Golden, Colo., native, Spc. Kyle Taaffe, a heavy equipment operator, attached to the 489th Engineer Battalion and sitting inside his hydraulic excavator, prepares to complete the demolish of a building on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 26 during a deconstruction project. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jon Cupp, 82nd SB-CMRE Public Affairs)