Hawaii Civil Engineers deploy to Afghanistan

Tech. Sgt. Leonard Samson, 624th Civil Engineer Squadron, receives one last hug from his son prior to leaving for his deployment at Honolulu International Airport Friday July 31. Sergeant Samson is one of 54 Reservists from the 624th CES, which falls under the 624th Regional Support Group, who are being mobilized to deploy to Afghanistan for six months. This is a "partial" mobilization, meaning half the squadron is being mobilized as opposed to the entire squadron. Once in the AOR, the CE team will be supporting the Army at Bagram. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mark Bates)

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Hawaii Civil Engineers deploy to Afghanistan

Master Sgt. Janet Hudson, 624th Regional Support Group Family Support, helps Tech. Sgt. Dedric Brown, 624th Civil Engineer Squadron, with his gear prior to leaving for his deployment at Honolulu International Airport Friday July 31. Sergeant Brown is one of 54 Reservists from the 624th CES, which falls under the 624th Regional Support Group, who are being mobilized to deploy to Afghanistan for six months. This is a "partial" mobilization, meaning half the squadron is being mobilized as opposed to the entire squadron. Once in the AOR, the CE team will be supporting the Army at Bagram. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mark Bates)

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Hawaii Civil Engineers deploy to Afghanistan

Master Sgt. Robert Tancayo, 624th Civil Engineer Squadron, inspects weapon cases prior to distributing them to deploying members at Honolulu International Airport Friday July 31. Fifty-four Reservists from the 624th Civil Engineer Squadron, which falls under the 624th Regional Support Group, have been mobilized to deploy to Afghanistan for six months. This is a "partial" mobilization, meaning half the squadron is being mobilized as opposed to the entire squadron. Once in the AOR, the CE team will be supporting the Army at Bagram. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mark Bates)

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Hawaii Civil Engineers deploy to Afghanistan

Staff Sgt. Jonathan Ariola, 624th Civil Engineer Squadron, hones his marksmenship skills prior to his deployment July 12 at the Combat Arms Training and Maintenance range Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Sergeant Ariola is one of 54 Reservists from the 624th CES, which falls under the 624th Regional Support Group, who have been mobilized to deploy to Afghanistan for six months. This is a "partial" mobilization, meaning half the squadron is being mobilized as opposed to the entire squadron. Once in the AOR, the CE team will be supporting the Army at Bagram. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Daniel Nathaniel)

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Hawaii Civil Engineers deploy to Afghanistan

Published Aug. 5, 2009
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624th RSG Public Affairs

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- Fifty-four Reservists from the 624th Civil Engineer Squadron, which falls under the 624th Regional Support Group, have been mobilized to deploy to Afghanistan for six months. This is a "partial" mobilization, meaning half the squadron is being mobilized as opposed to the entire squadron. Once in the AOR, the CE team will be supporting the Army at Bagram.

The 624th Regional Support Group headquartered at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, is the largest Air Force Reserve presence in the Pacific and reports directly to 4th Air Force at March Air Reserve Base, Calif. The group provides the combatant commander more than 650 combat-ready Airmen who specialize in aerial port, aeromedical staging and civil engineering operations for worldwide employment. The group has units at Hickam and Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The Hickam units include the 624th Civil Engineer Squadron, 624th Aeromedical Staging Squadron and 48th Aerial Port Squadron. The Guam units include the 44th Aerial Port Squadron and 724th Aeromedical Staging Flight.