MWSS-372 and NMCB-5 Conduct Airfield Damage Repair
1st Lt. Madison Walls, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and Sailors with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, 30th Naval Construction Regiment, concluded Exercise Resilient Spear 25-04 Aug. 15 after two weeks of integrated airfield damage repair training. The exercise tested the joint force’s ability to rapidly repair runways and sustain aviation operations in austere environments.
The training focused on critical aviation ground support tasks including battle damage assessment and rapid airfield repair, while strengthening joint-force integration between Marine and Navy units. MWSS-372 Marines embedded with NMCB-5’s Airfield Construction Companies A and B, supporting the Navy’s pre-deployment evaluation through every phase of the mission: planning, logistics, and full-scale repair operations.