
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Malachi Nemitz, 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron water and fuels system specialist, stands next to tanker truck Jan. 12, 2018. Nemitz is deployed from the 184th Intel Wing, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas Air National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Colton Elliott)
Story by Staff Sgt. Colton Elliott, 380th Air Expeditionary Wing
AL DHAFRA AIR BASE, United Arab Emirates — With waste water rising, base living quarters were about to be flooded until one Airman jumped into a pit of waste and began hooking up pumps to prevent the overflow.
Senior Airman Malachi Nemitz, 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron water and fuels system maintenance specialist, noticed the lift station had failed and jumped in to figure out why the sewage wasn’t draining properly. Continue reading