12/30/2009 - AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq (AFNS) -- A handful of Airmen attached to the base command group work with Sailors to maintain the infrastructure of buildings, feed troops, provide shelter and ensure basic needs are met at this remote Marine base. The BCG comprises servicemembers from varied career fields who oversee the day-to-day upkeep of the base. "Our mission in Al Asad is compared to a city mayor," said Senior Master Sgt. Maria Kraft, the BCG facilities management chief, who is deployed from Scott Air Force Base, Ill. "We are responsible for all the roads, maintaining the infrastructure...
