Engineering the impossible: Dyess Airmen set the foundation for historic Caribbean missions
A U.S. Air Force civil engineering power production barrier maintenance technician assigned to the 346th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron installs a mobile aircraft arresting system, in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Oct. 17, 2025. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gabriel Jones)