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Hernandez removes debris from a pipe while replacing an isola-

tion valve, Nov. 2.

Hernandez (left) and Villagomez (middle), adjust a water pipe while Jerome Stanton, 56th CES WFSM technician, secures an isolation valve, Nov. 2. To meet mission
requirements, the 56th CES technicians replaced an isolation valve and installed a fire hydrant near the Auto Hobby Shop. Tools and equipment such as excavators,
airfield sweepers, dump trucks, road graders, shovels and cranes are used to assist in the process to complete a project.

Villagomez, (mid-
dle) stabilizes an
isolation valve
while installing a
fire hydrant, Nov. 2.
These Airmen, who
work in the unit’s
operations flight,
sustain base infra-
structure, facilities
and real property
assets through rou-
tine maintenance.
The 56th CES is
organized into six
flights consisting of
350 personnel, and
support $2 billion in
infrastructure, $4.8
billion of aircraft,
Photos by Airman 1st Class Brooke Moeder 1,043 facilities, and
Senior Airman Jaime Villagomez (bottom left) and Airman 1st Class Manolo Hernandez (bottom right), 56th Civil Engineer Squadron water and fuels system maintenance technicians, the 1.7 million acre
maintain a fire hydrant system while Jerome Stanton, 56th CES WFSM technician, observes, Nov. 2. To meet mission requirements, the 56th CES technicians replaced an isolation valve Barry M. Goldwater
and installed a fire hydrant. Nicknamed the “Dirt Boyz,” CE Airmen maintain Luke’s runways, sidewalks, drainage systems and repair roads and barriers along the base perimeter. Villagomez (left), tightens a bolt with Hernandez, Nov. 2. Range.