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Davis-Monthan Air Force Base

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U.S. Air Force Airmen and members of the 355th Civil Engineer Squadron pour concrete at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Jan. 12, 2023. The concrete was used to create a new outdoor drill area for honor guard outside of their freshly renovated facility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Paige Weldon)

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Dirt Boyz at work

U.S. Air Force Airmen and members of the 355th Civil Engineer Squadron pour concrete at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Jan. 12, 2023. The concrete was used to create a new outdoor drill area for honor guard outside of their freshly renovated facility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Paige Weldon)

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Published Feb. 6, 2023
By Airman 1st Class Paige Weldon and Airman 1st Class Jhade Herrera
355th Wing Public Affairs

DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. --

U.S. Air Force Airmen and members assigned to the 355th Civil Engineer Squadron pour concrete at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Jan. 12, 2023. The concrete was used to create a new outdoor drill area for the honor guard outside their freshly renovated facility. All the planning required to pour took a month and was an opportunity for all Airmen to show growth in their job skills.

A photo of a man standing next to the back chute of a concrete truck while concrete pours out. — Dirt Boyz at work

Ralph Gunarson, 355th Civil Engineer Squadron heavy equipment specialist, pours concrete at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Jan. 17, 2023. Gunarson took part in the project to create a drill pad for the DM honor guard team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jhade Herrera)

A photo of men in military uniforms using rakes to spread out poured concrete. — Dirt Boyz at work

U.S. Air Force Airmen and members of the 355th Civil Engineer Squadron pour concrete at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Jan. 12, 2023. The concrete was poured outside the new honor guard facility to create a drill area for them to practice for ceremonies at. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Paige Weldon)

A photo of a man leveling the edge of poured concrete. — Dirt Boyz at work

Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Nix, assigned to the 355th Civil Engineer Squadron, smooths concrete at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Jan. 17, 2023. Nix took part in the project to create a drill pad for the DM honor guard team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jhade Herrera)

A photo of a man guiding a chute dispensing concrete. — Dirt Boyz at work

U.S. Air Force Airmen and members of the 355th Civil Engineer Squadron pour concrete at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Jan. 12, 2023. All the planning required to pour took a month and was an opportunity for all Airmen to show their growth in their job skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Paige Weldon)

A photo of men in military uniforms pushing concrete into a wheelbarrow. — Dirt Boyz at work

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 355th Civil Engineer Squadron pour concrete into a wheelbarrow at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Jan. 12, 2023. This concrete created a walkway from the honor guard drill area to the Airman Leadership School patio. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Paige Weldon)

A photo of a man in a military uniform smoothing out poured concrete. — Dirt Boyz at work

Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Nix, 355th Civil Engineer Squadron non-commissioned officer in charge of pavements equipment, levels freshly poured concrete at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Jan. 12, 2023. All the planning required to pour took a month and was an opportunity for all Airmen to show growth in their job skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Paige Weldon)

A photo of men in military uniforms using rakes to spread out concrete. — Dirt Boyz at work

U.S. Air Force Airmen and members of the 355th Civil Engineer Squadron pour concrete at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Jan. 12, 2023. The concrete was used to create a new outdoor drill area for honor guard outside of their freshly renovated facility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Paige Weldon)

A photo of a man in a military uniform pushing concrete into a wheelbarrow. — Dirt Boyz at work

Airman 1st Class Samuel Babac, assigned to the 355th Civil Engineer Squadron, pushes concrete at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Jan. 17, 2023. Babac took part in the project to create a drill pad for the DM honor guard team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jhade Herrera)

A photo of men in military uniforms leveling poured concrete — Dirt Boyz at work

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 355th Civil Engineer Squadron pour concrete at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Jan. 12, 2023. This concrete created a walkway from the honor guard drill area to the Airman Leadership School patio. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Paige Weldon)