Clearing the runway

Members of the 577th Expeditionary Prime Beef Squadron remove rubber on the runway using a detergent called Avion 50 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Mar. 29, 2013. In two days Airmen removed more 130,000 square feet of rubber from two runways, testing a new capability for the Civil Engineer Squadron and proving Airmen are capable of performing the task at locations where local expertise are not available. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christina M. Styer)

Clearing the runway

Members of the 577th Expeditionary Prime Beef Squadron remove rubber on the runway using a detergent called Avion 50 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Mar. 29, 2013. The 380th Air Expeditionary Wing was selected as the team's "proof of principle" and successfully paved the way for future rubber removal projects at other airfields where local expertise is not available and costly to acquire. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christina M. Styer)

Clearing the runway

Members of the 577th Expeditionary Prime Beef Squadron remove rubber on the runway using a detergent called Avion 50 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Mar. 29, 2013. The 380th Air Expeditionary Wing was selected as the team's "proof of principle," testing a new capability for the Civil Engineer Squadron by replacing contractors with Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christina M. Styer)

Shirts, snacks and smiles

U.S. Air Force and Army first sergeants pose for a group photo with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery 1-62 Air Defense Artillery Soldiers during the monthly ADAB First Sergeants Morale Wagon at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia April 5, 2013. The first sergeants prepared and served more than 300 hotdogs, cookies, snacks and drinks to Airmen and Soldiers. The morale wagon gives first sergeants an additional way to get out amongst servicemembers, talk with them and raise their morale. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christina M. Styer)

Shirts, snacks and smiles

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Michael Garcia, 380th Expeditionary Communications Squadron first sergeant, deployed from Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, serves an Airman assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at the ADAB First Sergeant's Morale Wagon at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia April 5, 2013. Once a month the first sergeants serve hotdogs, cookies, snacks and drinks to Airmen and Soldiers around base and on the flightline in order to help raise morale. The first sergeants prepared and served more than 300 hotdogs during this event and interacted with servicemembers for more than four hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christina M. Styer)

Shirts, snacks and smiles

U.S. Air Force and Army first sergeants serve Airmen on the flightline at the ADAB First Sergeant's Morale Wagon at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia April 5, 2013. The first sergeants prepared and served more than 300 hotdogs, cookies, snacks and drinks to Airmen and Soldiers. The morale wagon is intended to help raise the morale of servicemembers, show them they care and give them an opportunity to talk and have a few minutes of fun with the first sergeants. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christina M. Styer)