Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa
Airman Brent Koontz, heavy equipment operator, Airman 1st Class Marcus Hines, pavement and construction operator, and Master Sgt. Jon Hopp, non commissioned officer in charge of airfields, all assigned to the 1st Expeditionary Red Horse Group, guide a heavy equipment earth compacter onto one inch thick sheets of plywood to keep it's drive wheels from damaging the flightline pavement Jan. 2, 2009, at an undisclosed air base in Southwest Asia. The earth compacter will be loaded onto a Russian Antonov 124-100 heavy lift cargo aircraft and transported to Afghanistan for work on various Red Horse concrete projects. Airman Koontz, a native of Hagerstown, Md., is deployed from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Airman Hines, a native of Durant Okla., is deployed from Altus AFB, Okla., and Sergeant Hopp, a native of Milwaukee, Wis., is also deployed from Nellis AFB, Nev. All are deployed in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom and Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady/Released)