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10/22/2004 - YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan (AFPN) -- Senior Airman Matthew Nerat uses an acetylene torch to cut metal. He and other 374th Civil Engineer Squadron Airmen here build, maintain and repair facilities for the Air Force's Western Pacific airlift hub. They also provide engineering, fire protection, environmental planning, housing and utilities for a 1,750-acre base and 12 satellite installations totaling 2,251 acres. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)




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