U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Mark Jurek, 366th Civil Engineering Squadron electrical sub activity management plan manager, operates a compass in a land navigation event Aug. 15, 2013, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. The land navigation event was one of six events in the engineers’ challenges set up by 366th CES. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brittany A. Chase/released)
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Thomas Snell, 366th Civil Engineering Squadron pavement and equipment craftsman, chooses a tool Aug. 15, 2013, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. Snell worked with his team to overcome an engineering challenge moving a simulated improvised explosive device. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brittany A. Chase/released)
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Chase Walker, 366th Civil Engineering Squadron electrical power production apprentice, competes with his team in an explosive ordnance disposal challenge Aug. 15, 2013, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. Each team was tasked to safely transfer an ammo can with a simulated improvised explosive device to a 5-gallon bucket by using a pulley system. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brittany A. Chase/released)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert Fulton, 366th Civil Engineering Squadron water and fuel systems maintenance, instructs a team on the challenge they will be facing Aug. 15, 2013, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. The challenge was to correctly provide first aid to a manikin and answer questions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brittany A. Chase/released)
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Robert Vroom, 366th Civil Engineering Squadron emergency management, inspects an Airman Aug. 15, 2013, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. The groups competing had to assume mission-oriented protective posture four in the fastest time and the least discrepancies possible. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brittany A. Chase/released)
U.S. Air Force Airmen assemble M-16 rifles and an M-9 with Night Vision Goggles Aug. 15, 2013, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. Participants said this event was one of the hardest events in the engineers challenge causing a team to get zero points in this event. (U.S. Air Force photo simulation by Airman 1st Class Brittany A. Chase/released)
U.S. Air Force Capt. Austin Lovejoy, 366th Civil Engineering acting commander, presents the losing team lead with a trophy following an engineers’ challenge Aug. 15, 2013, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. The losing team lead will carry and display the trophy until next year’s challenge. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brittany A. Chase/released)
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joseph Ward, 366th Civil Engineering Squadron electrical systems journeyman, throws a softball at a dunk tank Aug. 15, 2013, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. The two teams that lost the engineers’ challenge had to sacrifice themselves to the dunk tank. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brittany A. Chase/released)