U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jason Ahumada, 577th Expeditionary Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force Squadron engineering craftsman digs a hole for a new security fence at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan May 24, 2014. The 577th EPBS is forward deployed from the 1st Expeditionary Civil Engineer Group at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The squadron’s missions are light troop construction, assessments and repairs on assigned missions. Ahumada is deployed from Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada and a native of Cottonwood, Arizona. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez)

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(From left) U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Patrick Henry Alexander and Staff Sgt. William Thomas, 577th Expeditionary Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force Squadron troop constructions, flatten freshly poured cement at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan May 24, 2014. Members from the squadron, poured cement to secure poles for a new security fence around the airfield. The 577th EPBS brings together civil engineering Airmen from across several specialties to perform forward deployed construction work. Henry Alexander is deployed from Davis Monthan, Arizona and a native of Gainesville, Florida. Thomas is deployed from Ramstein Air Base, Germany and a native of Cincinnati, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez)

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U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 577th Expeditionary Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force Squadron troop constructions, pour cement for a new security fence at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan May 24, 2014. The 577th EPBS brings together civil engineering Airmen from across several specialties to perform forward deployed construction work. The squadron is comprised of configured teams who are ready to travel to accomplish assigned missions. Some of their capabilities include painting airfield layouts, removing built up rubber on runways, constructing large area shelter system and airfield improvement projects. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Matthew Evans, 577th Expeditionary Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force Squadron structures journeyman pours concrete for a new security fence at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan May 24, 2014. The 577th EPBS is forward deployed from the 1st Expeditionary Civil Engineer Group at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The squadron’s missions are construction, assessments and repairs on assigned projects. Evans is deployed from Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada and a native of Sacramento, California. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez)

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A U.S. Air Force Airman from the 577th Expeditionary Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force Squadron structures journeyman pours concrete for a new security fence at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan May 24, 2014. The 577th EPBS is forward deployed from the 1st Expeditionary Civil Engineer Group at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The squadron’s missions are light troop construction, assessments and repairs on assigned missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. William Thomas, 577th Expeditionary Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force Squadron structural journeyman, flattens freshly poured cement at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan May 24, 2014. Members from the 577th EPBS, poured cement to secure poles for a new security fence around the airfield. The squadron brings together civil engineering Airmen from across several specialties to perform forward deployed construction work. Thomas is deployed from Ramstein Air Base, Germany and a native of Cincinnati, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Patrick Henry Alexander, 577th Expeditionary Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force Squadron troop constructions, levels a pole for a new airfield security fence at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan May 24, 2014. The 577th EPBS brings together civil engineering Airmen from across several specialties to perform forward deployed construction work. Henry Alexander is deployed from Davis Monthan, Arizona and a native of Gainesville, Florida. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez)

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(From left) U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Patrick Henry Alexander and Senior Airman Matthew Evans, 577th Expeditionary Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force Squadron troops constructions, pour cement for a new airfield security fence at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan May 24, 2014. The 577th EPBS brings together civil engineering Airmen from across several specialties to perform forward deployed construction work. Henry Alexander is deployed from Davis Monthan, Ariz. and a native of Gainesville, Fla. Evans is deployed from Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada and a native of Sacramento, California. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez)

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Prime BEEF builds defense

Published June 3, 2014
By Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez
455th Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- The 577th Expeditionary Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force Squadron recently built a new security fence around the airfield at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The squadron is forward deployed from the 1st Expeditionary Civil Engineer Group at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The 577th EPBS brings together civil engineering Airmen from across several specialties to perform forward deployed construction work. The unit's mission includes construction, assessments and repairs on assigned projects.