Rail men stay on track with new specialty

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Enrique Talavera, 757th Expeditionary Rail Command railway planning and advisory team member, takes a break after hammering a spike into rail tracks as his teammates dig out rotted rail ties at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Oct. 4, 2016. Talavera and his team are re-classing from their specific rail duties into a specialty that oversees all rail operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Natasha Stannard)

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Rail men stay on track with new specialty

A 757th Expeditionary Rail Command U.S. Army Soldier hammers spikes onto a railway during a railway advisory and planning training course at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Oct. 4, 2016. Soldiers took the course due to being re-classed into a single rail advisory and planning specialty. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Natasha Stannard)

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U.S. Army Soldiers with the 757th Expeditionary Rail Command conduct rail maintenance during field training for the railway planning and advisory course at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Oct. 4, 2016. The students took the class as part of a re-classing within the Army rail career field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Natasha Stannard)

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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Miguel Berea, 757th Expeditionary Rail Command railway planning and advisory team member, nudges a rail tie into place during a training course at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Oct. 4, 2016. After completing the course the team will be able to advise on a variety of global rail operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Natasha Stannard)

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U.S. Army Spc. Mclenzy Bristow, 757th Expeditionary Rail Command railway planning and advisory team member, measures the distance between rail ties during a training course at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Oct. 4, 2016. Railway planning and advising are part of a new rail field, which was consolidated from three previous railroad specialties in 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Natasha Stannard)

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U.S. Army Spc. Riley Stonemenger, 757th Expeditionary Rail Command railway planning and advisory team member, uses a pick to loosen rotted rail ties during a training course at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Oct. 4, 2016. Rail advisory missions can range from advising military units on transporting equipment for the U.S. Air Force, humanitarian supplies for the Army, fuel for the U.S. Marines and a variety of other supplies or equipment for any interested military party. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Natasha Stannard)

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Rail men stay on track with new specialty

Published Oct. 5, 2016
By Staff Sgt. Natasha Stannard
633rd Air Base Wing Public Affairs

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. -- U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Enrique Talavera, 757th Expeditionary Rail Command railway planning and advisory team member, takes a break after hammering a spike into rail tracks as his teammates dig out rotted rail ties at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Oct. 4, 2016. Talavera and his team are re-classing from their specific rail duties into a specialty that oversees all rail operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Natasha Stannard)