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Al Asad, Iraq (May 12, 2005) Ð U.S. Navy Builder 1st Class William White, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Two Four (NMCB-24), uses a concrete saw to prepare an airfield runway expansion joint trench for repair, at the air base in Al Asad, Iraq. The Seabees of NMCB-24 are currently engaged in a massive airfield runway restoration at the airbase in Al Asad, Iraq. Two and a half miles of the baseÕs runways are being repaired, which will dramatically increase the baseÕs capability for air traffic and operations. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 1st Class Mark H. Overstreet (RELEASED)