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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kody Kross, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) heavy equipment operator, directs an excavator during a Rapid Airfield Damage Recovery exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 22, 2024.

(Senior Airman Natalie Doan)

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kody Kross, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) heavy equipment operator, directs an excavator during a Rapid Airfield Damage Recovery exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 22, 2024. Exercises like these are designed to ensure members of the 374th CES are prepared to respond swiftly to any operational challenge.

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