Once a site is established, the Air Force can bring in airmen with other skills as needed.
Ten different expeditionary air base groups will be available to deploy at any given time, depending on what capabilities regional commanders need. before going overseas, the service said in a March video.
Those teams can also pull from units at nearby installations, to improve regional training inside the U.S. Each will be composed of engineers and other personnel who can prepare a base for flight operations, the supporting airmen needed to run the base, and leadership - the wing commander, a command chief and wing staff. But instead of bringing together airmen from several wings, the Air Force will send out a group of people from the same base, known as an expeditionary air base team.