Deployment gear sits atop a desk while Tommy Eschbach, Combat Airman Skills Training instructor from Lancaster, Pa., conducts a weapon safety training lesson for CAST students Feb. 3 at the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center. CAST, lead by the USAF Expeditionary Operations School, provides standardized combat training for USAF personnel preparing to deploy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Matthew Chism)
Tommy Eschbach, Combat Airman Skills Training instructor from Lancaster, Pa., conducts a weapon safety training lesson for CAST students Feb. 3 at the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center. During CAST USAF Expeditionary Operations School instructors provide standardized combat training for USAF personnel preparing to deploy.(U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Matthew Chism)
Tommy Eschbach, Combat Airman Skills Training instructor from Lancaster, Pa., conducts a weapon safety training lesson for CAST students Feb. 3 at the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center. USAF Expeditionary Operations School instructors teach students how to properly clean, carry, and employ their weapons during this portion of the standardized pre-deployment training.(U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Matthew Chism)
Combat Airman Skills Training students learn proper weapon handling mechanics under the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center mission statement during a weapon safety training class Feb. 3 at the USAF EC. The USAF Expeditionary Operations School conducts CAST to provide standardized combat training for USAF personnel preparing to deploy. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Capt. Matthew Chism)