Photo essay: Airmen learn convoy operations in pre-deployment prep course Published Nov. 8, 2009 By Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol Air Mobility Command Public Affairs JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. -- More than 260 students in the Combat Airman Skills Training Course participated in a scenario in mounted patrol tactics on a range on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., on Nov. 8, 2009. The course, taught by the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center's 421st Combat Training Squadron, prepares Airmen for upcoming deployments.