Structures Specialists — Why we CAN have nice things
Senior Airman John Quinn, a structures journeyman assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, applies joint compound to a newly placed piece of drywall in the base clinic, July 27, 2022, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. Using their varied skill sets and specialized materials, tools and equipment, structural specialists construct and repair buildings from the foundation up. From constructing improvised emergency disaster relief shelters and dormitories, to repairing a hole in the wall, structures specialists do it all.