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U.S. Air Force Airman Tatiana Daza, 554th Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers pavements and construction equipment operator, uses a pressurized vibratory roller to smooth dirt for a K-SPAN foundation at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Aug. 29, 2024. A K-SPAN is a storage facility for deployable assets, which helps increase the lifetime of equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jasmine M. Barnes)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ryan Werder, 554th Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers engineering technician, calibrates an electronic leveler for a K-SPAN foundation at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Aug. 29, 2024. A K-SPAN is a storage facility for deployable assets, which helps increase the lifetime of equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jasmine M. Barnes)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Alexander Williams, 554th Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers pavements and construction equipment operator, operates an excavator in preparation to build a K-SPAN at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Aug. 29, 2024. A K-SPAN is a storage facility for deployable assets, which helps increase the lifetime of equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jasmine M. Barnes)

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Airmen assigned to the 554th Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers, prepare a foundation for a K-SPAN at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Aug. 29, 2024. A K-SPAN is a storage facility for deployable assets, which helps increase the lifetime of equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jasmine M. Barnes)

554 REDHORSE builds K-Span for 36 CES

Published Sept. 5, 2024
By Senior Airman Jasmine Barnes
36th Wing

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam --

On Aug. 24, 2024, the 554th Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers start one of many K-Span storage buildings to replace both dated warehouses and other storage facilities that were damaged during Typhoon Mawar.