Civil Engineer Readiness gains occupational badge Published Oct. 17, 2006 Air Force News Service -- In February, 2006, the Air Force Chief of Staff approved an occupational badge for the Civil Engineer Readiness career field. During Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM the CE Readiness career field was not readily identifiable and members' skill sets were not immediately understood. With the approval of the badge, containing elements understood by NBC forces worldwide, the men and women of the Civil Engineer Readiness career field will gain instant recognition as Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense experts. Readiness Airmen prepare, plan, train, educate and equip personnel to respond to, and recover from a full spectrum of physical threat events including major accidents, natural disasters, weapons of mass destruction, and wartime chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosive attacks. They manage the Civil Engineer Prime BEEF program that supports Air Force expeditionary operations and provide technical expertise to commanders during threat response operations. Their responsibilities include detection, monitoring, warning, and reporting of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear events.