56th CES’s Annual Boat Regatta tests mission-ready engineering concepts

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Elias Saavedra, left, and Jessey McLain, 56th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance technicians, navigate the base pool in a cardboard boat during the annual 56th CES Boat Regatta Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, May 20, 2026. Teams engineered buoyant vessels made from non-traditional materials to test practical applications of structural integrity and physics, developing technical adaptability to advance the mission through infrastructure and innovation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Belinda Guachun-Chichay)

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