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Staff Sgts. Dedrick Elder and Alexander Perez complete the last portion of a 76-meter concrete pad Feb. 15 during a construction project at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. The NCOs are pavement and construction equipment operators with the 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron. Sergeant Elder, a native of Knoxville, Tenn., is deployed from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., and Sergeant Perez, from Miami, is deployed from Eglin AFB, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Dilia Ayala)

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Staff Sgt. Ralph Keller takes a moment to observe his work Feb. 15 after helping lay a slab of concrete during a construction project at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Sergeant Keller, a native of Pittsburgh, is a pavement and construction equipment operator with the 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron and is deployed from Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Dilia Ayala)

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Staff Sgt. Jason Hopper uses a cement-finishing tool called a bull float Feb. 15 to even out the surface of a concrete pad during a construction project at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. He helped complete a 76-meter concrete pad. Sergeant Hopper, a native of Strongs, Mich., is a pavement and construction equipment operator with the 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron and is deployed from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Dilia Ayala)

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Airman 1st Class Daniel Bailey smoothes out the edge of a concrete pad Feb. 15 using a cement-finishing tool called a walking edger during a construction project at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Airman Bailey, a pavement and construction equipment operator with the 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, is deployed from Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Dilia Ayala)

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Tech. Sgt. Bryan Crane (left) and Staff Sgt. Derek McDonald use cement-finishing tools to even out the surface of a concrete pad Feb. 15 during a construction project at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. The NCOs, pavement and construction equipment operators with the 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, helped complete a 76-meter concrete pad. Sergeant Crane is deployed from Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., and Sergeant McDonald is deployed from Andrews AFB, M.D. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Dilia Ayala)

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Tech. Sgt. Bryan Crane uses a cement-finishing tool called a bull float to even out the surface of a concrete pad Feb. 15 during a construction project at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Sergeant Crane, a pavement and construction equipment operator with the 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, helped complete a 76-meter concrete pad. He is deployed from Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Dilia Ayala)

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Senior Airman James Smith stops to wipe his brow after helping lay more than 35 meters of concrete Feb. 15 during a construction project at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Airman Smith, a native of Geneva. N.Y., is construction equipment operator with the 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron and is deployed from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Dilia Ayala)

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Published Feb. 19, 2009

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