786th CES dirt boys get the job done

Airman 1st Class Kaden Blackstock, 786th Civil Engineer Squadron Civil Engineer Operations Heavy Repair Flight heavy equipment operator, uses an excavator to dig before laying a sidewalk Aug. 8 on Ramstein. There are a variety of ways to complete each of the 786th CES CEOHP base-maintenance tasks, such as removing the stump to build a sidewalk. Airmen use knowledge, experience and problem-solving to complete their tasks so that Ramstein’s pedestrians, vehicles and aircraft can travel safely.
Airman 1st Class Jeremiah Carter, 786th Civil Engineer Squadron Civil Engineer Operations Heavy Repair Flight heavy equipment operator, uses a chainsaw to remove a stump from the ground Aug. 8 on Ramstein. The 786th CES CEOHP used physical strength, machines and creative problem-solving to remove the stump and build a sidewalk designed to give personnel and families easier and safer access to the base exchange.
Senior Airman Allen Silkerh (left), Airman 1st Class Jeremiah Carter (middle) and Airman 1st Class D’Marcus Rankin, all 786th Civil Engineer Squadron Civil Engineer Operations Heavy Repair Flight heavy equipment operators, move a stump into the bucket of a loader truck Aug. 8 on Ramstein. The 786th CES CEOHP, or “dirt boys,” combine their physical strength, knowledge of various tools and machines, and creativity to solve a variety of base-maintenance tasks.
Airman 1st Class Kaden Blackstock, 786th Civil Engineer Squadron Civil Engineer Operations Heavy Repair Flight heavy equipment operator, uses an excavator to dig up a stump Aug. 8 on Ramstein. The 786th CES CEOHP, or “dirt boys,” use heavy equipment, tools and creative problem-solving to accomplish tasks such as repairing the flightline and roads and laying sidewalks. Dirt boys make sure aircraft, vehicles and pedestrians on Ramstein can continue their mission safely.
Airman 1st Class Kaden Blackstock, 786th Civil Engineer Squadron Civil Engineer Operations Heavy Repair Flight heavy equipment operator, uses an excavator to remove a stump from the ground Aug. 8 on Ramstein. There are a variety of ways to complete each of the786th CES CEOHP base-maintenance tasks, such as removing the stump to build a sidewalk.