Originally Posted by
Bob Viking
It’s easy to find reasons why not but I bet an Army Garrison CO could have found ways to borrow steps and fire engines if it meant helping his Soldiers out.
BV, as I am sure you are well aware, there is rather more to an active runway than 9,000 ft of weed free tarnac. An active or activated runway needs lots of extras from the technical to the mundane. A FOD plod is essential if there has been no regular sweeping to remove the inevitable rocks, dead rabbits, check for buddies etc.
It occurs to me that there may be a shortage of manpower when a trooper is inbound with the troops onboard.