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Oklahoma Air Force reservists return from deployment

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  • By Technical Sgt. Zach Jacobs
TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. --  Members of the 507th Civil Engineer Squadron returned to Oklahoma yesterday after serving the previous six months at various locations in the mid east supporting  Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.

The civil engineers are members of the Air Force Reserve Command's 507th Air Refueling Wing, here. 

While deployed, the civil engineers engaged in work operations supporting joint expeditionary taskings. Those deployed to Kandahar were assigned to the 777th Expeditionary Prime BEEF (base engineer emergency force) Squadron. The Air Force EPBSs maximize the spectrum of abilities and talents that civil engineers bring to the engagement.

The majority of the deployed civil engineers worked "outside the wire" sorties in support of in-theater priorities. They helped maintain the infrastructure required to support the force surge. Throughout the region, their skills were called upon to support joint war fighter requirements and local community outreach initiatives.

According to local wing officials, the civil engineers did an outstanding job while deployed, adding that the entire wing is proud of their accomplishments.