31st Civil Engineer Squadron

Senior Airman Karel Garvin, 31st Civil Engineer Squadron pavement and construction equipment specialist, ground guides a front end loader Dec. 20, 2012 at Aviano Air Base, Italy. Garvin is responsible for knowing how to build runways from scratch, as well as how to construct security fencing and bare base facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Justin Weaver)

31st Civil Engineer Squadron

Senior Airman Karel Garvin loads a piece of wood onto three concrete runway replacement pads while Airman First Class Zachary Powell operates a front end loader Dec. 20, 2012 at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The 2,000 pound concrete pads are used to expedite the repair of airport runways. Garvin and Powell are assigned to the 31st Civil Engineer Squadron as pavement and construction equipment specialists. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Justin Weaver)

31st Civil Engineer Squadron

Staff Sgt. Levi Owen, 31st Civil Engineer Squadron NCO in charge of barrier maintenance and power production, resets the aircraft arresting system cable supports on Dec. 20, 2012 at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The aircraft arresting systems are designed to safely stop an aircraft in the event of an emergency or at airfields where conditions are not present for conventional landings. If an AAS is required during landing, the pilot deploys the aircraft's arresting hook to catch a cable suspended above the runway surface. As the aircraft's hook grabs the cable and continues forward, the cable unspools a thick nylon tape from a storage reel on an AAS absorber secured on each side of the runway. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Justin Weaver)

31st Civil Engineer Squadron

Senior Airman Elisha O’Leske, 31st Civil Engineer Squadron barrier maintenance crewmember, replaces a cable tie-down on an aircraft arresting system Dec. 20, 2012 at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The tie-downs keep the cable secured to the runway when the system is not needed. They are designed to sheer when an aircraft engages the cable. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Justin Weaver)

31st Civil Engineer Squadron

Tech. Sgt. Jessie Butikofer, 31st Civil Engineer Squadron structural craftsman, repairs a General Services Administration safe from Camp Darby Dec. 20, 2012 at Aviano Air Base, Italy. GSA safes are required to be inspected every 3-5 years to ensure they are functioning properly, have not been tampered with and have no flaws. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Justin Weaver)

31st Civil Engineer Squadron

Frossi Bruno, 31st Civil Engineer Squadron appliance repair leader, fixes a washing machine Dec. 20, 2012 at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The 10-person Italian-run appliance repair shop works on 50 different washer brands, 20 different dryers and is one of the only on-base shops in the Air Force responsible for maintaining more than 16,000 household and industrial appliances. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Justin Weaver)