Airman 1st Class Miguel Alano, an engineering assistant

Airman 1st Class Miguel Alano, an engineering assistant from the 628th Civil Engineer Squadron, S.C., loads equipment into a truck after an aircraft crash analysis exercise June 5, 2019, at North Auxiliary Airfield, S.C. The exercise featured a simulated aircraft crash and required engineering assistants to plot the positions of simulated debris. Joint Base Charleston engineering assistants were joined by their counterparts from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., to help younger Airmen learn what it’s like to coordinate with other bases during a real world crisis scenario. Air Force engineering assistants have the role of plotting out the positions of all debris pieces using global positioning devices during crash analysis operations. Engineering assistants specialize in planning and managing construction projects for military installations and ensuring that facilities and structures are able to operate at full capacity. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cody R. Miller)