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Rock hard

Senior Airman Walter Herandez, 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer squadron pavement and heavy equipment journeyman, places a boulder, Oct. 11, 2009, in Southwest Asia. The 379 ECES pavement and heavy equipment section placed large boulders around U.S. Air Force assets for an added measure of force protection. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Barney)

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Rock hard

Senior Airman Walter Herandez, 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer squadron pavement and heavy equipment journeyman, places a boulder, Oct. 11, 2009, in Southwest Asia. The 379 ECES pavement and heavy equipment section placed large boulders around U.S. Air Force assets for an added measure of force protection. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Barney)

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Boulders: Force Protection

Published Oct. 14, 2009