army National Guard in renovations at Camp Roberts, Cali. The Army National Guard training base was created in 1941 to support troops leaving for World War II and is now in need of repairs to buildings and infrastructure. Air National Guard Civil Engineering squadrons, known as "Prime Beef" units when deployed, are using the opportunity to train on real world electrical, structural, plumbing and heavy equipment scenarios. This creates a collaboration that proves valuable to both National Guard components.

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Tech. Sgt. James Eder, a member of the 126th Operations Life Support shop assigned to the 126th Air Refueling Wing, fills life vests with air to check for leaks at Scott Air Force Base, Il., June 17, 2015. The vests are used on the KC-135 Stratotankers in case of an emergency water landing. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Elise Stout)
Staff Sgt Nicholas Hall, a member of the Pneudraulics shop in the 126th Maintenance Squadron assigned to the 126th Air Refueling Wing, repairs portions of hydraulic lines on a KC-135R Stratotanker during a 900 hour inspection at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., June 17, 2015. The aircraft just returned from a tour overseas with members of the Illinois Air National Guard’s 126th Air Refueling Wing. (Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Brooke Culler)
Master Sgt. Dane Meink and Staff Sgt Nicholas Burgess, members of the Reclamation and Repair shop in the 126th Maintenance Squadron, repair portions of the wing on a KC-135R Stratotanker during a 900 hour inspection at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., June 17, 2015. The aircraft just returned from a tour overseas with members of the Illinois Air National Guard’s 126th Air Refueling Wing. (Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Brooke Culler)
Staff Sgt. Nicholas Burgess, member of the Reclamation and Repair shop in the 126th Maintenance Squadron, repairs portions of the wing on a KC-135R Stratotanker during a 900 hour inspection at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., June 17, 2015. The aircraft just returned from a tour overseas with members of the Illinois Air National Guard’s 126th Air Refueling Wing. (Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Brooke Culler)