'Dirt Boys' dig in on new rotation

BAGRAM AIRFIELD -- Tech. Sgt. David Blankenship, 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron pavements and equipment technician, deployed from the 2nd CES at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., operates a backhoe at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 4, 2015. The 455th ECES "Dirt Boys" prepared an area for cement in support of a large-area maintenance structure slated for construction in the next few months.(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys/RELEASED)