VOLK FIELD COMBAT READINESS TRAINING CENTER

Location: Camp Douglas, Wis

Commander Volk Field CRTC: Col. Matthew Eakins | First Sergeant Volk Field CRTC: MSgt. Jaqueline Franck

Commander of the 128th Air Control Squadron: Lt Col Shonn Breton

Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC) is one of only four CRTCs in the United States. Volk Field does not have an assigned aircraft mission. Tenant units include the 128th Air Control Squadron (ACS) and the 126 Weather Flight (WF).Utilizing the Total Force concept, the unit provides tailored, cost effective, and realistic combat training to all branches of the U.S. military. It is a full spectrum center with anti-access area denial specialties and maintains Wing-level fly in annual training capacities.Volk Field CRTC is home to the internationally acclaimed Northern Lightning exercise. This annual event provides tactical level, joint Counterland training fighter exercise that emphasize full spectrum, high-end training with a focus on opposed air interdiction and close air support against highly integrated air defense systems.

Commander – Volk Field CRTC Colonel Matthew Eakins
Colonel Matthew Eakins

Commander – Volk Field CRTC

Commander – 128TH ACS Lieutenant Colonel Shonn Breton
Lieutenant Colonel Shonn Breton

Commander – 128TH ACS

First Sergeant - Volk Field CRTC Master Sergeant Jaqueline Franck
Master Sergeant Jaqueline Franck

First Sergeant - Volk Field CRTC

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