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Sept. 25, 2017

823rd RHS provides expeditionary infrastructure

Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Hurlburt Field website — Anybody new to Hurlburt Field is likely to notice a different atmosphere around base: the different uniforms, Air Commandos with different colored berets, and even civil engineer Airmen with red baseball caps.

Sept. 20, 2017

Wolfpack Engineers Combine Construction with Combat Skills during Ulchi Freedom Guardian

Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Pacific Command website — Units travel from all over South Korea to refine their warfighting skills at Rodriguez Live Fire Complex. For many, this means conducting large-scale tactical movements, rifle ranges, or firing missiles. For vertical engineers, this means construction and project management.

Aug. 22, 2017

3-D printing a building

Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center website — The Construction Engineering Research Laboratory in Champaign, Illinois, has successfully three-dimensionally printed a 512 square-foot concrete structure.

Aug. 11, 2017

"Dirtboyz" pave the way

Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Whiteman Air Force Base website — When the weather hits, Whiteman Air Force Base’s flightline deteriorates. Chipped concrete, expanded cracks and protrusions are all products resulting from a mix of weather and natural wear and tear.

Aug. 10, 2017

‘Untouchables’ rise to the occasion during ITX 5-17

Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Marines website — Marine aviation provides the Marine Air Ground Task Force with the operational flexibility it needs to accomplish its mission across the range of military operations such as delivering fires, facilitating integrated command and control, enhancing mobility and maneuver, providing force protection, sustaining combat power, and collecting intelligence.

July 31, 2017

South Carolina National Guard Soldier builds targets in Romania

Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the National Guard website — Stevens of Bonneau, S.C., is currently at Joint National Training Center in Cincu, Romania, as a carpentry and masonry specialist whose unit was tasked with completing a moving target system for a tank range.

July 12, 2017

Tenacious Airmen Tackle Toughest Construction Jobs

Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Department of Defense website — On a construction site at an undisclosed location here, all five senses are constantly bombarded. The sun scorches, gusting winds kick up sand and dirt, and deafening machines saturate the air with fumes. For combat engineers, this is an average day at work.

June 2, 2017

Concrete partnership showcased during airfield construction

Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Misawa Air Base website — Usually the Misawa Air Base community hears the roaring of the F-16 Fighting Falcons, but since early May, the sounds of jack hammers and construction machines fill the air as a makeover occurs on the flight line.

May 22, 2017

Civil Engineers, the Backbone of Operations at Andersen

Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Pacific Command website — Airmen from the 36th Civil Engineer Squadron are standing-by at all times with an arsenal of machinery and skills to keep Andersen Air Force Base up and running.

May 12, 2017

55th CES office puts pavement first

Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Offutt Air Force Base website — With a crew of only 14 civilians, the 55th Civil Engineer Squadron’s pavement and equipment section is responsible for repairs to base roads, parking lots and the runway, while also completing side jobs like demolishing the Capehart pool, responding to emergency water line breaks, fixing the perimeter fence and removing snow in the winter months.