/ Published October 12, 2006
Master Sgt. Markus Taylor tightens the screw on a control unit for a freezer Oct. 11 in Southwest Asia. Sergeant Taylor made a repair to the freezer, which holds between $50,000 to $75,000 worth of food for better than 1,500 people at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing. Sergeant Taylor is assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron deployed from Yokota Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jason Tudor)
Master Sgt. Markus Taylor inserts a wire on a control unit for a freezer Oct. 11 in Southwest Asia. Sergeant Taylor made a repair to the freezer, which holds between $50,000 to $75,000 worth of food for better than 1,500 people at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing. Sergeant Taylor is assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron deployed from Yokota Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jason Tudor)
Senior Airman Ernesto Estalilla repairs a wall-mounted air conditioning unit in the third-country national escort office of at this deployed location in Southwest Asia Oct. 11. Airman Estalilla is part of a nine-person team that maintains better than 3,000 air-conditioning units here for about 1,500 people and the 380th Air Expedtionary Wing. He is assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron and deployed from Yokota Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jason Tudor)
Staff Sgt. Ramir Manaloto sprays hydrochloric acid onto the coils of an air-conditioning unit outside one of the dining facilities of this deployed location in Southwest Asia Oct. 11. The acid cleans sand, grit and debris from the unit's coils, which are much like that of an automobile radiator. There are better than 3,000 air-conditioning units at this base, which is home to about 1,500 Airmen and the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing. Sergeant Manaloto is assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron and deployed from Yokota Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jason Tudor)
Senior Airman Ernesto Estalilla and Staff Sgt. Kathryn Santos repair a wall-mounted air-conditioning unit in the third-country national escort office at this deployed location in Southwest Asia Oct. 11. Both Airmen are part of a nine-person team that maintains better than 3,000 air conditioning units here for about 1,500 people and the 380th Air Expedtionary Wing. Both Airmen are assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron and deployed from Yokota Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jason Tudor)
Staff Sgt. Ramir Manaloto pressurizes a jug of hydrochloric acid before spraying it onto the coils of an air-conditioning unit outside one of the dining facilities of this deployed location in Southwest Asia Oct. 11. The acid cleans sand, grit and debris from the unit's coils, which are much like that of an automobile radiator. There are better than 3,000 air-conditioning units at this base, which is home to about 1,500 Airmen and the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing. Sergeant Manaloto is assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron and deployed from Yokota Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jason Tudor)
Senior Airman Robert George sprays the coils of an air-conditioning unit with water outside one of the dining facilities at this deployed location in Southwest Asia Oct. 11. The water rinses off hydrochloric acid used previously to clean sand, grit and debris from the unit's coils, which are much like that of an automobile radiator. There are better than 3,000 air-conditioning units at this base, which is home to about 1,500 Airmen and the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing. Airman George is assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron and deployed from Yokota Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jason Tudor)