SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Staff Sgt. Shane Newell from the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron uses a motor grader to spread fill material to build up and stabilize the sub-base prior to placing base course gravel here Sept. 16. The grader is a precision piece of equipment that can level dirt to within a tenth of an inch. The ECES team constructs areas such as this in preparation for new builds such as the maintenance pad which will be used by soldiers from the 5-52 Air Defense Artillery Battalion, Fort Bliss, Texas. The ECES, like many other Air Force units here have contributed time and effort in support of the first Army Patriot mission to be incorporated into the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing. The Soldiers and Airmen will provide joint-enabled support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom and Joint Task Force Horn of Africa. Sergeant Newell is deployed from the 735th CES Ramstein Air Base, Germany, his hometown is Orlando, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. Christopher A. Campbell) (released)