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170516-F-DL987-058

From left, Senior Airman Ryan and Airman 1st Class El John Julius, 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron carpenters, cut lumber May 16, 2017, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Airmen used the lumber to create new offices for the 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Preston Webb)
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170516-F-DL987-067

Airman 1st Class El John Julius, 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron carpenter, cuts lumber May 16, 2017, at an undisclosed location in southwest Asia. The project provided the 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron with new offices. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Preston Webb)
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170516-F-DL987-087

From left, Senior Airman Ryan and Staff Sgt. Ed, 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron carpenters, frame a wall May 16, 2017, at an undisclosed location in southwest Asia. "Being a [380 ECES] Airman has changed my perspective about buildings on base," Ryan said. "I can hardly walk into a building without thinking about how I'd have approached the situation or how I could make it better." (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Preston Webb)
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170516-F-DL987-093

Airman 1st Class El John Julius, 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron carpenter, screws together a section of a frame May 16, 2017, at an undisclosed location in southwest Asia. Lumber was used to create new offices for the 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron. "I appreciate the opportunities the Air Force provided me through my job," said El John Julius. "I can take the skills I've learned here and make my home a better place." (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Preston Webb)
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Consult the plan

Tech. Sgt. Travis Monks, left, and Senior Airman Jurel Burton, heating, ventilation and air conditioning technicians with the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, consult a construction plan during the installation of an air conditioning duct, May 4, 2017, in Southwest Asia. The new cooling system will provide cooled air to a crucial computer server that will power operations in the fight against ISIS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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Guiding the duct

Staff Sgt. Yavita Cotton, a heating, ventilation and air conditioning technician with the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, guides a compact track loader during the installation of large-diameter air conditioning ducts, May 4, 2017, in Southwest Asia. The new cooling system will provide cooled air to semi-permanent building that will house vital communications equipment supporting missions against ISIS in the Air Force Central Command region of operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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According to plan

Senior Airmen Jurel Burton, left, and Cody Ewer, both heating, ventilation and air conditioning technicians with the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, consult a construction plan during the installation of an air conditioning duct, May 4, 2017, in Southwest Asia. The new cooling system will provide cooled air to a crucial computer server that will power operations in the fight against ISIS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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Underneath it all

Senior Airman Jurel Burton, left, and Staff Sgts. Hassan Mateyka and Yavita Cotton, heating, ventilation and air conditioning technicians with the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, move a metal air-conditioning underneath a mobile trailer building May 4, 2017, in Southwest Asia. The team installed the ducts in confined space to increase air flow to cool vital computer systems inside. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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Teamwork for safety

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jospeh Spore, a welder with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, top, prepares an air duct opening for the installation of a new industrial air conditioning unit while Staff Sgt. Hassan Mateyka, an HVAC technician with the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, secures the ladder May 4, 2017, in Southwest Asia. Expeditionary Marines with MWSS 372 support the Group Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, which is collocated with the 407th AEG. Marines and Airmen frequently partner to sharpen joint skillsets and complete pressing work assignments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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Into place

Staff Sgt. Matthew Sayward, a pavement equipment operator with the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, guides Staff Sgt. Matthew Lane, both pavement equipment operators with the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, as he moves a multi-ton industrial air conditioning unit with a crane May 4, 2017, in Southwest Asia. Sayward and Lane are equipment operators with the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron and regularly assist HVAC technicians during the move of AC package units on roofs and outdoor mounts. As average daily temperatures in the Air Force Central Command region of operations exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit, cooling units are essential to support continuous missions of coalition forces in the fight against ISIS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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A patch for the seal

Tech. Sgt. Travis Monks, right, a heating, ventilation and air conditioning technician and NCO in charge of HVAC installs with the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, works with U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jospeh Spore, a welder with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372, to seal air duct connections on an industrial air conditioning unit May 4, 2017, in Southwest Asia. The new cooling system will provide cooled air to an operations building at the 407th Air Expeditionary Group in time for the significant rise of summer temperatures in the region. Marines and Airmen frequently partner to sharpen joint skillsets and complete pressing work assignments. Monks is member of the Air Force Reserve and deployed from March Air Reserve Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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Just a bit more

Staff Sgt. Hassan Mateyka, right, guides Senior Airman Cody Ewer as he uses a compact track loader to place an air conditioning package unit to its final installation location May 4, 2017, in Southwest Asia. Mateyka and Ewer are HVAC technicians with the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, and utilize a variety of heavy equipment to repair and install air conditioning units at the 407th Air Expeditionary Group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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All together now

A heating, ventilation and air conditioning team with the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron works together to move a metal air duct May 4, 2017, in Southwest Asia. HVAC technicians at the 407th Air Expeditionary Group work around the clock to ensure cooling equipment functions correctly across base to support deployed coalition personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)
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Dirt Boys dig in for rotation

Airman 1st Class Patrick Chuba, 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron pavements and equipment technician, deployed from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., measures a construction site at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 4, 2015. The 455th ECES "Dirt Boys" prepared an area for cement in support of large-area maintenance structure slated for construction in the next few months.(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys/RELEASED)
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Dirt Boys dig in for rotation

Airman 1st Class Patrick Chuba, 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron pavements and equipment technician, deployed from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., removes excess dirt at a construction site in Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 4, 2015. The 455th ECES "Dirt Boys" prepared an area for cement in support of large area maintenance structure slated for construction in the next few months.(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys/RELEASED)
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Dirt Boys dig in for rotation

Tech. Sgt. David Blankenship, 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron pavements and equipment technician, deployed from the 2nd CES at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., operates a backhoe at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 4, 2015. The 455th ECES "Dirt Boys" prepared an area for cement to be poured in support of a large area maintenance structure slated for construction in the next few months.(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys/RELEASED)
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Dirt Boys dig in for rotation

Tech. Sgt. David Blankenship, 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron pavements and equipment technician, deployed from the 2nd CES at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., operates a backhoe at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 4, 2015. The 455th ECES "Dirt Boys" prepared an area for cement in support of a large-area maintenance structure slated for construction in the next few months.(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys/RELEASED)
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Dirt Boys dig in for rotation

Tech. Sgt. David Blankenship and Airman 1st Class Patrick Chuba, 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron pavements and equipment technicians, deployed from the 2nd CES at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., work on a construction project at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 4, 2015. The 455th ECES "Dirt Boys" prepared an area for cement in support of a large-area maintenance structure slated for construction in the next few months.(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys/RELEASED)
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Dirt Boys dig in for rotation

Tech. Sgt. David Blankenship, 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron pavements and equipment technician, deployed from the 2nd CES at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., operates a backhoe at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 4, 2015. The 455th ECES "Dirt Boys" prepared an area for cement in support of a large-area maintenance structure slated for construction in the next few months.(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys/RELEASED)
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Dirt Boys dig in for rotation

Tech. Sgt. David Blankenship and Airman 1st Class Patrick Chuba, 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron pavements and equipment technicians deployed from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., work on a contruction project at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 4, 2015. The 455th ECES "Dirt Boys" prepared an area for cement in support of a large- area maintenance structure slated for construction in the next few months.(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys/RELEASED)
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