Airmen assigned to the 1st Expeditionary Civil Engineering Group fill trenches with concrete during runway repair operations at Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, Oct. 9, 2016. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) destroyed the runway by using heavy machinery and explosives to disrupt coalition forces from gaining control in the area. A Coalition of regional and international nations have joined together to enable Iraqi forces to counter ISIL, reestablish Iraq’s borders and re-take lost terrain thereby restoring regional stability and security. ( Army photo by Spc. Christopher

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Airmen assigned to the 1st Expeditionary Civil Engineering Group fill trenches with concrete during runway repair operations at Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, Oct. 9, 2016. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) destroyed the runway by using heavy machinery and explosives to disrupt coalition forces from gaining control in the area. A Coalition of regional and international nations have joined together to enable Iraqi forces to counter ISIL, reestablish Iraq’s borders and re-take lost terrain thereby restoring regional stability and security. ( Army photo by Spc. Christopher Brecht)

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