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- [Antonio Gonzalez] Airmen deployed

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to the 332d Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron

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are currently repairing a damaged airfield

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that has been vital during Operation Inherent Resolve.

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- This airfield has been used very heavily

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the last few years here,

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so we've been flying a lot of sorties,

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giving ISIS a little bit of trouble,

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keeping them up at night,

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and so we need this to be able to sustain this operation.

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The C17s, the C130s, the coalition partners,

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the 15s and the 16s,

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they're flying hot and heavy out of this airfield,

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and our other runway at this location

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is actually about to go under construction,

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so this one needs to be in great shape

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to handle that increased traffic.

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- [Antonio Gonzalez] Reporting from Southwest Asia,

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I am Staff Sergeant Antonio Gonzales.