GUAM
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.

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. (Senior Airman Jasmine M. Barnes, U.S. Air Force)

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.

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