Combat Airman Skills Training: Cadre at work Published Nov. 17, 2009 By Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol Air Mobility Command Public Affairs JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. -- During the Combat Airman Skills Training Course 10-1A at the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center here, more than 250 Airmen were trained in combat skills prior to deploying to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. To meet this task, the course is run by the "black hats" of the Expeditionary Center's 421st Combat Training Squadron. In these photos, 421st CTS combat skills training instructors are seen teaching those Airmen in the skills they need to deploy. (Note: For more on the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, visit their Web site at: http://www.expeditionarycenter.af.mil.)