Spc. Dustin Petty, of Nashville, Tenn., uses a torch to slice through a metal plate Aug. 18 at Forward Operating Base Hammer, Iraq, located in the Ma'dain region outside of east Baghdad. Petty said it usually takes about a week to complete the upgrades on one truck with labor from two teams working day and night shifts. Petty is a metal worker assigned to Company B, 82nd Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad.