136th Civil Engineer Squadron

136th Civil Engineer Squadron

136th Airlift Wing C-130H over Fort Worth, Texas
Active 1969–present
Country  United States
Allegiance  Texas
Branch   Air National Guard
Type Squadron
Role Engineering
Part of Texas Air National Guard
Garrison/HQ Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas
Nickname(s) Prime BEEF
Motto CAN DO! WILL DO!
Insignia
136th Airlift Wing emblem

The 136th Civil Engineer Squadron (136 CES) is a unit of the 136th Airlift Wing, Texas Air National Guard, Texas Military Forces, stationed at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Fort Worth, Texas. If activated to federal service, the Squadron is gained by the United States Air Force Air Mobility Command.

Summary

Air Force Civil Engineering is an exciting and dynamic contingency related career field. Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force (Prime BEEF) personnel are called upon to participate in recovery operations as a result of natural and man-made disasters, or maybe subject to deploy and employ forces in hostile environments both conventional and non-conventional warfare.

Wartime tasked units must be prepared to mobilize and deploy within 52-hours of notification. In support of the Geographic Combatant Commanders and warfighters, the 136th Civil Engineer Squadron provides engineering support for initial Force Beddown at bare base and forward operating areas, base recovery after attack in contingency environments, rapid runway repair, and response to nuclear, biological, chemical, and conventional attacks.

The unit's peacetime role primarily focuses on contingency training in support of our wartime tasking, base infrastructure support, humanitarian aid to underprivileged countries, and assisting the citizens of the State of Texas in times of natural or man-made disasters. Unit expertise is divided into four main functional areas: Command and Control, Engineering, Emergency Management, and Operations, which consists of Electrical Systems, Power Production, Mechanical Systems, Utility/Fuel Systems, Horizontal (Heavy Equipment), and Vertical (Structural) Flights.

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References

  1. Director/Chief Historian, ANG History Office, NGB/HO
  2. Federal Recognition Certificate on file with 136th Civil Engineer Squadron
  3. Air Force Personnel Center Awards Search
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