7th Mission Support Group

The story behind it

7th CES Dirt Boyz:The Dirt Boyz are heavy-equipment operators trained to operate various pieces of equipment including backhoes, compactors, excavators, dump trucks, sweepers and paving machines, to name a few. In addition, when the wing implements a barrier plan under higher (Force Protection Conditions), the Dirt Boyz are the ones who put forklift attachments on their front end loaders to go set out the concrete barriers to block off roads and parking lots to control traffic in and around critical facilities.
Air Force Civil Engineering Prime BEEF technicians build and maintain infrastructure. The members of the Air Force's Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force (Prime BEEF) teams, have provided a full range of engineering support to establish, operate, and maintain garrison and contingency airbases throughout the world. Charged with the mission of providing beddown for Air Force personnel and aircraft, emergency response and management, explosive ordnance disposal. The design on this coin replicates the distinctive unit patch of the U.S. Air Force Civil Engineering Prime BEEF teams, featuring the image of a snorting, long-horned bull kicking up a cloud of dust.