Navy aids in return of AF ship to sea

TYNDALL AFB, Fla. - An Air Force Missile Retriever Ship attached to the 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group was beached by Hurricane Michael in October near Tyndall Air Force Base. Sailors from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2 of Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Va., partnered with Tyndall personnel to return the vessel to the water on Dec. 12. The Missile Retriever ship is responsible for the location and recovery of Subscale Aerial Targets in the Gulf of Mexico. (Source: 325th Fighter Wing 12/17/18) The 53rd WEG is an Air Combat Command tenant organization that reports to the 53rd Wing at Eglin AFB, Fla. The WEG is comprised of five squadrons and two detachments.