U.S. Air Force Senior Airman John Mason, 97th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) pavement and equipment journeyman, and James Hukill, 97th CES equipment operator, load cement into a front end loader at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Feb. 22, 2023. Cement pouring is one of the many jobs Mason does as a “dirt boy.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Miyah Gray)