Dirt Cheap Rapid Repairs

A U.S. Marine assigned to the Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 opens a sack of cement during a joint rapid airfield damage repair exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 8, 2023. The concrete was used to fill in artificially made holes for the RADR training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis E. Rios Calderon)

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Dirt Cheap Rapid Repairs

A U.S. Marine assigned to the Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 conducts a rapid airfield damage repair exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 8, 2023. During RADR operations, damaged portions of the airfield must be cut out and broken up for easier removal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis E. Rios Calderon)

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Dirt Cheap Rapid Repairs

U.S. Marines assigned to the Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 shovel dirt out of a man-made hole simulating airfield damage during a joint rapid airfield damage repair exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 8, 2023. The joint exercise between the U.S. military branches included concrete mixing and treating, damaged asphalt upheaval, and debris clearing in small teams operating in unison. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis E. Rios Calderon)

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U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps members carry a concrete curing mat during a joint rapid airfield damage repair exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 8, 2023. Concrete curing mats are used during the concrete drying process to protect against unruly weather conditions to ensure the most effective curing process for concrete. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis E. Rios Calderon)

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Dirt Cheap Rapid Repairs

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Adolfo Fernandez, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron water fuels system maintenance technician, pours water on concrete mix used to fill in an artificially made hole during a joint rapid airfield damage repair exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 8, 2023. The joint exercise between the U.S. military branches included concrete mixing and treating, damaged asphalt upheaval, and debris clearing in small teams operating in unison. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis E. Rios Calderon)

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Dirt Cheap Rapid Repairs

Japan Ishigaki Security Force 15th Engineer Unit members spectate as U.S. Marines mix concrete during a joint rapid airfield damage repair exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 8, 2023. The joint exercise between the U.S. military branches included damaged asphalt upheaval, concrete mixing and treating and debris clearing in small teams operating in unison. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis E. Rios Calderon)

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U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps, and U.S. Navy service members conduct a joint rapid airfield damage repair exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 8, 2023. The RADR training included members from the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron, Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 and Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis E. Rios Calderon)

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Dirt Cheap Rapid Repairs

Published June 9, 2023