Combat service support team breaks new ground during Northern Strike

Combat service support team breaks new ground during Northern Strike

ALPENA, Mich.—Members of the U.S. Air Force’s 23rd Air Task Force’s Combat Service Support Team from Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., broke new ground Aug. 9, 2025, when they completed the first-ever rapid runway repair operation on a live runway in Department of Defense history. During the exercise, the CSST, which is part of the Combat Air Base Squadron, executed operations as part of their 300-level training within the Air Forc…