Lt. Col. Dustin Richards is the commander of the 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The 1st SOCES is focused on the construction, maintenance, and protection of all base infrastructure, which includes buildings, roadways, airfield pavements, utility services and the surrounding environment. They also provide complete services for fire protection, explosive ordnance disposal, disaster preparedness, war readiness support, military family housing and various other base-wide needs such as custodial cleaning and refuse disposal. (Courtesy Photo)