Chaplains break ground on new chapel site

U.S. Air Force Maj. Kip Averett, center, 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing chaplain, speaks during a ground breaking ceremony July 29, 2021, at an undisclosed location somewhere in Southwest Asia. Wing chapel staff conducted the ceremony and blessed the grounds at the future chapel site. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Traci Keller)

U.S. Air Force Maj. Kip Averett, left, 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing chaplain, and Col. Christopher Auger, 332nd AEW vice commander, stand at a ground breaking site after a ceremony July 29, 2021, at an undisclosed location somewhere in Southwest Asia. Wing chapel staff conducted the ceremony and blessed the grounds at the future chapel site. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Traci Keller)

U.S. Air Force Maj. Kip Averett, left, 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing chaplain, and Col. Christopher Auger, 332nd AEW vice commander, stand at a ground breaking site after a ceremony July 29, 2021, at an undisclosed location somewhere in Southwest Asia. Wing chapel staff conducted the ceremony and blessed the grounds at the future chapel site. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Traci Keller)

U.S. Air Force Capt. Alex Labacevic, left, 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing chaplain, gives a blessing next to Master Sgt. Bobbi Korte, 332nd AEW religious affairs superintendent, during a ground breaking ceremony July 29, 2021, at an undisclosed location somewhere in Southwest Asia. Wing chapel staff conducted the ceremony and blessed the grounds at the future chapel site. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Traci Keller)

U.S. Air Force Capt. Alex Labacevic, center, 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing chaplain, gives a blessing next to Maj. Kip Averett, left, 332nd AEW chaplain, and Master Sgt. Bobbi Korte, 332nd AEW religious affairs superintendent, during a ground breaking ceremony July 29, 2021, at an undisclosed location somewhere in Southwest Asia. Wing chapel staff conducted the ceremony and blessed the grounds at the future chapel site. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Traci Keller)

U.S. Air Force Maj. Kip Averett, left center, 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing chaplain, officially breaks ground during a ceremony July 29, 2021, at an undisclosed location somewhere in Southwest Asia. Wing chapel staff conducted the ceremony and blessed the grounds at the future chapel site. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Traci Keller)

U.S. Air Force Capt. Jeremiah Henderson, left, 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing chaplain, leads attendees in prayer during a ground breaking ceremony July 29, 2021, at an undisclosed location somewhere in Southwest Asia. Wing chapel staff conducted the ceremony and blessed the grounds at the future chapel site. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Traci Keller)

U.S. Air Force Col. Christopher Auger, 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing vice commander, talks with 332nd AEW chapel staff before a ground breaking ceremony July 29, 2021, at an undisclosed location somewhere in Southwest Asia. Wing chapel staff conducted the ceremony and blessed the grounds at the future chapel site. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Traci Keller)

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. James Daly, left, 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron project manager, discusses future site development operations with Col. Christopher Auger, 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing vice commander, before a ground breaking ceremony July 29, 2021, at an undisclosed location somewhere in Southwest Asia. Wing chapel staff conducted the ceremony and blessed the grounds at the future chapel site. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Traci Keller)