Guard Airmen repair Bagram ramp

Airmen assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron remove damaged concrete on a runway ramp before placing new slabs on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 22, 2013. The CES was tasked with digging up the ramp to find the root cause of a dip that occurred overnight causing the concrete to come loose and pose risk to the aircraft. The “Dirt Boyz” are deployed from Charlotte Air National Guard Base, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade)

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Guard Airmen repair Bagram ramp

Master Sgt. Jeffrey Young, 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer heavy equipment superintendent, measures the depth of the concrete slab on the runway ramp on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 22, 2013. The depth will be compared to the measurement used on the original ramp construction to determine the amount concrete to need in the future. Young is deployed from Charlotte Air National Guard Base, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade)

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Guard Airmen repair Bagram ramp

Master Sgt. Jeffrey Young, 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Heavy Equipment Superintendent measures the depth of a hole in a runway ramp on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan May 22, 2013. The depth will be compared to the measurement used on the original ramp construction to determine the amount concrete to need in the future. Young is deployed from Charlotte Air National Guard Base, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade)

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Guard Airmen repair Bagram ramp

Members of the 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron discuss the process for repairing a sinkhole on the runway ramp on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan May 22, 2013. The CES was tasked with digging up the ramp to find the root cause of a dip that occurred overnight causing the concrete to come loose and pose risk to the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade)

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Guard Airmen repair Bagram ramp

Members of the 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron discuss the process for repairing a sinkhole on the runway ramp on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan May 22, 2013. The CES was tasked with digging up the ramp to find the root cause of a dip that occurred overnight causing the concrete to come loose and pose risk to the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade)

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Guard Airmen repair Bagram ramp

Published May 24, 2013
By Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade
455th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Members of the 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron discuss the process for repairing a sinkhole on the runway ramp on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan May 22, 2013. The CES was tasked with digging up the ramp to find the root cause of a dip that occurred overnight causing the concrete to come loose and pose risk to the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photos/ Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade)