Senior Airman Scott Abkarian, 28th Civil Engineer Squadron pavements and heavy equipment journeyman, lifts railroad ties onto the bed of a truck on Highway 14/16 in Box Elder, S.D., Oct. 14, 2014. Removal of the damaged railroad tracks was a joint effort between Ellsworth and Box Elder, and demonstrates just one of the many ways the base partners with the surrounding communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hailey R. Staker/Released)