Preparing for equipment drawback
JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq -- Tech. Sgt. Orlin Rohde, 732nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron heavy equipment operator and project manager, directs Airman Marshall Hess as he drives a vibratory roller to prepare the grounds for a new container repair yard Nov. 2, 2009. By using containers repaired here instead of purchasing new ones, the projected savings total more than $100 million as military assets withdraw from Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Hubenthal)