Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Air National Guard 158th Fighter Wing Civil Engineering Squadron personnel will return home Saturday, April 23, 2016, from Tyndall Air Force Base located outside Panama City, Florida after a 10-day all phases of deployment exercise. Silver Flag is a routine exercise the 158th Fighter Wing Civil Engineering Squadron participates in annually to ensure combat-mission proficiency.
Approximately 35 personnel from the 158th Fighter Wing participated in an exercise where personnel learn to build and maintain bare-base operations at a simulated forward-deployed location.
Members hone a variety of combat and survival skills, such as repairing bomb-damaged runways, setting up base facilities and disposing of explosive ordnance. Additionally, service members receive training on providing food service and lodging under simulated wartime conditions.