Air control squadron trains to deploy Published July 10, 2013 By Airman 1st Class Gustavo Castillo 52nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany -- Airmen from the 606th Air Control Squadron recently attended an intense combat readiness training course. Skills learned from this training enable the squadron to deploy and maintain a bare base site completely self-sufficient. "We have radar guys, we have radio frequency transmission guys, everything from vehicle maintenance, our own whole vehicle squadron, to the air control people, surveillance," said 1st Lt. Jessica McAllistar, 606th ACS deputy chief of current operations. "There are just so many (careers) and we are able to take all of these together, deploy as a unit, with all of us together and then basically be the forefront of any war." The 606th Air Control Squadron brings a unique effectiveness to the Air Force mission by using an assortment of skills that emulate the abilities of almost an entire base into one unit. The unit comprises more than 22 individual and unique job positions, ranging from power production to data specialists. The 606th ACS mission is to identify friendly and enemy aircraft and direct and control U.S. and Allied nation pilots in a deployed environment. To help prepare for this strategic role, Airmen attend an exclusive combat readiness training to ensure mission readiness. Skills taught during CRT directly apply to operations down range and help Airmen learn how to react to real-world scenarios in a controlled environment. CRT graduates become experts in deployment planning and implementation, weapons handling, preventive medicine, personal hygiene, site security, Law of Armed Conflict, use of force, enemy prisoners of war handling and counter-improvised-explosive-device principles. With the knowledge and skills learned through training like CRT, Airmen of the 606th ACS must be able to gear up, and deploy with as little as 72 hours notice. "Our mission support section makes sure that we have all of our vehicles, weapons, and equipment are well maintained and ready for deployment," said Staff Sgt. Oliver Truong, 606th ACS radio frequency transmissions technician. "Our squadron can deploy or convoy anywhere in the world and set up a completely bare bones site to start controlling aircraft."