8/19/2011 - SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – A pavement and equipment Airman from the 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron shovels dirt to clear a road in preparation for road repairs here Aug 16. Pavement and equipment Airmen are combat engineers who train continuously to perform a variety of maintenance projects. The projects, which include airfield sweeping, road maintenance and snow removal, ensure Sabers and their families can drive safely on base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nick Wilson)

8/19/2011 - SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Airman 1st Class Zachary Costa, 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron pavement and equipment apprentice, shovels dirt and rocks to clear a road in preparation for road repairs here Aug 16. Pavement and equipment Airmen are combat engineers who train continuously to perform a variety of maintenance projects. The projects, which include airfield sweeping, road maintenance and snow removal, ensure Sabers and their families can drive safely on base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nick Wilson)

8/19/2011 - SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Staff Sgt. Don Cederlund, left, 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron pavement and equipment craftsman, and Airman 1st Class Thomas Wilson, 52nd CES pavement and equipment apprentice, clear a road in preparation for road repairs here Aug 16. Pavement and equipment Airmen are combat engineers who train continuously to perform a variety of maintenance projects. The projects, which include airfield sweeping, road maintenance and snow removal, ensure Sabers and their families can drive safely on base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nick Wilson)

8/19/2011 - SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Pavement and equipment Airmen from the 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron use a road grader to clear a road in preparation for road repairs here Aug 16. Pavement and equipment Airmen are combat engineers who train continuously to perform a variety of maintenance projects. The projects, which include airfield sweeping, road maintenance and snow removal, ensure Sabers and their families can drive safely on base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nick Wilson)

8/19/2011 - SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Airman 1st Class Craig Joseph, 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron pavement and equipment journeyman, drives a steel-wheeled roller to smooth dirt in preparation for the pavement process here Aug 16. Pavement and equipment Airmen are combat engineers who engineers who train continuously to perform a variety of maintenance projects. The projects, which include airfield sweeping, road maintenance and snow removal, ensure Sabers and their families can drive safely on base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nick Wilson)