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Airman Joleen Zabala, 30th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management specialist, prepares to pin structures of a TEMPER tent, or Tent Extendable Modular Personnel, together during 30 CES’s Prime BEEF Day, otherwise known as a Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force event, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., June 26, 2025. Members of 30 CES trained on a variety of core competencies to include rapid airfield damage repair, base buildup, and tactical combat casualty care. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Quijas)

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Airman 1st Class Calvin Wallace, 30th Civil Engineer Squadron water and fuel systems maintenance apprentice, works alongside his wingmen to lift arches to a TEMPER tent, or Tent Extendable Modular Personnel, during the 30 CES’s Prime BEEF Day event at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., June 26, 2025. Prime BEEF, or a Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force, is a specialized unit within the civil engineer career fields that can deploy on a moment's notice to carry out specific wartime tasks, such as rapid airfield damage repair and base construction buildup. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Quijas)

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An Airman assigned to the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron lays and flattens concrete into a spall during 30 CES’s Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force Day event at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., June 26, 2025. Members of 30 CES trained on a variety of core competencies to include rapid airfield damage repair, base buildup, and tactical combat casualty care. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Quijas)

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Airmen assigned to the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron perform a tactical march during a simulated event as part of 30 CES’s Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force Day at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., June 26, 2025. During Prime BEEF Day, 30 CES members trained on core civil engineer competencies to ensure deployment readiness. (U.S. Space Force Photo by Senior Airman Ryan Quijas)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Victor Varela, 30th Civil Engineer Squadron electrician, prepares to lift the door of a TEMPER tent, or Tent Extendable Modular Personnel, up during 30 CES’s Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force Day at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., June 26, 2025. Members of 30 CES trained on a variety of core competencies to include rapid airfield damage repair, base buildup, and tactical combat casualty care. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Quijas)

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A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the 30 Civil Engineer Squadron pins pieces of a TEMPER tent, or Tent Extendable Modular Personnel, together during 30 CES’s Prime BEEF Day, or a Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force, event at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., June 26, 2025. Members of 30 CES trained on a variety of core competencies to include rapid airfield damage repair, base buildup, and tactical combat casualty care. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Quijas)

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A 30th Civil Engineer Squadron member dumps gravel onto a pile with heavy machinery during 30 CES’s Prime BEEF Day event at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., June 26, 2025. Prime BEEF, or a Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force, is a specialized unit within the civil engineer career fields that can deploy on a moment's notice to carry out specific wartime tasks, such as rapid airfield damage repair and base construction buildup. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Quijas)

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30 CES Conducts Prime BEEF Day

Published June 27, 2025
By Senior Airman Ryan Quijas
Space Launch Delta 30 Public Affairs

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. --

The 30th Civil Engineer Squadron held their Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force Day event at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., June 26, 2025. Prime BEEF, is a specialized unit within the civil engineer career fields that can deploy on a moment's notice to carry out specific wartime tasks, such as rapid airfield damage repair and base construction buildup.

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