Airman 1st Class Kalen Dozzi and Airman Luke Stewart, 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer heavy equipment operators, even out freshly-poured cement on the flightline at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Jan. 20, 2012. The 332nd ECES worked alongside airfield management and the host nation to get approval to fix damaged areas of the flightline. Dozzi is native to Menomonee, Wis. and Stewart haild from Corbin, Ky. Both are deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua J. Garcia)

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Pieces of the runway fly as a hammer drill breaks up cement at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Jan. 20, 2012. The 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron's heavy equipment shop was tasked to make repairs to certain areas of the runway. The process took about four hours before the area was cleared for use. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua J. Garcia)

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Airman 1st Class Derek Sizemore, loosens asphalt as Staff Sgt. Matthew Detzel, collects the debris during a flightline repair job at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Jan. 20, 2012. Both are 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron heavy equipment operators. Sizemore is native of Hattiesburg, Miss., and is deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. Detzel is native to St. Louis, Mo., and is deployed from Scott Air Force Base, Ill. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua J. Garcia)

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Staff Sgt. Matthew Sywassink, 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron heavy equipment operator, cuts an outline of a damaged area on the runway at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Jan. 20, 2012. The outline shows the team the amount of runway that needs to be replaced. Sywassink is a native of New Boston, Ill. and is deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua J. Garcia)

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Staff Sgt. Matthew Sywassink, 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron heavy equipment operator, prepares quick dry cement prior to pouring it onto the flightline at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Jan. 20, 2012. The cement is being used to repair the host nation's runway. Sywassink is a native of New Boston, Ill., and is deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua J. Garcia)

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Airman 1st Class Derek Sizemore, 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron heavy equipment operator, mixes quick dry cement at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Jan. 20, 2012. The cement, which took a couple of hours to dry, was used to repair damaged areas of the flightline. Sizemore is a native of Hattiesburg, Miss. and is deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua J. Garcia)

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332nd ECES, airfield management and host nation join forces to repair runway

Published Jan. 20, 2012