Senior Airman Theodore Smith observes Kyrgyz construction workers as they continue construction on the new fire station at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan April 27. The fire station is projected to be complete around May 15 and will replace a tent station that has been used for more than seven years. It will provide shelter for two trucks, offices and living quarters for firefighters on duty. Airman Smith is a host nation escort assigned to the 376th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron. He is deployed from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska and is a native of Chapin, S.C.(U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Charles M. Wade)

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Staff Sgt. Johan Almanzar, construction manager, observes a sand cone test being conducted by Kyrgyz construction workers at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan April 27. Sergeant Almanzar, assigned to the 376th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron and is deployed from 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla. He is a native of the Bronx, N.Y.(U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Charles M. Wade)

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Nearing completion, contract workers with Kulak Construction Company prepare to pour the concrete driveway of the new fire station at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan April 27. The fire station is projected to be complete around May 15 and will replace a tent station that has been used for more than seven years. It will provide shelter for two trucks, offices and living quarters for firefighters on duty.(U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Charles M. Wade)

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Kyrgyz construction workers cut concrete at a construction site for a new fire station at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan April 27. The fire station is projected to be complete around May 15 and will replace a tent station that has been used for more than seven years. It will provide shelter for two trucks, offices and living quarters for firefighters on duty.(U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Charles Wade)

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Senior Airman Theodore Smith performs escort duties for the new construction of a fire station at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan April 27. While deployed, Airman Smith is assigned to the 376th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron and is responsible for observing host nation contractors and employees that work on base. He is deployed from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Ala., and is a native of Chapin, S.C.(U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Charles M. Wade)

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Constructing a firehouse

Published May 5, 2009