Volunteers create safety barrier

Airmen of the 506th Air Expeditionary Group thread aircraft cable through barriers to create a barricade around the Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq, flightline June 5 to mitigate vulnerabilities and lessen safety risks. The self-help security project saved an estimated $500,000 by using existing assets and volunteers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Eunique Stevens)

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Published June 23, 2009

KIRKUK AIR BASE, Iraq -- Airmen of the 506th Air Expeditionary Group here saved an estimated $500,000 by using existing assets and volunteers to create a barrier near the flightline. The barrier will mitigate security concerns.

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