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724th EABS CE flight prepares for mobile air traffic control tower

By Tech. Sgt. Rachelle Coleman, 435th Air Expeditionary Wing / Published October 30, 2018

The 724th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron Civil Engineer Flight is responsible for sustainment and maintenance of the base and readying the base for flying operations. (U.S. Air Force photos by Tech. Sgt. Rachelle Coleman)
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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Tyler Whitley, 724th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron heavy equipment operator, grades a ramp at Nigerien Air Base 201, Niger, Oct. 18, 2018. The 724th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron Civil Engineer Flight is responsible for sustainment and maintenance of the base and readying the base for flying operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rachelle Coleman)

The 724th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron Civil Engineer Flight is responsible for sustainment and maintenance of the base and readying the base for flying operations. (U.S. Air Force photos by Tech. Sgt. Rachelle Coleman)
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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Tyler Whitley, 724th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron heavy equipment operator, grades recycled material to level a ramp at Nigerien Air Base 201, Niger, Oct. 18, 2018. The 10-foot tall ramp was made for the future MSN-7 Mobile Air Traffic Control Tower. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rachelle Coleman)

The 724th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron Civil Engineer Flight is responsible for sustainment and maintenance of the base and readying the base for flying operations. (U.S. Air Force photos by Tech. Sgt. Rachelle Coleman)
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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Tyler Whitley, signals to Senior Airman Demetrius Lyons, both 724th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron heavy equipment operators, that enough recycled material has been dumped on a ramp at Nigerien Air Base 201, Niger, Oct. 18, 2018. The recycled material was used to form a 10-foot tall ramp for the MSN-7 Mobile Air Traffic Control Tower. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rachelle Coleman)

The 724th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron Civil Engineer Flight is responsible for sustainment and maintenance of the base and readying the base for flying operations. (U.S. Air Force photos by Tech. Sgt. Rachelle Coleman)
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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Tyler Whitley, 724th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron heavy equipment operator, grades a ramp at Nigerien Air Base 201, Niger, Oct. 18, 2018. The 724th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron Civil Engineer Flight is responsible for sustainment and maintenance of the base and readying the base for flying operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rachelle Coleman)

The 724th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron Civil Engineer Flight is responsible for sustainment and maintenance of the base and readying the base for flying operations. (U.S. Air Force photos by Tech. Sgt. Rachelle Coleman)
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Elliot Westerman, 724th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron heavy equipment operator, compacts material on a ramp to prevent erosion and improve stability at Nigerien Air Base 201, Niger, Oct. 18, 2018. The 10-foot tall ramp was created to provide air traffic controllers visibility of both ends of the flight line from an MSN-7 Mobile Air Traffic Control Tower. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rachelle Coleman)

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NIGERIEN AIR BASE 201, Niger -- U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Tyler Whitley, 724th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron heavy equipment operator, grades a ramp at Nigerien Air Base 201, Niger, Oct. 18, 2018. The 724th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron Civil Engineer Flight is responsible for sustainment and maintenance of the base and readying the base for flying operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rachelle Coleman)