Air Force Staff Sgt. Fred Frizzell, 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron pavements and construction equipment operator, out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., and Warner Robins, Ga. native, operates the drilling rig at the well site in Brisas del Mar, Honduras, July 30, 2015. Frizzell monitors the drilling rig during the development phase of the well site, a process that involves blowing high-pressure air through the screens at the bottom of the well, removing any excess sediment buildup around the screens. This is the second well site as part of the New Horizons Honduras 2015 training exercise.


Air Force Staff Sgt. Fred Frizzell, 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron pavements and construction equipment operator, out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., and Warner Robins, Ga. native, operates the drilling rig at the well site in Brisas del Mar, Honduras, July 30, 2015. Frizzell monitors the drilling rig during the development phase of the well site, a process that involves blowing high-pressure air through the screens at the bottom of the well, removing any excess sediment buildup around the screens. This is the second well site as part of the New Horizons Honduras 2015 training exercise. New Horizons was launched in the 1980s and is an annual joint humanitarian assistance exercise that Southern Command conducts with a partner nation in Central America, South America or the Caribbean. The exercise improves joint training readiness of and partner nation civil engineers, medical professionals and support personnel through humanitarian assistance activities. Capt. David J. Murphy


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