Airman 1st Class Tyler Parker, 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron heavy equipment journeyman, sweeps up the debris left after filling in a spall on the runway during runway repairs at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 1, 2018. The ECES members fix defects found on the runway and repair them to ensure combat operations can continue without damaging the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady)