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U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Victor Block from the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron connects a strap to a T barrier in preparation to lift it onto a trailer bed at Ali Base, Iraq, on Dec. 1, 2008. Airmen from the squadron are disassembling Alaskan shelters, sandbags and barrier walls in preparation for phase four of a trailer buildup.

Senior Master Sgt. Victor Block connects a strap to a T barrier.

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Victor Block from the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron connects a strap to a T barrier in preparation to lift it onto a trailer bed at Ali Base, Iraq, on Dec. 1, 2008. Airmen from the squadron are disassembling Alaskan shelters, sandbags and barrier walls in preparation for phase four of a trailer buildup.

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