Engineering cadets gain experience as they build homes for needy
Cadets received hands-on experience driving skid steers during the Field Engineering and Readiness Laboratory at Jacks Valley June 3, 2024. Each summer, rising two-degrees practice their engineering skills in the three-week academic course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Justin Pacheco) By Randy Roughton U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Almost 100 cadets majoring in Civil Engineering or Mechanical Engineering deploy to a training site each summer. During the three-week Field Engineering and Readiness Laboratory or FERL at Jacks Valley, rising two-degrees construct shelters, survey land, build roads, purify water, and operate heavy equipment simulating...
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