435 CRG, 1 CBCS partnership accelerates air advisor training
Role playing as a foreign government official, U.S. Air Force Maj. Ioan Gaitan, 435th Contingency Response Group Wing Plans executive officer, negotiates with U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Shalyon Marzette, 786th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management journeyman, as part of the Air Advisor Field Craft Academy at U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden, Germany, Feb. 5, 2026. The academy, developed by the 435th Contingency Response Group and 1st Combat Communication Squadron, helps air advisors complete more than half of their career field education and training plan requirements in less time and enables them to be deployed on more missions, faster. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Amber R. Kelly-Herard)